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Strong Memorial Hospital Laboratory Directory

Client Services - (585) 758-0510

  • For 24-hour information
  • To obtain information on test status and results 
  • To obtain requisitions or test indexes
  • To request courier pick-up

Anatomic Pathology Numbers

  • Autopsy Pathology - (585) 275-3201
  • Cytopathology - (585) 275-5656
  • Hematopathology/Flow Cytometry - (585) 275-3191
  • Surgical Pathology - (585) 275-3191
  • URMC e-mail addresses use underscores: FirstName_LastName@urmc.rochester.eduAdministration

Administration - Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

(585) 275-3184; Fax (585) 276-2047
Department Chair 275-3184 Bruce_Smoller@urmc.rochester.edu
Vice Chair, Administration 276-5686 Kelley_Suskie@urmc.rochester.edu
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations 275-5662 Richard_Burack@urmc.rochester.edu
Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology 275-3191 Christa_Whitney-Miller@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Regional Laboratory Division 275-0839

Tamera_Paczos@URMC.Rochester.edu
Vice Chair, Clinical Enterprise Strategy 276-4192 Victoria_Zhang@urmc.rochester.edu
Director of Operations 275-5904 Melissa_Allen@urmc.rochester.edu
Director of Finance 275-8839 Rosemary_ZiembaBall@urmc.rochester.edu
Human Resources Business Partner 275-6258 Daniel_Salamone@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Strategic Development 273-5586 Judy_Sterry@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs 758-0421 Frances_Gersonia@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Information Technology 275-9674 William_Andrews@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Performance Improvement and Projects 275-8084 Vicki_VanDeWalle@urmc.rochester.edu
Education Manager 276-3688 Vicki_Roberts@urmc.rochester.edu

Communications and Marketing Manager

 275-1863 Bethany_Bushen@urmc.rochester.edu
 
Faculty Support Supervisor 273-4135 Lisa_Testa@urmc.rochester.edu

Andrology

(585) 758-0510; Fax (585) 334-8164
500 Red Creek Drive, Suite 220, Rochester, NY 14623
Director (Ph.D.) 487-3378 Rajesh_Srivastava@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 487-3378 Evelyn_Andolina@urmc.rochester.edu

Blood Bank

Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine - (585) 758-0510; Fax (585) 273-3002
Director (M.D.) 275-3189 Neil_Blumberg@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director (M.D.) 275-5297 Scott_Kirkley@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director (M.D.) 276-3927 Majed_Refaai@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor 275-9658 Debra_Masel@urmc.rochester.edu

Central Laboratory (Bailey Road)

 
Medical Director (M.D.) 275-0839 Tamera_Paczos@urmc.rochester.edu
Lab Manager 758-0466 Liz_Peterdy@urmc.Rochester.edu

Clinical Trials

(800) 405-1889; Fax (585) 419-6115; www.URCentralLabs.org

Senior Director, Business Development,

 (919) 304-6425 Jeff_Chimera@urmc.rochester.edu
Manager, Clinical Trials 758-0467 Kendra_Brown@urmc.rochester.edu

Manager, Scientific & Technical Affairs

 758-8724 Kathleen_Leibenguth@urmc.rochester.edu
Manager, Quality Systems 758-0483 Jeffrey_Mann@urmc.rochester.edu
Manager, Business Operations & Finance 758-0431 Christopher_Mark@urmc.rochester.edu
Senior Manager, Project Management 758-0456 Laurie_Root@urmc.rochester.edu

Computer Support

Clinical Laboratories Systems Support - (585) 275-2364; Fax (585) 273-1355
(Laboratory Information System, LIS)
Director 275-9674 William_Andrews@urmc.rochester.edu

Manager

 275-3858 Melanie_Newby@urmc.rochester.edu

Manager

 275-3855 Michael_Insalaco@urmc.rochester.edu

Manager

 275-3861 Marlene_Scott@urmc.rochester.edu

Cytopathology

Cytopathology - (585) 275-5656; Fax (585) 276-2047

Director (M.D.)

 273-1178 Jerome_JeanGilles@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor 275-1601 John_Plavnicky@urmc.rochester.edu

Cytogenetics

Cytogenetics - (585) 275-5859; Fax (585) 273-3360
Director (Ph.D.) 275-6597 Bin_Zhang@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director (Ph.D.) 275-1077 Anwar_Iqbal@urmc.rochester.edu

Laboratory Supervisor

 275-1075 Julie_OMalley@urmc.rochester.edu

Electron Microscopy

Clinical Electron Microscopy - (585) 275-3191

Director (M.D.)

