How Physicians Can Access Penn Dermatopathology and Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services

Patients interested in obtaining a second opinion or verification on a previous diagnosis should consider discussing the Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services with their physician or health care provider. This is a diagnostic service that provides Penn doctors as well as referring physicians from the Philadelphia region and across the country with state-of-the-art diagnostic and dermatopathology services, including test results within 24 hours from receipt of a biopsy or specimen, in most cases.

Test results are provided by fax, mail or electronically at www.pennmedicine.org/dermpath.

The skin, hair, nail and oral pathology laboratory is staffed by board-certified and nationally recognized skin pathologists and an oral pathologist.

How to Refer to Penn Dermatopathology

To refer or send a specimen or biopsy to Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services, your primary care provider or referring physician should call call 215-662-6539 and provide the following information:

To expedite all requests, referring physicians and health care providers may access and review these forms in advance. Due to confidentiality and other restrictions, they will need to call 215-662-6539 and speak to a Penn dermatopathology service representative in order to obtain or provide patient information.

Penn Cutaneous Pathology Services is accredited by The Joint Commission with American Society for Clinical Pathology-certified histotechnicians and histotechnologists.