Surgical Pathology
A Subspecialty Of Anatomic Pathology
About Surgical Pathology
Surgical pathology is the study of tissues removed from living patients during surgery to help diagnose a disease and determine a treatment plan. A surgical pathology examination includes a physical exam of the tissue with the naked eye, and an examination processed tissue under a microscope and may be supported by immunohistochemistry or other laboratory tests.
The pathologist's interpretation of a biopsy is the cornerstone of a patient’s treatment plan. It provides critical information such as determining if a tumor is benign or malignant, staging the extent of malignant disease, and pinpointing the activity of specific molecular pathways in the tumor. The surgical pathologist supports surgeons by determining if the entirety of a diseased area has been removed during surgery and provides information that guides for postoperative treatment.
Surgical pathologists also diagnose diseases other than cancer, including inflammatory, infectious, or idiopathic diseases of the skin and gastrointestinal tract.
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Stanford’s Surgical Pathology services offer deep expertise in all areas of surgical pathology.
Surgical Pathology Areas of Expertise:
Stanford’s Breast Pathology service provides diagnostic services focused on precise diagnoses of both benign and malignant breast diseases.
Cardiovascular Pathology
Stanford’s Cardiovascular Pathology service providing diagnostic expertise in the pathology of the heart and blood vessels.
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Stanford’s Gastrointestinal Pathology service focuses on the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the digestive tract and accessory organs, such as the pancreas and liver.
Genitourinary Pathology
Stanford’s Genitourinary (GU) Pathology service evaluates disorders of the urinary tract and male reproductive organs including the prostate gland, bladder, kidney, testis, and penis.
Gynecologic Pathology
Stanford’s Gynecologic Pathology service provides services dealing with the study and diagnosis of disease involving the female genital tract.
Head & Neck Pathology
The Head & Neck Pathology service provides pathology services for biopsies and excisions from the head, neck and nasal cavity areas.
Medical Liver Pathology
Stanford’s Medical Liver Pathology service evaluates cases for non-cancer related diseases of the liver.
Pediatric & Perinatal Pathology
Stanford’s Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology service specializes in diagnosis of pediatric and neonatal cases.
Pulmonary & Thoracic Pathology
Stanford’s Pulmonary Pathology service specializes in the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the lungs and thoracic pleura.
Renal Pathology
Renal Pathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology that specializes in the diagnosis and characterization of medical diseases (non-tumor) of the kidneys.
Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology
Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology Service evaluates cancerous and non-cancerous disorders of the soft tissues, muscle and bone.
Stanford Pathology offers expert evaluation for wet tissue or slide review cases. Each of these cases is reviewed by subspecialty experts and goes through case consensus, ensuring that the case has been reviewed by a team of experts. Our collaborative model also ensures that difficult cases that span multiple subspecialties are reviewed by multiple teams, leveraging a range of sub-specialty expertise in the final diagnosis.
Wet Tissue Cases: Primary Pathology Diagnosis
Stanford’s Surgical Pathology Service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.
Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews
Stanford’s Surgical 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.
Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:
Stanford Anatomic Pathology
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409
Contact Us
To submit a specimen to Stanford Surgical Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:
Stanford Surgical Pathology
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409
surgicalpathology@
stanfordhealthcare.org
Do not send patient info to this email.
Director:
Ann Folkins, MD
To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org
New Client Inquiries
To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.
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.
Meet the experts from Stanford’s Surgical Pathology Services:
Breast Pathology »
Cardiovascular Pathology »
Gastrointestinal Pathology »
Genitourinary Pathology »
Gynecologic Pathology »
Head & Neck Pathology »
Liver Pathology »
Pediatric & Perinatal Pathology »
Pulmonary Pathology »
Renal Pathology »
Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology »
Stanford's Surgical Pathology faculty is comprised of industry leading medical staff. Please find the complete directory here: http://med.stanford.edu/pathology/faculty/faculty-directory.html
Ancillary Testing
Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis. Learn more about these state-of-the-art offerings.