 275-3188 Bruce_Goldman@urmc.rochester.edu

Technical Specialist

 275-1946 Karen_Vanderbilt@urmc.rochester.edu

Hematology and Chemistry Laboratory

Hematology and Chemistry Laboratory - (585) 758-0510; Fax (585) 273-3003

Director (Ph.D.)

 275-5654 Tai_Kwong@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Automated Hematology (M.D., Ph.D.) 275-4907 James_Corsetti@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director, Hematology, Chemistry (M.D., Ph.D.) 276-9358 Li_Liu1@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director (M.D.) 276-3927 M.Refaai@rochester.edu
Associate Director (Ph.D.) 276-4192 Yan_Zhang@urmc.rochester.edu

Consultant, Reproductive Endocrinology, Perinatal Testing

 275-2520 RichardK_Miller@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor, Hematology, Coagulation
  275-2435
MaryG_Johnson@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor, Chemistry 275-2435 Barbara_Beck@urmc.rochester.edu

Supervisor, Hematology, Coagulation

 275-3244 Geoffrey_Harris@urmc.rochester.edu

Supervisor, Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Reproductive Endocrinology

 275-4679

Betty_McLean@urmc.rochester.edu

Evening Supervisor

 275-7803

Elizabeth_Jackson@urmc.rochester.edu

Hematopathology

Hematopathology - (585) 758-0510; Fax (585) 276-2390

Director (M.D., Ph.D.)

 273-1885 Richard_Burack@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-6261 Tia_Dow@urmc.rochester.edu

HLA

HLA/Tissue Typing (Histocompatibility, Transplant) -
(585) 275-0985; Fax (585) 275-2436
Director (Ph.D.) 275-6352 Myra_Coppage@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-5349 Angela_Busacco@urmc.rochester.edu
Director in Training 276-4368 Helene_McMurray@urmc.rochester.edu

Laboratory Billing

Laboratory Billing - (585) 784-8865; Fax (585) 756-2307
Manager, Lab Billing and Reimbursement 784-8878 Gina_Johnson@urmc.rochester.edu

Lab Outreach

Business Development - FAX (585) 473-3269
Business Development Manager 758-0465 James_Borrelli@urmc.rochester.edu
Lab Services Account Manager 758-0458 Diane_Sousa@urmc.rochester.edu
Lab Services Account Manager 758-0439 Christopher_Chudyk@urmc.rochester.edu
Lab Services Account Manager 758-0451 Michael_Lum@urmc.rochester.edu
Lab Services Account Manager & Business Analyst 758-0464 Lisa_Musial@urmc.rochester.edu

Lab Services Account Manager

 276-0965 Kelly_Mattucci-Goodwin@urmc.rochester.edu

Lab Support

Pre Analytical Operations Manager 758-0460 Holly_Harrington@urmc.rochester.edu
Client Services - (585) 758-0510 or (800) 747-4769 - Fax (585) 424-5527
Client Services Supervisor 758-7570 Adina_Rodeo@urmc.rochester.edu
Courier Services - Fax (585) 350-2662
Couriers Supervisor 758-0428 Timothy_Heffernan@urmc.rochester.edu
Phlebotomy
Home Draw FAX (585) 295-9635; Nursing Home Fax (585) 424-6144
Phlebotomy Chief Supervisor 276-8255 Glenda_Scherdin@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Support Supervisor 276-8256 Marilyn_Cooper@urmc.rochester.edu
Patient Service Center Operational Supervisor 276-8257 Valarie_Duemmel@urmc.rochester.edu
Patient Service Center Operational Supervisor 276-8258 Norma_Hoag@urmc.rochester.edu
Patient Service Center Operational Supervisor 276-8259 Sylvie_Kitrinos@urmc.rochester.edu
Inpatient Vascular Access Team, Operational Supervisor 276-7863 Diane_Penny@urmc.rochester.edu
Patient Service Center Operational Supervisor 276-8260 Angie_Roman@urmc.rochester.edu
Phlebotomy Education/Training Supervisor 276-2707 Latoya_Sirmons@urmc.rochester.edu
Specimen Management Section (Specimen Receiving) - FAX (585) 275-9121
Medical Director (M.D., Ph.D.) 275-4907 James_Corsetti@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor 275-9678

Joseph_Marinoiii@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Supervisor, Strong Memorial Hospital 275-0149

Kristi_Vandewalle@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Supervisor, Strong Memorial Hospital 275-8199 Stacy_Mariano@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Supervisor, Strong Memorial Hospital 276-7141 Kim_Burks@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Supervisor, Surgical Pathology 273-1063

Nicole_Truax@urmc.rochester.edu
Operations Supervisor, Bailey Road and Reference Laboratory 278-0480 Priya_Selvanayagam@urmc.rochester.edu

Microbiology

Microbiology Laboratories - (585) 275-7801; Fax (585) 273-1048
Microbiology and Immunology
Director (Ph.D.) 275-1408 Dwight_Hardy@urmc.rochester.edu
Associate Director (M.D., Ph.D.) 276-4674 Nicole_Pecora@urmc.rochester.edu
Consultant (Immunology) 275-1632 Jennifer_Anolik@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor 275-1340 Debra_Jesien@urmc.rochester.edu
Bacteriology Supervisors 275-7801 Sharon_Petry@urmc.rochester.edu
Mary_Tolomay@urmc.rochester.edu
Immunology/Serology Supervisor 275-8728 Lindsay_Ryan-Muntz@urmc.rochester.edu
TB, Mycology, Parasitology Supervisor 275-7801 Debra_Jesien@urmc.rochester.edu
Virology Supervisor 275-7801 Kim_Handley@urmc.rochester.edu
Data Processing and
Specimen Receiving Supervisor		 275-6509 Diane_Rafter@urmc.rochester.edu

Microarray CGH Lab

Microarray CGH Laboratory - (585) 758-0494
Director (Ph.D.) 758-0422 Anwar_Iqbal@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 758-0492 Mary_Shaver@urmc.rochester.edu
Business Development Manager 758-0465 James_Borrelli@urmc.rochester.edu

Molecular Diagnostics

Molecular Diagnostics - (585) 275-7574; Fax (585) 276-2272
Director (Ph.D.) 273-2229 Paul_Rothberg@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-2709 Paige_Elliott@urmc.rochester.edu

Neuromuscular Lab

Neuromuscular Disease Center Laboratory - (585) 275-1330
Director (M.D.) 275-6372 Rabi_Tawil@urmc.rochester.edu
Technologist 275-1330 Don_Henderson@urmc.rochester.edu

Point of Care Testing

Point of Care Testing - (585) 275-0229; Fax (585) 756-4493
Director (M.D., Ph.D.) 276-9358 Li_Liu1@URMC.Rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-7675 Chuong_Ta@urmc.rochester.edu

Protein Chemistry

Protein Laboratory - (585) 275-7715; Fax (585) 276-0271
Director (M.D., Ph.D.) 275-4907 James_Corsetti@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-7726

Carmelita_Valera@urmc.rochester.edu

Renal Pathology

Renal and Transplant Pathology - (585) 275-3191; Fax (585) 273-3637
Director (M.D.) 273-3401 Bruce_Goldman@urmc.rochester.edu

Strong West

Strong West - (585) 758-7551
Medical Director (M.D.) 275-3191 Xiaolan_Ou@URMC.Rochester.edu
Assistant Supervisor 758-7555 SusanL_Baker@urmc.rochester.edu

Surgical Pathology

Surgical Pathology - (585) 275-3191; Fax (585) 273-3637
Autopsy Pathology - (585) 275- 3202; Fax (585) 273-1027
Histology - (585) 275-3196; Fax (585) 756-5117
Neuropathology - (585) 275- 3202; Fax (585) 273-1027
Director (M.D.), Surgical Pathology 276-5245 Christa_Whitney-miller@urmc.rochester.edu
Chief Supervisor, Surgical Pathology 275-1875
Supervisor, Gross Room 273-1883 Laurie_Baxter@urmc.rochester.edu
Director (M.D.) Autopsy Pathology 273-3401 Caroline_Dignan@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor, Histology & Special Stains 275-3196 Diana_Scott@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Immunohistochemistry (M.D.) 275-7210 David_Hicks@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor, Immunohistochemistry 275-7210 Sierra_Kovar@urmc.rochester.edu
Director, Neuropathology (M.D.) 276-3087 Mahlon_Johnson@urmc.rochester.edu

Toxicology

Toxicology - (585) 275-1617 or (585) 275-9677
Director (Ph.D.) 276-4192

Victoria_Zhang@urmc.rochester.edu
Supervisor 275-1617 Denise_Renter@urmc.rochester.edu