Hello:

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center, one of the truly excellent pathology departments in the United States. We are fortunate to be based in the Weill Cornell Medical College, a small but prestigious Ivy League medical school, and in New York – Presbyterian Hospital, one of the top ranked hospitals in the United States.

Our mission is to integrate medial science and clinical medicine in patient care, research, and education. The Department provides science-based diagnostic services of the highest quality in Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, pursues innovative basic and clinical research dedicated to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of human disease and promotes an integrated scientific and clinical educational experience for the pathology residents and fellows and Weill Cornell medical and graduate students.

This is accomplished by the integrated activities of four divisions: Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Hematopathology and Experimental Pathology. Each division is led by an internationally recognized leader in the field. Each of these divisional Vice Chairs is supported in turn by a faculty committed to the tripartite mission of clinical service, education, and research. Many of our faculty are listed in Top Doctors in New York and America, are considered thought leaders in their field by virtue of their scholarly activities, including the publication of key text books in pathology, and are supported by extramural research grants to pursue innovative research in Oncology, Immunobiology, and Vascular Biology.

The dedication of our senior faculty to excellence in clinical service, education and research provides a rich academic environment ideally suited for the training of pathology residents and fellows and the mentoring and further development of our junior faculty. To that end we offer flexible training programs tailored to the individual resident. These training programs are enhanced by the additional opportunities available at the neighboring Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University.

The Department is dedicated to continued growth of its clinical services, research programs, and educational opportunities. We welcome your participation in this process.

Daniel M. Knowles, M.D.
David T. Thompson Professor and Chairman,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine