About Us
Our mission: Better tests for better health.
Our vision is the vision of UC Davis Health: A healthier world through bold innovation.
The Center for Diagnostic Innovation is a:
- Convener that leverages the unique spectrum of multi-disciplinary talent and programs across UC Davis
- Connector to industry and other partners
- Creator and investigator of new methods to improve diagnosis, reduce error, reimagine curricula, redefine healthcare professions, and enhance the care of individuals and communities.
- Clinical resources, providing access to our CLIA-certified clinical investigational laboratory, CAP-accredited biorepository, research imaging novel machine-learning tools such a MILO, and including access to clinical specimens in the Pathology Biorepository,
- Collaborator for clinical implementation of innovative technologies
- Cross-disciplinary educator to grow the biomedical and healthcare workforce
- Cultivator of entrepreneurship
Our Leaders
Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Pathology
Alexander Borowsky, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Tissue Imaging
Richard Levenson, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
AI/ML/Predictive Analytics and Computational Pathology
Hooman Rashidi, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chair GME
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Education
Sharon Wahl, CLS, Med.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Florette K. Hazard, M.D.
Chair
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine