Director
Professor of Pathology; Director of Cytopathology; Director, Cytology Laboratory; Director, Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Pathology; Director, Anatomic Pathology Elective Program, Pathology
Yale Cytopathology
About Cytopathology
The Cytopathology division of the Department of Pathology at the Yale New Haven Hospital provides preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens.
The goals of the service include:
- To maintain excellence in specimen preparation and diagnostic accuracy
- To provide the highest quality consultative services to our clinical colleagues, both within our institution and elsewhere
- To train residents, fellows, medical students and cytotechnologists in diagnostic cytopathology
- To support and incorporate advanced diagnostic techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy
- To pioneer new molecular techniques to increase the amount of information obtained from the minimal amounts of tissues received in the routine specimen
Clinical Service
The Cytopathology division of the Department of Pathology at the Yale New Haven Hospital provides preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens. The goals of the service include:
- To maintain excellence in specimen preparation and diagnostic accuracy
- To provide the highest quality consultative services to our clinical colleagues, both within our institution and elsewhere
- To train residents, fellows, medical students and cytotechnologists in diagnostic cytopathology
- To support and incorporate advanced diagnostic techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy
- To pioneer new molecular techniques to increase the amount of information obtained from the minimal amounts of tissues received in the routine specimen
The service processes and reads about 70,500 specimens per year. Of these, around 3,000 are non-GYN specimens, including about 1,300 fine needle aspirations (FNAs). The service also provides pathologist-performed FNA service at the request of physicians within the hospital. On-site adequacy assessments are also provided by cytotechnologists in both the ultrasound and CT suites. The division also provides case presentations for clinical conferences and teaching conferences for our residents.
Services and Expertise
We provide preparatory and diagnostic services for all fluid, smear and aspiration specimens. Early detection of cervical cancer, HPV testing, squamous cell carcinoma, endometrial adenocarcinoma, ovarian adenocarcinoma; bronchial lavages, pneumocystis carinii, aspergillus; fine needle aspirations, lung, liver, thyroid, pancreas; body fluid cytology, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial; mesothelioma, metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Consult
Complete cytopathology consult services, including preparation, analysis, and ancillary studies (as necessary), are available by contacting:
Director
Manager
Kevin Schofield, B.S. CT(ASCP)
Cytology Service
Yale School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
P.O. Box 208023
New Haven, CT 06520-8023
Tel: 877-Yale Lab (877-925-3522)
Fax: 203.735.2641
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Yale University
Medical Receiving
Pathology
200 South Frontage Rd
YNHH EP2-631
New Haven, CT 06520
Education and Training
The faculty in Yale Cytopathology are committed to subspecialty training of pathology residents and fellows. The Department of Pathology also offers a highly intensive one-year Cytopathology fellowship that is comprehensive, including molecular applications to cytology specimens as well as more traditional training in FNA technique, QA and QI exposure, specimen triage and preliminary interpretations. Several opportunities exist for scholarly research projects with our clinical collaborators and also within the department for translational or basic research.
Cytopathology Group
2019 Cytology group
The Cytopathology division of the Department of Pathology at the Yale New Haven Hospital
Faculty
Associate Professor of Pathology; Associate Residency Program Director, Pathology
Professor of Pathology; Associate Director of Cytopathology, Pathology
Professor Adjunct in Pathology; Director of Immunohistochemistry Lab, Pathology
Associate Professor Adjunct in Pathology; Management Team, Pathology; Director, Residency Program, Pathology; Director, Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology; Vice Chair of Operations and Director of Pathology Reference Services, Pathology; CLIA Laboratory Medical Director, Pathology; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Professor of Pathology; Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Pathology; Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Program, Pathology