Department of Pathology

The Department of Pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital is a full service laboratory providing services in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology with many subspecialty testing offerings, including Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Special Hematology and Cytology. The Department is licensed by the New York State Department of Health, registered with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and accredited by the College of American Pathologists and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Performing an excess of 2.5 millions clinical tests annually and assisting in the diagnosis of over of 22,000 surgical cases per year, the department is staffed by seven full-time board certified pathologists and over 100 licensed laboratory professionals.

The Department supports an eight person Residency Program in both Clinical and Anatomic Pathology, under the program direction of Samuel Wahl, MD.

Our laboratory professionals pride themselves in providing excellent service to our physicians, surgeons and their patients.

OutPatient and Pre-operative Testing

Out-patient and Pre-operative testing is offered at the Raisler Testing Center on the third (3rd) floor of the main hospital building. Testing is available Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 6:00 pm. Pre-operative and specialty testing appointments may be made by calling (212) 434-6057. Routine outpatient testing is accommodated on a walk-in basis and requires a written physician order for all tests. Fasting is not normally required unless specified by your physician. Our highly skilled phlebotomy staff pride themselves on providing excellent service to our patients.

Clinical Laboratory

The Clinical Laboratory is a broad based clinical testing service offering a comprehensive test menu of standard and specialized procedures in the sciences of Hematology and Chemistry designed to support our various specialty and sub-specialty physicians in the practice of diagnostic medicine. Utilizing state of the art equipment, the department is staffed by highly qualified New York State licensed laboratory professionals. The Laboratory operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and provides testing on a routine and STAT basis to both in-patient and out-patient populations. In 2006, the Clinical laboratory performed in excess of 2.5 million tests.

OutPatient (Pre-Op) Testing: (212) 434-6057
Central Processing: (212) 434-2300
Microbiology: (212) 434-2370

Department of Pathology
12th Floor, Wollman & East

Chief: Oana E. Vele, MD

Microbiology Laboratory

The Microbiology Laboratory offers a comprehensive array of diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring testing in Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology (AFB), Mycology, Parasitology and Immunoserology to assist our physicians in isolating and identifying virulent pathogens and disease causing agents. Once the agent is identified, drug susceptibility tests are performed and reported to the medical staff to assist in the selection of appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Mycobacteriology

Mycobacteriology excels in its collaborative efforts with our medical staff in treating such diseases as tuberculosis and other acid-fast bacilli infections. The repertoire of tests includes direct examination of smears using complex specialty staining procedures, cultures, and identification of pure isolates by DNA probing. The Mycology department identifies molds and yeast by a number of specialty stains on direct examination and slide cultures in additional to biochemicals. Working with the physicians at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Institute, our expertise encompasses identification of fungi associated with eye infections caused by contact lens use. The department of immunoserology plays a significant role in pre-natal testing, providing mother and child with prenatal screening test for Streptococcus group B and Maternal HIV, as well as Bacterial Antigen testing and cerebral spinal fluid and placenta cultures of mother and/or child.