UC Davis Laboratory Medicine

UC Davis Health Clinical Laboratory is a full-service anatomic and clinical pathology laboratory, offering one of the most extensive routine and esoteric testing menus in and beyond the Northern California region. As part of a nationally ranked academic health center, our mission is to provide high quality patient-centered diagnostic and therapeutic care, customer service, and education to patients within UC Davis Health and its affiliates.

Our pathology faculty, clinical laboratory scientists and technologists are a group of dedicated professionals and accomplished experts who provide trusted diagnostic health-care services. We serve and work to improve the delivery of healthcare in the community by assisting physicians in diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of disease. The Clinical Laboratory is home to one of the most technologically advanced laboratories in California, providing diagnostic pathology and testing not available elsewhere in the region.

The Laboratory values all our clients and their patients, understanding their need for accurate and timely results. We provide STAT and Priority 1 services 24/7 to the inpatient, emergency department, OR and trauma services. The Laboratory also provides a rapid turn-around time whenever possible, usually within 24 hours. Pathology residents and attending pathologists provide coverage 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Consultation Services

The department recognizes that consulting with a pathologist is often critical in developing an informed treatment plan. As valued members of the patient’s health-care team, subspecialty pathologists are available to consult with clinicians and take necessary and additional steps to resolve questions about difficult cases. Consultation requests offered by phone or digital consultation. Digital consultations allow pathologists to share a whole slide digital image of the case through a Web-based interface program. Refer to link below for information on Pathology faculty.