A dynamic and rapidly evolving field, Pathology plays a pivotal role in diagnosis, research, and monitoring treatment. The Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine exemplifies the field's complex nature and incorporates Pathology's dramatic new developments in molecular biology and diagnostic biotechnology. The broad array of laboratory tests necessary to support this technologically advanced environment are performed by multiple specialists in the Divisions of the Department of Pathology. Working in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and numerous specialized centers - the Department of Pathology plays a key role in patient care, as well as in basic science and clinical research at UPMC and the School of Medicine, forging intellectual links between diagnostic services and basic sciences. The coordinated activities of the Central Laboratory Services, Inc., Microbiology, Histopathologic and Electron Microscopy Laboratories, Basic Science Laboratories, Molecular Diagnostics, and Pathology Informatics allow the Department to provide support for all clinical and research efforts at UPMC. The Department of Pathology is especially proud of the following institutional efforts. Divisions: Anatomic Pathology Experimental Pathology Head & Neck Pathology Pathology Informatics Neuropathology Transplantation Pathology Molecular Anatomic Pathology Section of Laboratory Medicine Clinical Chemistry Clinical Immunopathology Clinical Microbiology Clinical Hematopathology Molecular Diagnostics Transfusion Medicine Gynecologic Pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Pediatric Pathology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pathology at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Pathology at UPMC Shadyside Hospital Affiliated Hospitals and Institutes: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pathology at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital Pathology at UPMC Braddock Hospital Pathology at UPMC Horizon Hospital - Greenville Pathology at UPMC Horizon Hospital - Shenango Valley Pathology at UPMC McKeesport Hospital Pathology at UPMC Northwest Hospital Pathology at UPMC Passavant Hospital Pathology at UPMC Passavant Cranberry Hospital Pathology at UPMC South Side Hospital Pathology at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital Specialty Services: Clinical Virology Laboratory Cytopathology Service Dermatopathology Unit Laboratory Information Services (AP-LIS, Restricted Access ONLY) For a complete information of Department Pathology, please see Department of Pathology Brochure