
Anatomic Pathology
Overview
WashU Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory Services offers a variety of anatomic pathology services. WashU Medicine Pathology Services has field leading subspecialists in 17 subspecialities utilizing a portfolio of techniques and technology to provide patients with an accurate diagnosis.
Subspecialties
Our subspecialty model provides you with the expertise you need to provide a diagnosis with confidence.
Autopsy
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Breast Pathology
Cytopathology
Dermatopathology
Frozen Section
Genitourinary Pathology
Gynecologic Pathology
Head and Neck Pathology
Hematopathology
GI/Liver Pathology
Renal Pathology
Molecular Pathology
Neuropathology
Ophthalmic pathology
Pediatric pathology
Thoracic pathology
Clinicians

George J Harocopos, MD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Contact
- Email: harocopos@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-362-3937
Subspecialty: Ocular

Drew Hughes, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: hughes.andrew@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-273-5283
Subspecialties: Molecular Pathology

John L Frater, MD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Contact
- Email: jfrater@wustl.edu
- Phone: 314-362-1553
Subspecialty: Hematopathology
Highlights
Surgical pathology at WashU Medicine significantly advanced with Dr. Lauren V. Ackerman’s 1948 appointment, shifting the focus from autopsies to the evaluation of surgical specimens, thereby modernizing the field.