The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at UC Irvine Health School of Medicine is dedicated to the diagnosis and understanding of human diseases through biomedical and clinical research. Using the latest technologies, our pathologists help advance medicine by finding better ways of diagnosing, managing and treating diseases.
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine offers clinical diagnostic services to UC Irvine Health patients, as well as consultative and referral services to more than 30 hospitals in Orange County and more than 30 other regional hospitals.
Services include histology and immunohistochemical staining, morphometry and image analysis of tissue sections, laser-capture micro-dissection of tissue section, tissue bank and procurement service and genotyping.
The department's research programs are located in laboratories at UC Irvine Medical Center and on the Irvine campus. They are supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other extramural sources. Our laboratory-based research programs include:
Forefront of Education
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine plays a major role in pre-clinical medical education. Our training programs include: