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Autopsy Service

Open Monday-Friday 8am-3pm; Saturday 8am-12pm
Call Client Services 804-828-PATH (828-7284); 1-800-363-9234

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Turnaround Times for Autopsy Cases
Preliminary (PAD) and Final (FAD) Anatomic Diagnosis reports will be available within 2 and 30 working days, respectively, following completion of an autopsy procedure.

Our Autopsy Service provides complete autopsy evaluation and professional consultation for VCUHS patients, area hospitals without the facility to perform autopsy examinations, and provides independent private autopsies under special circumstances. 

Our Service is staffed by faculty mentors who are certified in Anatomic Pathology, two Pathologists’ Assistants, and one to two rotating Pathology Residents who perform about 130 autopsies a year. Together, the VCUHS Pathologists and Pathologists' Assistants contribute many years of knowledge and experience to the Autopsy Service.

Our services are available Monday through Friday 8am-3pm, Saturday 8am-12pm. We are located in Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. Room B2-018 in Richmond, VA. 

Our large facility is located in an academic hospital setting. Because we are a teaching hospital, we offer university-level professional resources, a residency training program with multiple fellowship programs, and outstanding research. Our modern facilities and equipment provide many expanding opportunities for clinical research in areas such as trauma, orthopedics and other specialties. 

The Pathologists and Pathologists’ Assistants are vital teachers with a wealth of knowledge and experience for the Pathology Residency Program. All are tasked with teaching and assisting the Pathology Residents during their autopsy rotations. 

The Autopsy Service also contributes to the training and education of physicians and surgeons by providing post-mortem exposure to rare conditions and anomalies, as well as post operative outcomes. It also provides an opportunity to identify ante-mortem conditions not noted before death. 

An Autopsy Gross (macroscopic tissue) Conference is the 2nd and 4th Friday at 8am in Sanger Hall B02-018. The previous week’s cases are presented and discussed at this conference. Autopsy follow-up conference (microscopic slide review and case discussion) is held the 1st Friday of every month at 8am in Sanger 4-007. All VCUHS physicians, medical students, and Nursing staff are invited to attend either of these conferences.

For further inquiry contact: 
Jessica Perry, PA,
(804) 828-2091;
jperry@mcvh-vcu.edu