Laboratory Medicine / Pathology
Overview
We integrate laboratory medicine and pathology into pediatric care, serving Children's Hospital and the community.
Our key functions are to provide:
- A complete test menu for our population
- Efficient transfusion services and consultation with the Puget Sound Blood Center
- Consultation for use and interpretation of laboratory tests
- Continuing education to students, physicians and hospital staff
- Laboratory services to pediatric patients, hospital employees and regional clients
- Laboratory statistics to the medical, administrative and interdepartmental teams
- Quality test results in a time frame to support treatment
Our team responds to information needs regarding any aspect of clinical laboratory science. We participate in clinical research in order to further knowledge of pediatric disease and treatment.
Physician Leadership
- Joe Rutledge, MD, Director
- Kathleen Patterson, MD, Division Head, Anatomic Pathology
- Rhona Jack, PhD, Division Head, Clinical Chemistry, Associate director of biochemical genetics laboratory
- Kent Opheim, PhD, Division Head, Cytogenetics
- Xuan Qin, PhD, Division Head, Microbiology
- Joseph Siebert, PhD, Program Chief, Autopsy Services
- Laura S. Finn, MD, Program Chief, Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology Residency Programs
- Raj P. Kapur, MD, PhD, Program Chief, Perinatal Autopsy
- Sihoun Hahn, MD, PhD, Director of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics Laboratory
- Min Xu, MD, PhD, Director of Core Laboratory
- Karen Tsuchiya, MD, Co-Director, Cytogenetics
Accreditation / Licensure
- Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP #: 24638-01). View certificate.
- CLIA certified with the Department of Health and Human Services (License #: MTS-0187, CLIA #: 50D0631879). View license (PDF 101KB).