PATHOLOGY

The pathology department of RSUTH is responsible for the testing of all medical specimens for the purposes of diagnosis, therapeutic evaluation and treatment of diseases. The department is subdivided into the different specialties of Laboratory Medicine which include; Haematology, Serology, Chemical Pathology, Medical microbiology, Histology and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Unit. The diagnostic services offered range from simple blood tests to viral testing and expert biopsy interpretation. The department is run by a team of trained medical laboratory scientists of varying specialties, technicians and is headed by a consultant pathologist. The pathology department serves as reference lab and a training ground for Doctors and Intern Medical Laboratory Scientists.