Testing Specialties

Nationwide Children's Hospital Laboratory Services are organized into broad sections that work together to provide comprehensive diagnostic services in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, diagnostic immunology, biochemical genetics, and genomics. 

Each division of the clinical labs is staffed by laboratory professionals (medical laboratory technicians, medical technologists and specialists with advanced degrees in laboratory sciences) and directed by a doctoral level scientist or pathologist. Laboratory managers and directors, as well as a clinical pathologist-on-call, are available for consultations regarding test selection and interpretation of results.

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Anatomic Pathology

Anatomic Pathology Laboratory staff has extensive experience with evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric surgical specimens, as well as perinatal and post-mortem examinations.

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Clinical Laboratory

The Clinical Laboratory provides rapid response core laboratory, clinical microbiology and immunoserology, and tranfusion services.

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Biochemical Genetics Laboratory

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Biochemical Genetics Laboratory provides esoteric testing for the diagnosis and monitoring of complex genetic disorders. The laboratory focuses on the validation and implementation of new biochemical genetics testing through robust research and development.

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Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory

The Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory at Nationwide Children's Hospital supports excellence in clinical care by offering state-of-the-art testing to diagnose, monitor and characterize immunologic disorders.

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Hematology Flow Cytometry Lab

The Hematology Flow Cytometry Lab in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides clinical flow cytometry services, focusing on hematological malignancies such as lymphoma and leukemia.

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Institute for Genomic Medicine Clinical Laboratory

The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine Clinical Laboratory process more than 7,000 cytogenetic and molecular genetics specimens annually, including whole exome sequencing.

PPAC

Pediatric Pathology Associates of Columbus (PPAC), Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of Nationwide Children's Hospital providing the professional medical and scientific staff to the lab for anatomic pathology, cytogenetic, molecular and clinical pathology services. 

The corporation consists of the medical pathologists and doctoral laboratory scientists providing sole and dedicated clinical lab service, education, and research support to Nationwide Children's Hospital medical and support staff on all aspects of laboratory diagnostics for inpatients and outpatients. PPAC incorporated on July 1, 1998. You are encouraged to contact the members for all questions regarding laboratory diagnostic testing and interpretation.

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