The UCLA Department of Pathology offers telepathology services to sites across California and internationally. They have completed over 2,200 international studies focusing on:
- Second opinion consultations
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control
- Image handling for tumor boards
- Documentation and storage of cases (particular outside consults requiring return)
- Annotation of cases for integration with special studies
- Fast review and shortened diagnostic turnaround time
- Clinician and patient education
The partnerships we have engaged in have been exceedingly successful due to the mutually beneficial nature. UCLA increases the capacity for these organizations to diagnose and treat their patients while educating local clinicians about new pathology innovations:
- Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- First People’s Hospital, Yancheng
- Sixth People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou
- Beijing Yuho Rehabilitation Hospital, Beijing
- United Family Hospital & Clinics, Beijing
- Gongli Hospital, Shanghai-Pudong
- Tongde Hospital, Hangzhou
Additional information about our telepathology services can be found in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine website.
