Clinical Services

Department Administration

• Dr. Patricia A. Thomas, Chair and President of University Pathology Association (UPA), 2017 Wahl West, 588-3691, email: pthomas@kumc.edu
• Allen Bishoff, Senior Administrator, 2017 Wahl West, Phone: (913) 588-7070, abishoff@kumc.edu
• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Director of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Laboratories, 1402 Hospital, 588-1735, email: ltilzer@kumc.edu
• Fax no: 588-7073

University of Kansas Hospital Administration for Pathology Services

• Patricia Sanders-Hall, Vice President, Ancillary Services, Hospital, 2004A Wescoe Pavilion, 588-2909, email: psanders-hall@kumc.edu
• Shirley Weber, Administrative Director
• Janet Kliethermes, Assistant Director
• Vicki Parsons, Assistant Director
• Linda Riley, Supervisor
• Paula Miller, Clinical quality Assurance Manager
• Deanne Naumann, Blood Bank Manager
• Dean Merkel, Stem Cell Manager
• Fax no: 588-1777 or 8098

Department Business, Billing Services and Materials Management

• Main phone number: (913) 588-7255
• Allen Bishoff, Senior Administrator, 2017 Wahl West, Phone: (913) 588-7070, abishoff@kumc.edu
• Loretta Burdiss, Data Entry Representative
• Ivanna Dordevic, Office Assistant
• Karen Pitman, Data Entry Representative
• Fax no: 588-7073

Quality, Accreditation and Compliance

CAP Activities

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Director of Laboratory Medicine and the Clinical Laboratories
• Dr. Diane Persons, Director of Cytogenetics and Quality Improvement

Laboratory Improvement

• Dr. Diane Persons, Director of Cytogenetics and Quality Improvement

Anatomic and Core Pathology Services

Anatomic Records

• Dr. Ossama Tawfik, Director Anatomic Pathology

Surgical Pathology Transcription

• Margaret Hood, Transcriptionist, 1612 Hospital, 588-1180
• Valerie Payne, Transcriptionist, 1612 Hospital, 588-1180
• Fax no: 588-8780

Autopsy

• Mark Myers, Coordinator and Supervisor, B508 Hospital, 588-7272, mmyers@kumc.edu
• Chris Berry, Technician
• Todd Williams, Technician
• Technician on call, Pager 6072
• FAX no: 588-7274

Brain and Tissue Bank

• Dr. Ossama Tawfik, Medical Director
• Dr. Kathy Newell, Supervisor
• Jodi Ballenger, Technician

Cytopathology and FNA

• Dr. Fang Fan, Medical Director, 1599 Hospital, 588-1175, email: ffan@kumc.edu
• Marilee Means, PhD, 1602 Hospital, 588-1175, email: mmeans@kumc.edu
• Susan Dillon, Cytotechnologist
• Stacia Parkhurst-Hitchcock, Cytotechnologist

Laboratory Information Systems

• Teresa Hart, LIS Manager, 1433 Hospital, 588-1786, email: lhart@kumc.edu
• Ken Howard, Computer Support
• Bill Justice, LIS Support Technician
• Mike Martin, Computer Support
• Cathy Yonkey, Computer Support

Electron Microscopy

• Dr. Ivan Damjanov
• Steve Jones, Supervisor

Experimental and Prognostic Immunohistochemistry

• Marsha Danley, UPA Director of Immunohistochemistry

Histology/Neurohistology

• Barbara Beier, Supervisor

Image Analysis and Automated Cell Imaging System

• Marilyn Davis, Director
• Dr. Ossama Tawfik, Medical Director

Laboratory Animal Research (LAR) Facility

• Dr. David Pinson, Laboratory Animal Research Building,
  588-7351, email: dpinson@kumc.edu
• Fax no: 588-7277

Molecular Pathology/Diagnostics

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Acting Medical Director
• Rebecca Horvat, Director
• Julie Clark, Technical Supervisor

Routine Immunohistochemistry

• Melissa Ull, University of Kansas Hospital, Histotechnician, Hospital

Surgical Pathology

• Dr. Ossama Tawfik, Acting Director

UPA Graphics and Photography Services [more information]

• Dennis Friesen, Technical Director, G001/G002 Wahl West, 588-7263, email: dfriesen@kumc.edu

Kansas City VAMC

• Fax no: 816-498-3601

Laboratory Medicine Services

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Director

Chemistry

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Medical Director

Cytogenetics

• Dr. Diane Persons, Medical Director

Hematopathology and Flow Cytometry

• Dr. Mark Cunningham, Medical Director

Referral/Commercial Mailouts

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Medical Director

Transfusion Services

• Dr. Lowell Tilzer, Medical Director

Medical Microbiology

• Dr. Rebecca Horvat, Medical Director

Pathology Outreach Services

• Ossama Tawfik, Director