URMC Representative Lays the Groundwork for Pathology to Combat Cancer in Haiti

Loralee McMahon was shocked as she asked a Haitian ob-gyn doctor and nurse how surgical specimens were used after an operation.

Pathology Welcomes 2016 Resident Class

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome four new residents in July 2016. 
 

Not Just Cut and Dry: A Day in the Life of a Histologist

Behind many patient diagnoses are a process that starts in the operating room and ends under a microscope. 

UR Medicine Labs has a team of histotechnicians (HT) and histotechnologists (HLT), often referred to as "histotechs," who work round the clock to complete the steps leading up to patient diagnoses for cancer and other diseases.  

Pathology resident room gets a facelift

In February, Pathology residents celebrated the opening of a new and improved study room.

Pathology plays key role in tissue bank partnership

The department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is now the gatekeeper of a human tissue bank at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC).