Pathology

Staff members of the University of Chicago Medicine Department of Pathology offer a variety of specialized diagnostic services and other patient care services. For the purpose of these functions, the department is divided into two major sections: Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Pathology.

The Anatomical Pathology Section includes autopsy, surgical pathology and cytopathology, and special service laboratories--neuropathology and renal pathology. Many of our physicians have expertise in the following:

• Bone pathology
• Cardiovascular and pulmonary pathology
• Diagnostic electron microscopy
• Histochemistry
• Immunocytochemistry/in situ hybridization
• Tumors of the genital tract

The Clinical Pathology Section includes the following service laboratories:

• Blood bank/transfusion medicine
• Clinical chemistry/toxicology
• Clinical microbiology/immunology
• Coagulation
• Endocrinology
• Hematology/hematopathology
• Molecular diagnostics