Joanna W. Van Noy, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
Toby E. Foster, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist.
Mark R. Atkins, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
Eric W. Pittman, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist.
Joseph V. Vogel, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
James L. Parker, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
Kelly E. Highland, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
Jason C. Reutter, MD is an other service specialist.
Robert T. Sterling, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.
Kerry D. Payne, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist.
Georgia K. Olympio, MD is an anatomic & clinical pathologist who practices anatomic clinical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology - pathology, forensic pathology, hematology - pathology, immunopathology, medical microbiology pathology, neuropathology, molecular genetic pathology, anatomic pathology, chemical pathology, clinical pathology / laboratory medicine, blood banking & transfusion medicine, and pediatric pathology.

Our Facilities

Piedmont Pathology Associates, Inc has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since June 24, 2005 and its NPI numbers are 1922004852 (certified on 06/24/2005) , 1649461914 , and 1194998781 (certified on 04/04/2008). Piedmont Pathology Associates, Inc is also known as Piedmont Pathology Associates (Clinical Medical Laboratory).

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To schedule an appointment, please call (828) 322-3821.

Anatomic Clinical Pathology

Piedmont Pathology Associates, Inc is an Anatomic Clinical Pathology practice in Hickory, NC with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease. Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists at Piedmont Pathology Associates, Inc perform laboratory tests to detect and treat the causes of illnesses. Anatomic Clinical Pathology is the study of disease in bodily fluid, tissues, and organs. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Anatomic Clinical Pathology practices include diabetes and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic Clinical Pathology practices include diagnostic tests on blood, urine, sputum, feces, spinal fluid, pleural fluid, and belly fluid, as well as biopsy and autopsy.

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

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Clinical Medical Laboratory

A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.

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Physiological Laboratory

A laboratory that operates independently of a hospital and physician's office to furnish physiological diagnostic services (e.g. EEG's , EKG's, scans, etc.). Facilities offering ONLY physiological services are not certified as independent laboratories. If an independent laboratory offers physiological services IN ADDITION to clinical laboratory services, they are surveyed only for compliance with the clinical laboratory regulations because there are no health and safety regulations for physiological services.

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