School of Medicine

Department of Pathology


A Message from the Chairman

Gordon L. Love, M.D.

Pathology is the study of human disease. At Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO), in conjunction with the fully accredited laboratory at University Medical Center-New Orleans (UMC-NO), we are applying and researching new and exciting diagnostic techniques to improve patient care.

UMC-NO is the region’s newest hospital, having opened in 2015 with 400-plus beds. The clinical laboratory is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists and boasts extensive automated lines for robotic handling and analysis of medical specimens. Our team of board-certified pathologists have specialty board certification or specialty expertise by fellowship training in Genitourinary Pathology, Breast Pathology, Cytopathology, Hematopathology, Gynecologic Pathology, Molecular Pathology, and Medical Microbiology.

Our residency program is and has been fully accredited in both anatomic and clinical pathology (APCP) for more than 60 years and is approved for 12 residents. Our goal is to provide our residents with practical, hands-on exposure to both anatomic and clinical pathology so they will become confident and experienced to begin specialized fellowships or enter Pathology practice at the end of their four-year residency. Our physicians also instruct 700+ LSU Medical School-NO students in all areas of pathology to understand the mechanisms of disease that are the basis for clinical practice.

We are proud of our timely response to SARS-CoV-2. The Department of Pathology acted rapidly to support the development of multiple testing platforms. We decided early to begin performing autopsies on COVID deaths, and our findings were among the first publications in the nation to describe the pathology of COVID disease. We continue to study SARS-CoV-2 and publish our findings in conjunction with other researchers. Click here to see a listing of COVID-19 articles, interviews and publications by the department.

Gordon L. Love, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Pathology, LSU School of Medicine
Jack Perry Strong Endowed Chair of Pathology
Professor of Clinical Pathology
Medical Director of the Clinical Laboratories,
University Medical Center – New Orleans
New Orleans East Hospital
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans
Precision Medicine Laboratory

Pathology Subspecialties

For a listing of Pathology subspecialties, separated by Anatomic and Clinical, click here.

Administration

Members of the Department's administration and staff are listed here.

Contact Us

Department of Pathology
LSUHSC School of Medicine
Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation
2021 Perdido St., 7th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 568-6031
Fax: (504) 568-6037

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Pathology Newsletter

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Giving

Interested in donating to the Department of Pathology? Please contact Liz Monnin at (504) 568-7006 or esoroe@lsuhsc.edu or

Donate via The LSUHSC Foundation Pathology Residency Support Fund

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Welcome to our two new pathologists!

 

Balakrishnan

Ridin Balakrishnan, MD, is a Gynecologic Pathologist.

Nazir

Bushra Nazir, MD, is a Hematopathologist and Molecular Pathologist.

Faculty Spotlight

 

Bhalla

Ritu Bhalla, MD, promoted to Professor of Clinical Pathology

Lawicki

Shaun Lawicki, MD, promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology