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HQ Lab Services Department

Laura A. Ovittore
AVP Laboratory Services
203-739-7669
laura.ovittore@nuvancehealth.org

Dr. Daniel Cruser, MD
Medical Director of Pathology Services
(845) 431-5618 (main #)
daniel.cruser@nuvancehealth.org

See department contacts below

Lab Updates

Criticial Value Call List 2017
Results will be called immediately

Vassar Diagnostics Specimen Collection Guide

Convenience Lab Value Call List 2016
Results will be called asap on inpatients, and during duty hours or the next business day on outpatients

Diagnostic Stewardship—Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve Antimicrobial Use
JAMA 2017 31 July 2017
Doctors are surprisingly bad at reading lab results. It’s putting us all at risk.
The Washington Post 2018

Professional Resources

American Clinical Laboratory Association
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The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) is a not-for-profit, member organization offering the benefits of representation, education, information and research.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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The mission of ASCLS is to make a positive impact to assure excellence in the practice of laboratory medicine.
American Society for Clinical Pathology
The ASCP unites clinical pathologists, residents and fellows, medical laboratory professionals, and students to advance laboratory medicine to better improve patient care through knowledge, collaboration and global community.
College of American Pathologists
Leadership - Advocacy - Learning - Advancement
Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
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Excellent resource for basics in pathology & histology, includes tutorials and over 2,000 images
USCAP
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) is dedicated to creating a better pathologist through translational research and continuing education.

ASCP Choosing Wisely
Fifteen Things Physicians
and Patients Should Question

Your Pathologist
Physicians who are committed to accurately diagnosing disease so that you can begin effective treatment. Sponsored by the College of American Pathologists.

How to read a pathology report
From the College of American Pathologists

Understanding Your Lab Tests and Results
From the College of American Pathologists
Pathology Outlines
Find pathology information for a myriad of conditions. See box labeled Textbook Chapters - Click on desired topic

Meet the Pathologist Team

L to R: Dr. Daniel Cruser, Dr. Stephen Hooper, Dr. Ryan McKnight, Dr. Laszlo Csury,
Dr. David Quinn

Lab Info and Resources For Residents

Welcome to our new residents! Here are several very helpful links --

Indications for blood transfusions:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
articles/PMC3127320/

Lab Tests Online: https://labtestsonline.org/

Choosing Wisely: Clinician Lists
http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/#keyword=lab

On-Call Schedule

See dimensions for the on-call list -
Click on employee phone directory and click the on-call tab to see the daily list
for on-call pathologist starting at 5 pm.

Dr. Daniel Cruser: 210-845-2136 (cell); 845-834-3736 (home)

Dr. Laszlo Csury: 239-292-2604 (cell)

Dr. Stephen Hooper: 402-416-8940 (cell)

Dr. Ryan McKnight: 845-797-4104 (cell)

Dr. David Quinn: 845-392-4975 (cell)

Any ?s contact
Daniel Cruser MD, Director of Pathology, VBMC
845-431-5618 (main #)

College of American Pathologists (CAP) Guidelines

Lung Cancer
Molecular testing guideline for selection of lung cancer patients for EGFR and ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors: guideline
J Thoracic Oncol 2013
Colon Cancer
Molecular Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer: Guideline
J Clin Oncol 2017

Title	Name	Phone	HQ E-mail Address
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor	Andrew Knickerbocker	845-431-6821	aknicke2@health-quest.org
Blood Bank Supervisor	Susan Chmura	845-554-1181	schmura@health-quest.org
Core-Lab Supervisor	John Pastoriza	845-554-1182	jpastori@health-quest.org
Laboratory Manager	Jeanne Cassella-Knox	845-554-1184	jcassell@health-quest.org
Microbiology Supervisor	Melinda Lee	845-554-1180	mlee1@health-quest.org
Point of Care Coordinator	Sally Stewart	845-554-1185	sstewart@health-quest.org
Pre-Analytic Supervisor	Heather Livingstone	845-554-1183	hlivings@health-quest.org

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