Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

The Anatomic Pathology department serves all patients who undergo surgery or a procedure, regardless of age or medical insurance status, which results in the removal of tissue. All physicians and services that generate these specimens are also considered the department's customers. The department also manages the hospital's Decedent Affairs Office which cares for deceased patients, and their families and serves area funeral directors and related governmental agencies.

Learn more about Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Pathology 

Contact Information

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Please call 617.638.6990 or the Pathology Laboratory at 617.638.6994
  • Administrative leadership is always available on-call at 617.638.5795, pager #1027, or pager #3550.

Frozen or Intraoperative Pathology Consultation (Including NEOB Tissue Procurement)

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., call x45310 (path admins)  

  • If there is no answer, page the AP resident on call/frozen (pager #3800)

After 5 p.m. first page the AP resident on call (pager #3800)

  • If there is no answer, page the AP attending on call (pager #0784)

Frozen pathologist is available 24/7, but lead time is required

  • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.: 15 minutes lead time
  • After 6 p.m.: 30 minutes to one hour lead time

Our Expertise

Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory

The Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory at Boston Medical Center provides clinical, genetic, and laboratory correlation and consultation, and is one of only three labs in the United States to conduct hemoglobin diagnostics testing. Our laboratory is CAP and CLIA certified.