Dermatopathology

The dermatopathology group is a subspecialist clinical and academic dermatopathology service. As such, the service has the following goals:

• To provide a high quality and timely diagnostic service to patients with skin disease and their treating clinicians;
• To conduct research in diagnostic dermatopathology and provide a histopathological basis for clinical and basic science research in skin disease;
• To contribute to the post-graduate education of practitioners and trainees in pathology, dermatology, general practice and other specialities dealing with skin disease;
• To provide a consultative service for pathologists and clinicians dealing with unusual skin diseases;
• To provide a referral service for complex cases in which cytogenetic, molecular and other ancillary testing may be of value.