 The Department of Pathology provides reference laboratory support for Northwestern Ohio.
Location
Department of Pathology
University of Toledo Medical Centers
3000 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614-2598
Telephone: 419-383-4292
Blood Transfusion Services
The laboratory is directed by a pathologist Board-Certified in Transfusion Medicine. The following services are provided by the laboratory:
- Blood typing
- Blood group antibody identification
- Blood transfusion reaction work-up
- Serological studies for hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Medical consultation for topics related to transfusion medicine, including but not limited to blood transfusions indications, blood component therapy, and management of platelet alloimmunization
Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Chemistry is a fully automated laboratory which analyzes frequently ordered chemistry tests on blood, urine and other body fluids. Laboratory tests include electrolytes, intermediate metabolites, therapeutic drug monitoring, enzymes, lipids, carbohydrates and electrophoresis. The laboratory provides 24-hour service, including STAT and profile testing. Clinical consultation is available upon request.
Cytopathology
Services Offered:
- Perform quality-oriented GYN (pap smears) and non-GYN cytology by a team of board-certified cytopathologists
- State of the art thin prep, as well as conventional pap smears
- Courier service
- Rapid turn-around times:* GYN (paps) 2-4 days; * Non-GYN 1-2 days
- Very competitive rates and convenient/flexible billing arrangements, as well as direct patient billing
- State of the art computerized reporting (electronic signature) and direct auto-faxing capability (every 2 hours)
- Comply with all appropriate state and federal laws and regulations regarding cytology screening
In addition, the University of Toledo Laboratories is a full-service pathology lab providing a complete spectrum of clinical lab tests and surgical pathology services, including tissue biopsies, immunohistochemistry, tumor markers, autopsies, and consultations.
Neuropathology
Services Offered:
- Board certified neuropathologist
- Interpretation of brain tumor biopsies and surgical resections
- Interpretation of brain biopsies for non-neoplastic conditions
- Interpretation of nerve and muscle biopsies
- Consultation for autopsy neuropathology
- Competitive rates and convenient/flexible billing arrangements, as well as direct patient billing
- Computerized reporting (electronic signature) and direct auto-faxing capability
- Telephone consultation available with the neuropathologist
For more information about this service, please contact:
Robert E. Mrak, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman of Pathology, and Director of Neuropathology
Department of Pathology
3000 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614-2598
Phone: (419) 383-3469
Fax: (419) 383-3066
E-mail: Cathie.Harman@UToledo.edu Hematology & Clinical Microscopy
Hematology is directed by a Board-Certified Hematopathologist, Robert Booth, M.D., and provides a generally complete list of routine and special tests for an accurate hematologic diagnosis. Leukemia diagnosis includes special cytochemical stains and coordination with Flow Cytometry and Electron Microscopy as necessary. Cytogenetics is recommended, but is a send out test. Bone marrow diagnostic consultations are welcome.
Clinical Microscopy includes urine and fluid analysis. Both areas are staffed 24 hours for routine tests and 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for special studies.
The Division of Immunology has three sections:
General Immunology where diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases and immune deficiency diseases are performed. (419) 383-4300
Histocompatibility/transplant immunology lab where work up for transplant patients and cellular immunology tests are done. (419) 383-4292
Flow Cytometry lab where leukemia and lymphoma phenotyping as well as DNA analysis of tumor assessment of the immune system of transplant and immune deficiency patients is performed. (419) 383- 4212
The three divisions are staffed by highly qualified registered technologists and scientists. the lab is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In addition, STAT tests are available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week through the on-call person for each of the three divisions.
The lab is fully accredited by JCAHO, CAP and CLIA 88. In addition, the histocompatibility/ transplant immunology lab is also accredited by ASHI (American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics). Surgical Pathology
Laboratory diagnosis encompasses all kinds of biopsy and resected samples. Modern, up-to-date ancillary techniques are available - immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and electron microscopic analysis.
Ultrastructural Pathology
The Division of Ultrastructural Pathology is a fully equipped laboratory with both transmission electron microscopes (TEM) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Diagnostic services that are available include routine ultrastructural investigation and immunocytochemical labeling of biopsy specimens (i.e., renal, muscle, neoplastic), specialized techniques for platelet analysis and virus identification, and SEM for specimen surface analysis. The laboratory is capable of diagnosing platelet dysfunction related to deficiency of dense granules by a technique called the platelet whole mount method.
Special handling of specimens is required in most instances; if a blood sample is to be evaluated, it must be collected in acid dextrose citrate (ACD) vacutainer tube (10 cc preferred), kept at room temperature, and sent by overnight courier. Clinical history is also needed. Please call for additional instructions. The laboratory is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
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