Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology within the broad missions of the larger institutions, is to conduct high quality programs of biomedical research in laboratory medicine and pathology, to educate current and future physicians and scientists, to provide tertiary care laboratory medicine and pathology services for University of Minnesota Physicians and Fairview University Hospital and to serve as a regional and national reference for pathologic diagnosis and for highly innovative, complex clinical laboratory testing.

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• Prospective Resident Information
• Current Residents & Fellows
• Pathology Grand Rounds
• CP Conference
• Department Directory (111 K PDF)

Upcoming Events:

Clinical Pathology Case Conference
Tuesday, November 17, noon - 1 PM
Bell Auditorium (Mayo D-175)

• Blood Bank Journal Club: Monika Roychowdhury, M.D. - "The transplant iron score as a predictor of stem cell transplant survival"

Pathology Grand Rounds
Wednesday, November 18, 8 – 9 AM
Mayo 3-125

• Steven Bova, M.D. (Johns Hopkins): “Exploring Clonality In Lethal Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Potential Value In Reducing Complexity”

Department News

October 12, 2009: John Eckfeldt, MD, PhD has been honored with the CAP Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service on multiple CAP committees; read more at the CAP website.

October 2009: LAMP researchers Harry Orr, PhD, Michael Koob, PhD, and Stephen Hecht, PhD have received NIH Recovery Act grants to further their research; read more at the AHC Stimiulus Grants page.