Stanford’s Surgical Pathology services offer deep expertise in all areas of surgical pathology.
Surgical Pathology Areas of Expertise:
Stanford’s Breast Pathology service provides diagnostic services focused on precise diagnoses of both benign and malignant breast diseases.
Cardiovascular Pathology
Stanford’s Cardiovascular Pathology service providing diagnostic expertise in the pathology of the heart and blood vessels.
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Stanford’s Gastrointestinal Pathology service focuses on the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the digestive tract and accessory organs, such as the pancreas and liver.
Genitourinary Pathology
Stanford’s Genitourinary (GU) Pathology service evaluates disorders of the urinary tract and male reproductive organs including the prostate gland, bladder, kidney, testis, and penis.
Gynecologic Pathology
Stanford’s Gynecologic Pathology service provides services dealing with the study and diagnosis of disease involving the female genital tract.
Head & Neck Pathology
The Head & Neck Pathology service provides pathology services for biopsies and excisions from the head, neck and nasal cavity areas.
Medical Liver Pathology
Stanford’s Medical Liver Pathology service evaluates cases for non-cancer related diseases of the liver.
Pediatric & Perinatal Pathology
Stanford’s Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology service specializes in diagnosis of pediatric and neonatal cases.
Pulmonary & Thoracic Pathology
Stanford’s Pulmonary Pathology service specializes in the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the lungs and thoracic pleura.
Renal Pathology
Renal Pathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology that specializes in the diagnosis and characterization of medical diseases (non-tumor) of the kidneys.
Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology
Stanford’s Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology Service evaluates cancerous and non-cancerous disorders of the soft tissues, muscle and bone.
close Our Services
Stanford Pathology offers expert evaluation for wet tissue or slide review cases. Each of these cases is reviewed by subspecialty experts and goes through case consensus, ensuring that the case has been reviewed by a team of experts. Our collaborative model also ensures that difficult cases that span multiple subspecialties are reviewed by multiple teams, leveraging a range of sub-specialty expertise in the final diagnosis.
Wet Tissue Cases: Primary Pathology Diagnosis
Stanford’s Surgical Pathology Service performs gross and microscopic examination and reporting of wet tissue cases.
Consultative Opinions & Case Reviews
Stanford’s Surgical 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.
Samples should be shipped or delivered via courier to:
Stanford Anatomic Pathology
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409
Contact Us
To submit a specimen to Stanford Surgical Pathology, please complete a requisition and send with sample to:
Stanford Surgical Pathology
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2110
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-723-7211
Fax (650) 725-7409
surgicalpathology@
stanfordhealthcare.org
Do not send patient info to this email.
Director:
Ann Folkins, MD
To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@
stanfordhealthcare.org
New Client Inquiries
To arrange to be set up as a new client, please contact:
ClinOpsContracts@stanfordhealthcare.org.
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
Meet the experts from Stanford’s Surgical Pathology Services:
Breast Pathology »
Cardiovascular Pathology »
Gastrointestinal Pathology »
Genitourinary Pathology »
Gynecologic Pathology »
Head & Neck Pathology »
Liver Pathology »
Pediatric & Perinatal Pathology »
Pulmonary Pathology »
Renal Pathology »
Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology »
Stanford's Surgical Pathology faculty is comprised of industry leading medical staff. Please find the complete directory here: http://med.stanford.edu/pathology/faculty/faculty-directory.html
close Our Faculty
Ancillary Testing
Stanford Pathology relies on a suite of ancillary testing offerings to support our expert diagnosis. Learn more about these state-of-the-art offerings.
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.
Surgical Pathology Fellowships
Stanford offers several ACGME-accredited fellowships across a range of surgical pathology sub-specialties.
Breast Pathology Fellowship »
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship »
Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship »
Gynecology Pathology Fellowship »
Pediatric & Perinatal Pathology »
Renal Pathology Pathology Fellowship »
Surgical Pathology Fellowship »
We also offer Fellowships in Cytopathololgy, Dermatopathology, Hematopathology, Neuropathology, and Opthalmic Pathology.