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Reliable Diagnoses and a Wealth of Knowledge

THE DOCTORS' DOCTORS

Reliable diagnoses and a wealth of knowledge to interpret test results accurately are available at Bay Regional Medical Center's Clinical Laboratory and Pathology services.

"We like to think of ourselves as the doctors' doctors," says Dennis Spender, M.D., pathologist and Medical Director of the Laboratory at Bay.  "Whenever a physician orders test results, our pathologists are able to recommend diagnoses and follow-up tests to help better serve that patient."

Bay offers general laboratory tests, including blood work analyses and specimen collection as well as other valuable diagnostic tools.  Anatomic pathology screenings available at Bay can diagnose conditions ranging from skin cancer to brain tumors within a day.  Other diagnostic tools include bone marrow biopsies, hundreds of which are performed every year, and fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB).

"We provide FNAB for palpable lesions with a rapid turnaround time, usually within 24 hours." says Dr. Spender.  "We increase the quality of care patients receive in radiology as well.  Our pathologists can provide immediate adequacy notification to radiology during FNAB."