Clinical Pathology

The Division of Laboratory Medicine within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine provides diagnostic laboratory testing services for Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital-Midtown, Wesley Woods Hospital, Winship Cancer Institute and all locations of the Emory Clinic. The division also provides professional oversight for the operations of the Emory Medical Laboratory, which serves as a fully certified reference laboratory and provides specialized, esoteric testing and consultative expertise to hundreds of local, regional, national and international clients. Overall, the Emory Medical Laboratory performs nearly 3.5 million tests per year and employs over 400 laboratory professionals.

The Division of Laboratory Medicine is comprised of over 25 faculty members who actively participate in the clinical, research and education missions of Emory Healthcare. Faculty members oversee a broad range of clinical testing sections that include Core Labs, Transfusion Medicine and Hemapheresis, Flow Cytometry, Hematopathology, Molecular Diagnostics, Special Chemistry, Special Coagulation, HLA, Immunology, Microbiology and Oncology Cytogenetics. Accredited residency training is available in Clinical Pathology (CP), Anatomic Pathology (AP) and AP/CP with fellowship training available in Transfusion Medicine, Hematopathology, Medical Microbiology, Molecular Genetic Pathology, and Clinical Chemistry.