Skip to main content
menu
Stanford Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Laboratories
Search
  • Anatomic Pathology Anatomic Path...
  • Clinical Pathology Clinical Path...
  • Molecular Pathology/Genomics Molecular Path...
  • Transfusion Medicine/Blood Center Transfusion Medicine/Blood Center
  • Reference Lab Testing Reference Lab Testing
  • Test Directory Tests
  • Autopsy Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Dermatopathology
  • Hematopathology
  • Neuropathology
  • Ophthalmic Pathology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Breast
  • Cardiovascular
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Genitourinary
  • Gynecologic
  • Head & Neck
  • Liver
  • Pediatric
  • Pulmonary & Thoracic
  • Renal
  • Soft Tissue & Bone
  • Consulting Services
  • Ancillary Testing
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Cytogenetics/FISH
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Immunofluorescence
  • Clinical Genomics
  • Molecular Pathology
  • Flow Cytometry



  • View All Info
  • Biochemical Genetics
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Hematology
  • Hematopathology
  • Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Lab (HLA)
  • Immunology & Special Chemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Special Coagulation
  • Virology
  • COVID-19 Resource Center



  • View All Info
  • Biochemical Genetics
  • Molecular Genetic Pathology
  • Cytogenetics/FISH
  • Clinical Genomics
  • View All Info
  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Lab (HLA)
  • Stanford Blood Center
  • View All Info
Home
Close
Anatomic Pathology
Clinical Pathology
Molecular Pathology/Genomics
Transfusion Medicine/Blood Center
Reference Lab Testing
Test Directory

Submit a Case/Specimen

Contact Us
About Us Careers Billing
Patient Information
Clear

Head & Neck Pathology

A Subspecialty Of  Anatomic Pathology

About Head & Neck Pathology

The Head & Neck Pathology Service is among the most generalized of all the surgical pathology services, as it encompasses diverse organs within a compact anatomical space (the head and neck). This service evaluates a wide range of specimens including those from the middle and external ear, nasal cavity and sinuses, larynx and pharynx, oral cavity, salivary glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and soft tissue and bones in the head and neck. 

Submit A Specimen
Contact Us
tabs
false

 

Our Services

Submit a Specimen

Our Faculty

Ancillary Testing

 

Stanford’s Head & Neck Pathology Service offers expert diagnosis for neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, salivary glands, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, maxillofacial region, and other head and neck sites. We have strong expertise in:

  • Evaluation of tissue biopsies to rule out/confirm malignancies with special expertise in thyroid cancers and head and neck cancers.
  • Evaluating biological markers of prognosis.
  • HPV and EBV related cancers.
 

Primary Pathology Diagnosis

Stanford’s Head and Neck Pathology service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.

 

Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews

Stanford’s Head & Neck Pathology service offers consultative opinions on challenging cases submitted from outside of the Stanford network. These consultations can be utilized to offer expert opinion, answer specific questions or confirm diagnosis. 

Consult Cases

To submit slides for case review, please fill out a Stanford requisition and include all slides, relevant reports, and ancillary testing materials and reports. If possible, please include a block, as it will greatly speed the finalization of the case should additional testing be necessary. Package all materials securely and send via a padded envelope.

 

Wet Tissue Specimens

Please submit materials in proper transport media. All samples should be labeled with the patient information (name, DOB and one other unique identifier) and sealed in a biohazard bag. 

 

Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Consults (slides/blocks only):
Attn: ENT Pathology

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Wet Tissue:
Attn: ENT Pathology

3375 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Head & Neck Pathology Requisition

 

New Client Inquiries

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.

 

Contact Us

To submit a specimen to Head & Neck Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:

 

Stanford Head & Neck Pathology Service

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Head & Neck Pathology Service Director:
Brittany Holmes, MD

 

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org

 

Download Head & Neck Pathology Requisition

SAMPLE SUBMISSION LOGISTICS
For more information on submitting cases, see the links below:

All Requisitions
Download Stanford Requisitions for specimen submission.

Account Set-up
Information on personalized requisitions, supplies, shipping and courier pick-up.

Pricing Inquiries
Pricing inquiries and contract information.

Billing
Billing policies, information and questions.

Results Web Portal
Request access or log-in to our client results portal.

Specimen Collection and Handling
Specifications for Specimen Collection and Handling.

Consult Service FAQ's
Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Brittany Holmes, MD

Brittany Holmes, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Professor of Pathology
  • Director, Head and Neck Pathology
  • Director, Cytopathology Service 

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
  • Head & Neck Pathology

CONTACT

Email: bjholmes@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Brittany Holmes:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/brittany-holmes

Gerald Berry, MD

Gerald Berry, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Pathology

 

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cardiovascular Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology
  • Pulmonary & Thoracic Pathology

CONTACT

Email: gerald.berry@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-4987

More information about Gerald Berry:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gerald-berry

Michael Ozawa, MD, PhD

Michael Ozawa, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
  • Medical Director (Clinical Laboratory), Stanford Cancer Center South Bay
  • Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Head and Neck Pathology
  • Thoracic Pathology

CONTACT

Email: mgozawa@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 739-6692

More information about Michael Ozawa:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/michael-ozawa

Mobeen Rahman, MD

Mobeen Rahman, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
  • Head & Neck Pathology

CONTACT

Email: mobeen@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Mobeen Rahman:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/mobeen-rahman

Ancillary Testing

Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis and classification of head and neck tumors.

 

Immunohistochemistry

Our immunohistochemistry lab offers a wide range of routine and special stains, including antibody-based assays and in situ hybridization for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV).

