About
Department of Pathology
The Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Francisco, aims to achieve the highest standards in patient care, research, and education.
Department of Laboratory Medicine
The Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco is dedicated to clinical service, research and teaching.
Affiliated Hospitals
The research, education, and clinical activities of the UCSF Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine are carried out at four major University-affiliated hospitals: Moffitt-Long, Mt. Zion, San Francisco General, and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Faculty
With over 100 faculty members between the two departments, individuals are able to specialize and excel in one or more of these missions.
The UCSF Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine are independently governed but work closely together in our common missions of patient care, education and research. Clinically, the Department of Pathology performs diagnostic services based primarily on microscopic examination of patient materials, while Laboratory Medicine uses high throughput, automated equipment to analyze blood and other body fluids for evidence of disease.
In education, the Departments run a joint residency program that trains recent medical school graduates in these dual clinical areas. The research portfolios of the Departments overlap extensively to include cutting-edge investigation in fields such as cancer biology, immunology and genetics.
Molecular Pathology
Together, the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine are developing new and more powerful diagnostic methods in the field of Molecular Pathology.