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Our Expert Team by Specialty

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine includes more than 35 experienced pathologists, all certified by the American Board of Pathology, many with multiple certifications in anatomic and clinical pathology, immunopathology, cytopathology, hematopathology and transfusion medicine. Twelve members of this department also have PhDs. Faculty members have various academic appointments at the University of California, Los Angeles and at the University of Southern California.

Program Leadership

Mahul B. Amin, MD Chairman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Genitourinary Pathology	Arthur H. Cohen, MD Medical Director, Anatomic Pathology; renal pathology, electron microscopy
Eleftherios (Stephen) C. Vamvakas, MD Medical Director, Clinical Pathology; Transfusion Medicine	David P. Frishberg, MD Director, Surgical Pathology; Director, Dermatopathology
Jerry Hussong, DDS, MD Director, Operations; Director, Hematopathology	Cynthia C. Nast, MD Co-Director, Residency Program; renal pathology

Over thirty additional pathology experts with the following subspecialties are included in this outstanding department.

Physicians by Subspecialties

BONE AND SOFT TISSUE

• Bonnie Balzer, MD, PhD
• Richard B. Mertens, MD, PhD
• Xuemo Fan, MD, PhD

BREAST PATHOLOGY

• Karen A. Scharre, MD
• Shikha Bose, MD
• Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD

CARDIAC PATHOLOGY

• Daniel J. Luthringer, MD

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

• Sergio Farber, PhD
• Sayed Sadrzadeh, PhD
  

COAGULATION

• Oxana Tcherniantchouk, MD

CYTOGENETICS

• Rena Falk, MD
• Rhona Schreck, PhD
• Randa Alsabeh, MD
• Elizabeth Spiteri, PhD

• Shikha Bose, MD
• Mariza De Peralta-Venturina, MD
  
• David P. Frishberg, MD
  
• Karen A. Scharre, MD
• Ann E. Walts, MD
• Jing Zhai, MD, PhD

DERMATOPATHOLOGY

• Bonnie L. Balzer, MD, PhD
• Catherine I. Barry, DO
• David P. Frishberg, MD
  

• Arthur H. Cohen, MD
• Serguei I. Bannykh, MD, PhD

EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY

• Kenneth E. Bernstein, MD

FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION

• Jean Lopategui, MD

FLOW CYTOMETRY

• Randa Alsabeh, MD

GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PATHOLOGY

• Deepti Dhall, MD
• David P. Frishberg, MD
• Stephen A. Geller, MD
• Melissa E. Kahn, MD
• Richard B. Mertens, MD, PhD
• Hanlin L. Wang, MD, PhD
• Jing Zhai, MD, PhD

GENITOURINARY PATHOLOGY

• Mahul B. Amin, MD
• Mariza De Peralta-Venturina, MD
  
• Daniel J. Luthringer, MD
• Sijian Wang, MD, PhD
  

GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY

• Bonnie L. Balzer, MD, PhD
• Denise Barbuto, MD, PhD
• Farnaz Dadmanesh, MD
  
• Karen A. Scharre, MD
• Elvio G. Silva, MD
• Ann E. Walts, MD

HEMATOPATHOLOGY

• Jerry Hussong, DDS, MD
• Bharat N. Nathwani, MD
• Randa Alsabeh, MD
• Justin Cole, MD, PhD

MICROBIOLOGY

• Margie Morgan, PhD
  
• W. Stephen Nichols, MD

MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

• Jean Lopategui, MD
• W. Stephen Nichols, MD
• Justin Cole, MD, PhD
• Elizabeth Spiteri, PhD

NEUROPATHOLOGY

• Serguei I. Bannykh, MD, PhD
• Xuemo Fan, MD, PhD

POST-MORTEM (AUTOPSY) PATHOLOGY

• Daniel J. Luthringer, MD
• Stephen A. Geller, MD

PULMONARY AND MEDIASTINAL PATHOLOGY

• Deepti Dhall, MD
• Alberto M. Marchevsky, MD

RENAL PATHOLOGY

• Arthur H. Cohen, MD
• Mark Haas, MD, PhD
• Cynthia C. Nast, MD

THYROID PATHOLOGY

• David P. Frishberg, MD

TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

• Ellen B. Klapper, MD
• Samuel H. Pepkowitz, MD
• Eleftherios (Stephen) C. Vamvakas, MD, PhD