Message from Our Chair

Welcome to the Department of Pathology!

We are committed to excellence in all facets of clinical diagnostic work, in our broad and innovative research enterprise, and in our numerous outstanding training programs. We appreciate your interest in our field and department, and invite you to reach out and learn more about what makes us special.

Our secret is our world-class trainees, faculty, and staff — this is what makes our environment so unique, collaborative, collegial, and ultimately successful. Simply put, our strength is our people. We are proud of what we’ve built in this department and are honored to serve our patients, trainees, and community.

Warmly,
Paul N. Staats, MD
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Pathology
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Our Mission

The mission of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Pathology is to: deliver the highest quality diagnostic care to our patients and communities; partner with providers to optimize test utilization and interpretation for clinical management; educate the best future physicians, laboratorians, and scientists; and advance the frontiers of scientific knowledge in medicine.

The University of Maryland Department of Pathology is committed to serving our community through world-class patient care, education, and research. We are proud to offer our clinical and consultative pathology services to patients and healthcare providers, share our love of the field with our exceptional trainees, and enhance public health and medical knowledge through our continuous research efforts. This mission could not be achieved without our belief in fostering an environment that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, through which better outcomes for our patients, faculty, staff, trainees, and the scientific community as a whole are achieved.

Commitment to Fostering a Warm Environment

Here at the University of Maryland Department of Pathology, we take pride in our warm and welcoming atmosphere for all. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and supported.

Our trainees, faculty, and staff come from a wide range of backgrounds and we are better for it. Our goal is to continue fostering our welcoming environment so that we may better reflect the community we serve.

Members of our department are passionate about learning and teaching from diverse perspectives and reflecting the communities we serve in our clinical and research efforts.