APMG offers comprehensive family practice diagnostic services

• Conventional and ThinPrep® Pap tests, skin biopsies and fine needle aspiration interpretation (breast, thyroid, lymph node, other).
• We provide more tests from the vial than any other provider, including HPV, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Candida, Trichomonas, and Gardnerella.
• Experienced, board-certified pathologists specializing in dermatopathology, women’s health and cytology.
• Our experienced pathologists are available daily for direct consultation.
• 24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.
• All unusual and complex cases are peer reviewed.
• We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

APMG offers comprehensive podiatric diagnostic service including interpretation of a broad range of inflammatory, degenerative, and neoplastic conditions.

All skin biopsies are evaluated by board certified dermatopathologists.

All toe nail plate biopsies are evaluated for presence of fungal hyphae (PAS stain).

In-depth analysis of bone specimens with detailed histological evaluation of joint cartilage for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and infection.

All joint fluid specimens are evaluated for crystals (see specimen requirement).

24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

All unusual and complex cases are peer reviewed.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

APMG offers comprehensive urologic pathology diagnostic service including interpretation of prostate biopsies, urine cytology and urinary bladder cancer detection as well as monitoring.

Our experienced, board-certified pathologists specializing in outpatient urological pathology are available for direct consultation.

24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

All unusual and complex cases are peer reviewed.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

Color micrograph reports available at no cost.

Multiple site biopsy site map on reports for ease of locating pathology.

Advanced Urovysion® FISH available (if requested) for detection and monitoring of bladder cancer.

APMG offers comprehensive diagnostic pathology services to gastroenterology practices including endoscopic surgery centers.

Experienced, board-certified pathologists focused on gastrointestinal pathology to provide in depth diagnosis for endoscopic GI biopsy specimens.

Our experienced pathologists are available daily for direct consultation.

24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

Intradepartmental meetings to review all difficult and unusual cases.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

Continual access to new technologies with enhanced and informative pathology reports.

Color-coded and highlighted cancer diagnoses.

Color photomicrographs on the pathology reports are available.

APMG offers comprehensive diagnostic pathology services to both general and specialty surgery centers and private clinics.

Our pathologists are trained in general surgical pathology with expertise in general surgical specimens from outpatient, minor and major surgeries.

24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

All unusual and complex cases are peer reviewed.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

APMG offers comprehensive diagnostic pathology service for women’s health clinics, obstetrics and gynecology practices as well as surgery centers.

A subspecialty trained full time gynecologic pathologist is available for daily consultation.

We have expertise in the interpretation of all female genital tract biopsies (vulva, vagina, cervix, and endometrium) as well as surgical specimens (hysterectomies and oophorectomies).

All cervical biopsies are routinely correlated with most recent Pap smear.

We have a full-service women’s cytology laboratory with expertise in ThinPrep® and SurePath® Pap smears.

The state-of-the-art automated cytology review system (Hologic – hyperlink to Roche) to help cytotechnologists highlight areas of slides for further manual review.

All the Pap smears are screened by experienced ASCP certified cytotechnologists and are routinely reviewed by pathologists.

High risk HPV genotyping (16, 18 and all other high-risk genotypes) co-testing available in house.

Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for chlamydia and gonorrhea are available in house.

24-hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

All unusual and complex cases are peer reviewed.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains.

APMG has provided comprehensive dermatopathology consultation services since 1956.

With over 15 years combined experience, our group is the service of choice for many dermatologists in the counties we serve.

We have vast experience in the interpretation of atypical nevi, early stage melanoma, and unusual skin neoplasms.

We currently have three subspecialty trained dermatopathologists affiliated with leading local academic institutions who are experts in the field.

Dr. Leonard A. Valentino, M.D.
Dr. Ryanne A. Brown, M.D.
Dr. Ursula Lang, M.D.

Our experienced dermatopathologists are available daily for consultations.

Extensive quality assurance and peer review for all unusual and complex cases.

24 hour turnaround time for all routine cases.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains including comprehensive melanoma and lymphoma panels.

We offer an extensive panel of immunostains including comprehensive melanoma and lymphoma panels.

A detailed list of all the immunostains is available here.

We have a full service immunohistochemistry laboratory in house with state-of-the-art automated platforms.

Associated Pathology Medical Group
105A Cooper Court, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 665, Los Gatos, CA 95031

APMG, Los Gatos
Email: services@apmglab.com
Phone: 408-399-5050
Toll-free: 800-848-2764
Main Fax: 408-395-0471

Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz
Phone: 831-462-7625
Fax: 831-462-7607