The Johns Hopkins Medical Laboratory provides world-recognized expertise in Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology consultation. The following features have been incorporated into our consult service to better serve our consulting physicians:
- Broad expertise in virtually all specialties.
- Cases sent in as general, or non-directed, assigned to the appropriate expert.
- Seamless handling of specimens encompassing more than one surgical pathology specialty and those which include both surgical pathology and cytopathology specimens, resulting in one comprehensive report.
- Direct line to responsive central receptionist to handle inquiries.
- Prompt response
- Automatic faxed notification that cases have been received
- Two- to three-day turnaround on cases not requiring additional studies.
- Reports automatically faxed and hard copies sent when case is signed out.
- Automatic return of all slides and paraffin blocks, by Federal Express, unless permission granted by consulting physician.
- Direct billing of patients, if desired and with appropriate information provided.
- The Johns Hopkins' reputation to back up diagnoses.
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Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Consultants |
| Autopsy | Barbara Crain, MD |
| Bone Pathology | Edward McCarthy, MD |
| Breast Pathology | Pedram Argani, MD |
| Cardiac Pathology | Ralph Hruban, MD |
| Cytopathology | Douglas Clark, MD; Syed Ali, MD; Yener Erozan, MD; Brigitte Ronnett, MD |
| Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology | Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD; Ralph Hruban, MD |
| Gynecological Pathology | Robert Kurman, MD, Brigitte Ronnett, MD; Russell Vang, MD |
| Head and Neck Pathology | William Westra, MD |
| Neoplastic Hematopathology and Flow Cytometry | Michael Borowitz, MD, PhD |
| Neuropathology | Peter Burger, MD |
| Pancreatic Pathology | Ralph Hruban, MD |
| Pediatric Pathology | Frederic Askin, MD |
| Pulmonary Pathology | Frederic Askin, MD |
| Renal (neoplastic) Pathology | Mark Haas, MD, PhD; Lorraine Racusen, MD; Serena Bagnasco, MD |
| Soft Tissue Pathology | Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD |
| Urologic Pathology | Jonathan I. Epstein, MD |
| Other cases | Jonathan I. Epstein, MD; Frederic Askin, MD |
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