The Anatomic Pathology department serves all patients who undergo surgery or a procedure, regardless of age or medical insurance status, which results in the removal of tissue. All physicians and services that generate these specimens are also considered the department's customers. The department also manages the hospital's Decedent Affairs Office which cares for deceased patients, and their families and serves area funeral directors and related governmental agencies.
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Contact Information
Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Please call 617.638.6990 or the Pathology Laboratory at 617.638.6994
- Administrative leadership is always available on-call at 617.638.5795, pager #1027, or pager #3550.
Frozen or Intraoperative Pathology Consultation (Including NEOB Tissue Procurement)
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., call x45310 (path admins)
- If there is no answer, page the AP resident on call/frozen (pager #3800)
After 5 p.m. first page the AP resident on call (pager #3800)
- If there is no answer, page the AP attending on call (pager #0784)
Frozen pathologist is available 24/7, but lead time is required
- Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.: 15 minutes lead time
- After 6 p.m.: 30 minutes to one hour lead time
Our Expertise
Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory
The Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory at Boston Medical Center provides clinical, genetic, and laboratory correlation and consultation, and is one of only three labs in the United States to conduct hemoglobin diagnostics testing. Our laboratory is CAP and CLIA certified.