The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center provides comprehensive clinical and anatomical pathology services in all areas essential to support a large metropolitan acute care hospital. Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids and whole bodies (autopsies).

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services

• Clinical chemistry
• Microbiology
• Parasitology
• Blood banking
• Hematology
• Urinalysis
• Flow cytometry
• Diagnostic immunology

Anatomic Pathology services are offered in:

• General surgical pathology
• Gynecological pathology
• Hematopathology
• Immunopathology
• Neuropathology
• Cytopathology
• Dermatopathology

A 24-hour STAT Lab offers a complete range of STAT tests for critical care patients and offers point-of-care testing at a variety of sites.