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MEET OUR DOCTORS

Pathology Consultants Doctors

The highly motivated, well-trained employees at Pathology Consultants of Central Virginia treat every specimen as if it belongs to a family member. Our cytology lab is staffed by degreed technologists with specialized training. Unlike other labs, where laboratory personnel may be paid by the number of slides read or tests performed, our technologists are rewarded for the quality rather than the quantity of their work. We remain proud of our commitment to appropriate diagnostic testing and do not believe in over-utilization of testing services, relying on medical evidence as the only justification of necessity. Our office is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists and all of our pathologists are Board Certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

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  • David Cresson, MD

    • Member Medical Staff Peer Review Committee – Centra
    • Past Medical Director of Laboratories – Centra
    • Past President Centra Medical Staff
    • Past Centra Board Member
    • Duke University – BA Chemistry
    • University of Tennessee College of Medicine – M.D.
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Pathology Internship
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Pathology Residency
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Surgical Pathology Fellowship
    • Stanford University – Dermatopathology Fellowship

    • Subspecialty Focus: Dermatopathology

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  • Dominic S. Raso, M.D.

    • Director of Cytopathology and Molecular Pathology
    • Medical Director of Microbiology – Centra
    • Chairman of Transfusion Committee – Centra
    • Medical Laboratory Director – The Surgery Center of Lynchburg
    • Medical Laboratory Director – The Cardiovascular Group
    • University of Massachusetts – BS Zoology
    • University of South Carolina School of Medicine – M.D.
    • Medical University of South Carolina – Pathology Residency
    • East Carolina University – Cytopathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Cytopathology, Molecular Pathology, Head, Neck, Oral Pathology

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  • Karl W. Biesemier, M.D.

    • Director of Breast Cancer Program – Centra
    • Chairman - Centra Health Department of Pathology
    • Chairman of the Cancer Committee – Centra
    • President – Pathology Consultants of Central Virginia, Inc.
    • University of Iowa – BA General Science
    • University of Iowa – M.D.
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Pathology Residency
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Immunopathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Breast Pathology, Information Technology

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  • George Cook, M.D.

    • Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine – Centra
    • Wake Forest University – BA Chemistry
    • Medical College of Virginia – M.D.
    • Medical College of Virginia Hospitals – Internal Medicine Internship
    • Medical College of Virginia – Pathology Residency
    • Stanford University Medical Center – Surgical Pathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Gynecologic Pathology, Genitourinary Pathology

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  • Eric A. Himmelfarb, M.D.

    • Medical Executive Committee - Southside Community Hospital
    • Medical Director of Laboratories - Southside Community Hospital
    • Harvard College – AB History
    • Johns Hopkins School of Public Health – M.H.S. Health Finance & Management
    • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – M.D.
    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency
    • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Surgical Pathology Fellowship
    • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – GI & Liver Pathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: GI & Liver Pathologyv

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  • Dustin S. Syverston, M.D.

    • Medical Director of Laboratory - Gretna Medical Center
    • Concord University, Athen WV – BA Biology
    • West Virginia University School of Medicine – M.D.
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency
    • University of North Carolina Hospitals – Cytopathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Cytopathology

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  • Sagar J. Vishal, M.D.

    • Medical Executive Committee - Bedford Memorial Hospital
    • Medical Director of Laboratory - Bedford Memorial Hospital
    • Hendrix College, Conway, AR – BA Chemistry
    • University of Arkansas – M.D. • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics – Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency
    • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics – Surgical Pathology Fellowship
    • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics – Cytopathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Cytopathology

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  • Randall L. Woodford, M.D.

    • University of Virginia – BA Biology
    • University of Virginia School of Medicine – M.D.
    • University of Virginia Health System – Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency
    • University of Virginia Health System – Hematopathology Fellowship

    Subspecialty Focus: Hematopathology