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Paul H. Atmajian,
M.D. is a 1990
graduate of
University of
California, Los
Angeles. Dr.
Atmajian did his
Internship in
Pediatrics through
the University of
California, San
Francisco extension
in Fresno. He
completed a
Residency in
Clinical Pathology
at Yale New Haven
Hospital, a
Fellowship in
Hematopathology, and
a Surgical Pathology
Residency at
University of
California, Davis.
Dr. Atmajian had a
teaching appointment
at Yale University.
He currently serves
as Director of the
Hematology and
Coagulation
Laboratories of
Community Regional
Medical Center.
He is also
Laboratory Director
at Selma District
Hospital and Fresno
Surgical Hospital. Dr.
Atmajian is Board
Certified in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology,
as well as
Hematology
(Pathology). Dr.
Atmajian has been
practicing pathology
since 1997, the same
year he joined
Pathology
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Stephen M.
Avalos, M.D. is
a 1984 graduate of
Stanford University
School of Medicine.
Dr. Avalos had an
Internship and
Residency in
Anatomic Pathology
and a Fellowship in
Surgical Pathology
at Stanford
University Hospital.
He also completed
Clinical Pathology
training at Santa
Clara Valley Medical
Center. In addition,
Dr. Avalos completed
a Fellowship in
Forensic Pathology
at Southwestern
Institute of
Forensic Sciences,
Dallas, Texas
(Dallas County
Medical Examiners
Office). This
special interest is
utilized in his
current role as
Forensic Pathologist
for the Madera
County Coroner’s
office. He is also
Laboratory Director
at Sierra Kings
Hospital in Reedley.
Dr. Avalos carries
Board Certification
in Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology
as well as Forensic
Pathology. He has
been practicing
pathology since
1985, and is a
founding member of
Pathology
Associates. |
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Baorong Chen,
M.D. is a 1982 graduate
of the Sun Yat-sen University
of Medicine, China, where she
also earned her Pathology
degree in 1986. After
relocating to the United
States with her husband Dr.
Ning Lin, an Ophthalmologist,
she completed pathology
residency training at Mt.
Sinai Hospital in Cleveland,
OH, and at Scott & White
Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M.
Dr. Chen is Board Certified in
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
and has been practicing
pathology in the US since 1993.
Dr. Chen served as Staff
Pathologist at Wm. Jennings
Bryan Dorn VA Hospital in
Colombia, SC, and also at
Memorial Medical Center in Las
Cruces, NM. She joined the
Pathology Associates in 2003. Dr.
Chen is currently the Director
of Hematology for Community
Medical Centers and Laboratory
Director for Sierra Kings
District hospital. She is also
in charge of the
Immunohistochemistry section of
Sierra Pathology Laboratory and
has special interests in GI
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Reuben S.
Doggett, M.D. is
a 1974 graduate of
University of
California, Los
Angeles. He had an
Internship in
Pathology, (Royal
Victoria Hospital)
and a Residency in
Anatomic Pathology,
McGill University
Affiliated
Hospitals, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. He
also completed a
Clinical Pathology
Residency at
University of
Tennessee. He also
did a Fellowship in
Surgical Pathology,
Hematopathology and
Immunopathology at
Stanford University
Medical Center and a
Fellowship in
Surgical Pathology
at University of
Pittsburgh Medical
Center. Dr. Doggett
holds Medical
Licenses in the
States of
California,
Colorado, Tennessee,
Nevada, Oklahoma and
Utah. Dr. Doggett
has held numerous
teaching
appointments
including Assistant
Professor and Staff
Pathologist at
University of
Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, and
Associate Professor
and Director of
Surgical Pathology
in Anatomic
Pathology at
University of Utah
Health Service
Center. Dr. Doggett
is Board Certified
in Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology.
Dr. Doggett has been
practicing pathology
since 1975, and
joined Pathology
Associates in 1997.
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Robert M. Futoran,
M.D. is a 1988
graduate of UHS/The
Chicago Medical
School. Dr. Futoran
completed an
Anatomical and
Clinical Pathology
Residency with a
Surgical Pathology
Fellowship and
Residency at St.
John’s Mercy Medical
Center, St. Louis,
Missouri. He
completed his
training with a
Cytopathology
Fellowship at
University of
Wisconsin. He is
Board Certified in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology
and also holds
subspecialty Board
Certification in
Cytopathology. Dr.
Futoran is currently
the Director of
Microbiology for
Community Medical
Centers and
Laboratory Director
for Madera Community
Hospital. Dr.
Futoran has been
practicing pathology
since 1993, and
joined Pathology
Associates in 1996. |
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Clarke T.
Harding, III, M.D.
earned his M.D. at
the Temple
University School of
Medicine and went on
to an Internship in
Internal Medicine at
Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center. His
Residency in
Pathology was served
with the United
States Air Force at
Wilford Hall Medical
Center in San
Antonio, Texas. Dr.
Harding is Board
Certified in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology,
and also holds
subspecialty
certification in
Cytopathology. |
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Gordon D. Honda,
M.D. is a 1988
graduate of Tulane
University School of
Medicine, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
He is also a Doctor
of Public Health,
completed in 1986 at
the University of
California, Los
Angeles School of
Public Health. Dr.
Honda had an
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology
Residency and a
Surgical Pathology
Fellowship at
University of
California, San
Francisco. He was
also a Clinical
Instructor in
Anatomic Pathology
at The University of
California, San
Francisco. Dr. Honda
is Board Certified
in Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology.
Previous
appointments include
Chief of Pathology
and Laboratory
Director of Kaiser
Permanente Medical
Center, Fresno, CA.
