The Department of Anatomic Pathology is responsible for examination and interpretation of anatomic pathology specimens, consisting of tissue and body fluids. The department consists of the following sections:
The Department of Anatomic Pathology processes and interprets >100,000 surgical pathology specimens,>85,000 cytopathology specimens, and >200 autopsies annually.
The Department provides expertise and interpretations by pathologists with specific expertise in the various organ systems and specimen types. Cases are triaged to one of the following subspecialty teams for examination and diagnosis.
- Autopsy Service
- Bone Pathology
- Breast Pathology
- Cardiac Pathology
- Cytopathology
- Dermatopathology
- Fine Needle Aspiration (cytopathology)
- Hepatopancreaticobiliary Pathology
- Soft Tissue Pathology
- Genitourinary Pathology
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology
- Lymphoma Pathology
- Medical Kidney Pathology
- Pulmonary Pathology
- Ocular Pathology
- Endocrine/ENT Pathology
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
- Neuropathology
Educational activities are central to the mission of the department. The department presents and supports hundreds of conferences annually, including intradepartmental case conferences and didactic lectures as well as numerous interdepartmental and interdisciplinary specialty conferences. Pathologists, managers, and technologists routinely present postgraduate teaching seminars and courses at national and international meetings. The department supports postgraduate fellowships in Cytopathology, Dermatopathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Soft Tissue Pathology and Cardiovascular Pathology.
Members of the department pursue individual research projects as well as support researchers throughout Cleveland Clinic. The Section of Morphologic Molecular Pathology extends the translational research efforts of the department. The department consistently ranks in the top tier of departments in the USA in numbers of scientific abstracts and presentations at the annual United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) meeting.
