Clinical Pathology

Clinical Chemistry

Coagulation & Hemostasis

Hematology

Microbiology & Immunology

Toxicology

Transfusion
Medicine

Clinical Pathology Services

Call Client Services 804-828-PATH (828-7284); 1-800-363-9234

The Division of Clinical Pathology offers a complete range of laboratory testing services. Our laboratories are equipped to provide the highest level of support to health care providers through leading-edge technologies, quality assurance measurements, and laboratory management programs.

We offer testing and services in:

• Clinical Chemistry - only laboratory in the area providing the fetal lung maturity assessment; also proudly provides lipids testing that exceeds the standards of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Reference System for Cholesterol (NRS/CHOL).
• Coagulation/Hemostasis - offers expert testing in the diagnosis of coagulation diseases.
• Hematology - staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offers expert interpretations of peripheral blood, bone marrow specimens, and lymph node biopsies.
• Microbiology/Immunology - staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it provides full testing services in bacteriology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, clinical virology, flow cytometry, infectious and autoimmune disease serology.
• Toxicology - only clinical laboratory providing clinical and forensic toxicology services at VCU Health System.
• Transfusion Medicine - supports a busy, level one trauma center, as well as active liver, cardiac, pediatric cardiac, neonatal, bone marrow transplant and hematology/oncology programs; as well as an onsite Apheresis Unit which provides therapeutic apheresis and peripheral blood stem cell collection.

The Clinical Pathology Receiving area is located on the MCV campus in the Clinical Support Center (CSC), 403 N. 13th Street, 6th floor Room 643. 

Leadership and Contacts in Clinical Pathology:

	Richard A. McPherson, MD,  Harry P. Dalton Professor and Chairman of the Division of Clinical Pathology Director of Clinical Pathology Services Director of Microbiology/Immunology Department of Pathology Office: (804) 828-5389 FAX: (804) 828-6156 rmcpherson@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Roger S. Riley, MD, PhD Director of Coagulation    Department of Pathology Office: 804-828-0338 FAX: 804-828-2812 rriley@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Lorin M. Bachmann, PhD, DABCC Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry Department of Pathology    Office: (804) 828-6407 FAX: (804) 828-7722 lbachmann@mcvh-vcu.edu
	W. Gregory Miller, PhD Director of Pathology Information Systems Director of Clinical Chemistry Department of Pathology Office: (804) 828-0375 FAX: (804) 828-0353 gmiller@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Susan D. Roseff, MD Associate Director of Clinical Pathology Services Director of Transfusion Medicine Director of the Resident Training Program Department of Pathology Office: 804-828-0255 FAX: 804-828-0876 sroseff@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Betty A. Forbes, PhD Director of Clinical Microbiology Department of Pathology Office: (804) 828-3494 bforbes@mcvh-vcu.edu