Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The Department of Pathology provides specialized anatomic tissue diagnosis and advanced laboratory medicine within the context of multiple laboratory facilities accredited by
the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and CLIA/CMS.

Subspecialty pathologic expertise is available in multiple fields within anatomic pathology and clinical pathology, with American Board of Pathology certified specialists in Dermatopathology, Hematopathology, Transfusion Medicine and Cytopathology. Fellowship-trained specialists and working groups in Gastrointestinal/Liver, Breast, Gynecologic and Genitourinary Pathology provide leadership in these areas.  Subspecialty working groups within Surgical Pathology provide focused management of Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal, Neuropathology and Thoracic Pathology.

Department Chair: Julie Steele, MD

Department Vice Chair: Kik Thorson, MD

Department Advanced Practice Clinician Lead: Donald Johnston, PA

Department Advanced Practice Clinician Director of Education and Biorepository Lead: Tawyna Baker, PA

Clinical Vice President, Diagnostic Services: Nik Patel, MD

Assistant Vice President, Diagnostic Services: Damian DeRienzo, MD

Division Division Head
Seong Ra, MD Anatomic Pathology
Amanda Haynes, DO Clinical Pathology
          C.L.I.A. Lab Directors C.L.I.A. Laboratories
           Amanda Haynes, DO Scripps Green Hospital
           Amanda Haynes, DO Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
           Amanda Haynes, DO Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
           Riccardo Valdez, MD Scripps Medical Laboratory, Sorrento Mesa
           Riccardo Valdez, MD Scripps Medical Laboratory, Rancho Bernardo
           Riccardo Valdez, MD Scripps Medical Laboratory, Jefferson
           Seong Ra, MD Scripps Anatomic Pathology Lab

Fei Bao, MD

  • Gastrointestinal Pathology

Mariah Baughn, MD

  • Hematopathology

Kelly Bethel, MD

  • Hematopathology

Pamela Boswell, DO

  • Breast and Lung Pathology

Bernard Chang, MD

  • Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology

Damian DeRienzo, MD

  • Dermatopathology and Surgical Pathology

Emma Du, MD

  • Transplant Hepatopathology and Hematopathology

Pranav Gandhi, MD

  • Hematopathology

Paul Gibbs, MD

  • Surgical Pathology
  • Gynecologic Pathology

Rouba Hadi, MD

  • Dermatopathology and Surgical Pathology

Amanda Haynes, DO

  • Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine

Cora Humberson, MD

  • Dermatopathology

Edward Kane, MD

  • Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology

Benjamin Kelley, MD

  • Dermatopathology

Marcos Lepe, MD

  • Gynecologic and Genitourinary Pathology and Cytopathology

Catherine Nguyen, MD

  • Cytopathology and Gynecologic Pathology

Beth Palla, MD

  • Dermatopathology and Breast Pathology

Seong Ra, MD

  • Dermatopathology and Gastrointestinal Pathology

Brit Shackley, MD

  • Hematopathology and Surgical Pathology

Elina Shustef, DO

  • Dermatopathology

Julie Steele, MD

  • Breast Pathology and Surgical Pathology

Eric Swanson, MD

  • Gastrointestinal Pathology

Albert Su, MD

  • Dermatopathology and Surgical Pathology

Keith Thompson, MD

  • Hematopathology and Surgical Pathology

Kik Thorson, MD

  • Cytopathology and Genitourinary Pathology

Riccardo Valdez, MD

  • Hematopathology and Clinical Pathology

Dakota Bevans, Pathologist Assistant

Dino DelMar, Pathologist Assistant

Donald Johnston, Pathologist Assistant

Carla Munoz-Alba, Pathologist Assistant

Wei Ng Chan, Pathologist Assistant

Chris Rufo, Pathologist Assistant

Tawnya Harvey, Pathologist Assistant

Locations

Scripps Green Hospital

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Memorial Encinitas

Scripps Medical Laboratory Sorrento Mesa

Scripps Anatomic Pathology Laboratory

Poole Building

Department members provide regular teaching conferences in Hematopathology, Dermatopathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, and Surgical Pathology for Fellows and for Podiatry Residents.

We also host a Pathologist Assistant student every year from Rosalind Franklin University.

Recent areas of research interest for department members have included: breast cancer staging methods, circulating tumor cell biology, lymphomagenesis, the diagnosis and treatment of hairy cell leukemia, metabolic pathways of prostate carcinogenesis, malignancies of lung, liver, and pancreas, soft tissue and joint pathology, vasculitides, and clinical applications of digital pathology for primary diagnosis. In addition, we support the Biorepository with tissue collection activities.