He is currently
Laboratory Director
for the Fresno Heart
and Surgical Hospital.
Dr. Honda has been
practicing pathology
since 1992, and
joined Pathology
Associates in 2000. |
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Nikolaj P. Lagwinski, M.D.
Dr. Lagwinski trained at The Cleveland Clinic. He is Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, with sub-specialty Board Certification in Cytopathology, plus Fellowship training in Gastrointestinal Pathology.
Dr. Lagwinski was born in Denmark and lived there until age ten when his parents moved to North-Eastern Ohio. Before entering Medical School he spent six months abroad, studying Spanish language and culture at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. He enjoys marksmanship and is an avid soccer fan.
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Tricia L. Pua, M.D.
Dr. Pua is a 2006 graduate from Ohio State University, College of Medicine & Public Health, Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Pua did her residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio from 2006 - 2010 followed by fellowship training in Surgical Pathology with a Gynecologic & Breast Concentration at the Cleveland Clinic until June of 2011. Dr. Pua is Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She also has her Masters in Business Administration and graduated cum laude. After completing her fellowship in June of 2011, she joined Pathology Associates in August of 2011.
She enjoys playing tennis & volleyball, as well as singing and playing the piano.
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William C. Pitts,
M.D. is a 1982
graduate of Stanford
University Medical
School. His
Residency and
Surgical Pathology
Fellowship were also
completed at
Stanford University.
Dr. Pitts served as
a Fellow in Surgical
Pathology, Acting
Clinical Instructor,
and Acting Assistant
Professor at
Stanford University
Medical Center. In
addition, Dr. Pitts
was a visiting
Cytopathology Fellow
at Karolinska
Hospital in
Stockholm, Sweden.
He is Board
Certified in
Anatomic Pathology.
Dr. Pitts is
currently the
Medical Director for
Sierra Pathology
Laboratory, Clovis, CA and
Director of Anatomic
Pathology for
Community Regional Medical
Centers, Fresno, CA.
Dr.
Pitts has been
practicing pathology
since 1983, and is a
founding member of
Pathology
Associates. |
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John S. Pollard,
M.D. completed a Surgical
Pathology Fellowship at Loyola
University Medical Center, Chicago
in July, 2005. His residency
training in Pathology was at The
University of Texas Health Science
Center, Houston, and his surgical
pathology fellowship was at Loyola
University of Chigaco, Il. He is
board certified in both Anatomic
and Clinical Pathology. He is a
native of Houston, and a graduate
of the University of Texas Medical
School and the University of
Houston. Dr. Pollard joined the
Pathology Associates in 2006. He
is currently in charge of the
molecular and genetic tests section
of Sierra Pathology Laboratory. |
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David L. Slater,
M.D. is a 1983
graduate of The
University of
Minnesota School of
Medicine. Dr. Slater
completed his
Residency in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology
at the University of
North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. He
completed a Surgical
Pathology Fellowship
at the University of
Minnesota. He is
Board Certified in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology,
Cytopatholgy, and
Transfusion
Medicine/Blood
Banking. Dr. Slater
currently serves as
Medical Director of
the Blood Bank and
Transfusion Service
Laboratories at
Community Regional Medical
Centers. He also
serves on the Board
of the Central
California Blood
Center. He has been
practicing pathology
since 1984, and is a
founding member of
Pathology
Associates.
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Michael Weilert,
M.D. is a 1976
graduate of The
University of Kansas
School of Medicine.
His Residency was
completed at the
University of
Colorado Medical
Center and
University of
California San
Francisco. Dr.
Weilert has held
positions as
Pathologist/Director
of Laboratory
Information Systems
at Wesley Medical
Center, Laboratory
Information Services
Consultant at
University of Kansas
School of Medicine
and Beckman
Instruments, as well
as consulting
Physician at San
Francisco Veterans
Administration
Medical Center. Dr.
Weilert is Board
Certified in
Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology
and Hematology. He
is currently
Director of
Pathology & Clinical
Laboratories for
Community Regional Medical
Centers. Dr. Weilert
has been practicing
pathology since
1981, and is a
founding member of
Pathology
Associates. |
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Artur Zembowicz,
M.D., Ph.D.
received his MD
(1988) and PhD
(1992) in
Pharmacology from
Copernicus Academy
of Medicine in
Cracow, Poland. He
trained in Anatomic
Pathology at the
Brigham and Women's
Hospital, Boston, MA
and completed the
Combined Harvard
Dermatopathology
Fellowship program.
He is Board
Certified in
Anatomic Pathology
and Dermatopathology.
Dr. Zembowicz is an
Assistant Professor
of Pathology at
Harvard Medical
School, Boston,
Massachusetts and
Staff Pathologist in
Dermatopathology and
Head and Neck
Pathology at
Massachusetts
General Hospital and
the Massachusetts
Eye and Ear
Infirmary. His
clinical practice
includes
dermatopathology and
head and neck
surgical pathology.
His clinical
research is focused
on pigmented
lesions,
inflammatory
dermatoses and oral
and eyelid
pathology. Dr.
Zembowicz has made
important
contributions to the
literature of
melanocytic
proliferations
including nevoid
melanoma, amelanotic
blue nevi, and
pigmented
epithelioid
melanocytoma. His
clinical practice
includes second
opinion
consultations on
difficult
melanocytic lesions
and other areas in
dermatopathology. He
serves as a Director
of Harvard's
Dermatopathology
Update CME Course
and has been asked
to teach at national
and international
venues. Dr. Zembowicz
has been a specialty
consultant to
Pathology Associates
since January of
2002. |
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