 

Molecular Pathology

Stanford’s molecular pathology lab offers both targeted assays as well as broad panels to facilitate diagnosis and treatment.  Examples include BRAF V600E testing for papillary thyroid carcinoma, as well as the Solid Tumor Actionable Mutation Panel (STAMP) for comprehensive molecular profiling.
 

Cytogenetics/FISH

Our cytogenetics lab offers assays for many disease-specific gene rearrangements, including translocations seen in salivary neoplasms.

 

Virology

Stanford’s Virology Laboratory offers assays for low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.

Our Services

Stanford’s Head & Neck Pathology Service offers expert diagnosis for neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, salivary glands, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, maxillofacial region, and other head and neck sites. We have strong expertise in:

  • Evaluation of tissue biopsies to rule out/confirm malignancies with special expertise in thyroid cancers and head and neck cancers.
  • Evaluating biological markers of prognosis.
  • HPV and EBV related cancers.
 

Primary Pathology Diagnosis

Stanford’s Head and Neck Pathology service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.

 

Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews

Stanford’s Head & Neck Pathology service offers consultative opinions on challenging cases submitted from outside of the Stanford network. These consultations can be utilized to offer expert opinion, answer specific questions or confirm diagnosis. 


close Our Services
Submit a Specimen

Consult Cases

To submit slides for case review, please fill out a Stanford requisition and include all slides, relevant reports, and ancillary testing materials and reports. If possible, please include a block, as it will greatly speed the finalization of the case should additional testing be necessary. Package all materials securely and send via a padded envelope.

 

Wet Tissue Specimens

Please submit materials in proper transport media. All samples should be labeled with the patient information (name, DOB and one other unique identifier) and sealed in a biohazard bag. 

 

Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Consults (slides/blocks only):
Attn: ENT Pathology

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Stanford Surgical Pathology – Wet Tissue:
Attn: ENT Pathology

3375 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Head & Neck Pathology Requisition

 

New Client Inquiries

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.

 

Contact Us

To submit a specimen to Head & Neck Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:

 

Stanford Head & Neck Pathology Service

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305

Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409

Head & Neck Pathology Service Director:
Brittany Holmes, MD

 

To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org

 

Download Head & Neck Pathology Requisition

SAMPLE SUBMISSION LOGISTICS
For more information on submitting cases, see the links below:

All Requisitions
Download Stanford Requisitions for specimen submission.

Account Set-up
Information on personalized requisitions, supplies, shipping and courier pick-up.

Pricing Inquiries
Pricing inquiries and contract information.

Billing
Billing policies, information and questions.

Results Web Portal
Request access or log-in to our client results portal.

Specimen Collection and Handling
Specifications for Specimen Collection and Handling.

Consult Service FAQ's
Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions.


close Submit a Specimen
Our Faculty

Brittany Holmes, MD

Brittany Holmes, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Professor of Pathology
  • Director, Head and Neck Pathology
  • Director, Cytopathology Service 

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
  • Head & Neck Pathology

CONTACT

Email: bjholmes@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Brittany Holmes:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/brittany-holmes

Gerald Berry, MD

Gerald Berry, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Pathology

 

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cardiovascular Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal-Hepatopancreatobiliary Pathology
  • Pulmonary & Thoracic Pathology

CONTACT

Email: gerald.berry@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 498-4987

More information about Gerald Berry:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gerald-berry

Michael Ozawa, MD, PhD

Michael Ozawa, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
  • Medical Director (Clinical Laboratory), Stanford Cancer Center South Bay
  • Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Head and Neck Pathology
  • Thoracic Pathology

CONTACT

Email: mgozawa@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 739-6692

More information about Michael Ozawa:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/michael-ozawa

Mobeen Rahman, MD

Mobeen Rahman, MD

APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
  • Head & Neck Pathology

CONTACT

Email: mobeen@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211

More information about Mobeen Rahman:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/mobeen-rahman


close Our Faculty
Ancillary Testing

Ancillary Testing

Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis and classification of head and neck tumors.

 

Immunohistochemistry

Our immunohistochemistry lab offers a wide range of routine and special stains, including antibody-based assays and in situ hybridization for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV).

 

Molecular Pathology

Stanford’s molecular pathology lab offers both targeted assays as well as broad panels to facilitate diagnosis and treatment.  Examples include BRAF V600E testing for papillary thyroid carcinoma, as well as the Solid Tumor Actionable Mutation Panel (STAMP) for comprehensive molecular profiling.
 

Cytogenetics/FISH

Our cytogenetics lab offers assays for many disease-specific gene rearrangements, including translocations seen in salivary neoplasms.

 

Virology

Stanford’s Virology Laboratory offers assays for low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.


close Ancillary Testing

Residencies and Fellowships

Anatomic Pathology Residency Programs

Stanford Pathology offers a 3-year Anatomic Pathology residency and 4 year combination residencies in Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology and Anatomic Pathology/Neuropathology.

 

Head & Neck Pathology Fellowship Training

Stanford offers an ACGME-accredited Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, which includes rotations in Head & Neck Pathology.

  • PATHOLOGY CONSULTATIONS & REFERENCE LAB TESTING
  • Requisitions
  • Client Logistics
  • Billing
  • Program FAQ’s
  • Web Results Portal
  • ABOUT US
  • Contact Us
  • Licensure
  • NEWS
  • CAREERS
  • FIND A TEST
  • PATIENT INFO
  • Stanford Medicine
  • Stanford Health Care
Stanford Medicine
Website Terms of Use & Privacy Policy |
© 2025 Stanford Health Care. All Rights Reserved.
Close