The Core Laboratory is a full-service facility serving both adult and pediatric patients 24 hours a day.
Clinical Services
Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
- Autopsy Service
- Cytogenetics Laboratory
- Cytopathology Laboratory & Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Service
- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology
- Surgical Pathology
Laboratory & Molecular Medicine
- Blood Transfusion Service
- Core Laboratory: Chemistry, Hematology, Acute Care
- Diabetes Laboratory
- Histocompatibility Laboratory
- Immunology Laboratory
- Microbiology Laboratory
- Point of Care Testing
Health Center Laboratories
Core Laboratory
The Core Laboratory is a full-service facility serving both adult and pediatric patients 24 hours a day. The test menu includes general chemistries, hematology, coagulation, blood gas analysis, therapeutic drug testing, endocrine testing, and comprehensive emergency toxicology and psychotropic drug testing services. The laboratory utilizes state-of-the-art technology, including a pneumatic tube transport system, automated analytic systems, and specialized information management to provide rapid services for critical care testing on a 24-hour basis.
The core laboratory consists of the following sections:
- Central processing: accessioning and pre-analytic processing for routine core laboratory, special core laboratory, immunology, diabetes, and all reference lab testing
- Routine core laboratory (chemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood gas, toxicology)
- Special core laboratory
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Special coagulation
- Molecular diagnostics
- Immunodiagnostics
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Yawkey laboratory (hematology, chemistry, coagulation)
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Emergency Department (ED) kiosk laboratory (cardiac markers, other Point of Care tests)
Faculty
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Anand Dighe, MD, PhD, Director
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James G. Flood, PhD, Associate Director
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Patrick Sluss PhD, Associate Director
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Elizabeth Van Cott MD, Medical Director
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Aliyah Sohani, MD, Medical Director
Clinical / Contact Information
MGH Laboratory Handbook: Core Laboratory
Updated 7/22/2011
