Instructions - Sending Cases for Consultation

Please request the materials from the originating facility and include the following documents:
- The completed "Surgical Pathology Consultation Requisition Form" or a cover letter to our pathologists.
- Patient facesheet, including demographics and insurance information.
- Approved authorization letter, if needed.
- Pathology report(s) from the originating facility.
Please refer to the list of pathology departments and their respective services where cases/specimens can be sent to. LINK
Contact Information
Send slides & blocks to:
UCSF Department of Pathology
Attn: Consultation Services
1600 Divisadero Street
Room R200
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353-1613
Fax : (415) 353-7276
[email protected]
Send tissue to:
UCSF Department of Pathology
Attn: Gross Room
505 Parnassus Avenue
Room M576
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tissue-related Questions:
UCSF Parnassus Gross Room
(415) 353-1608
Consultation-related Questions:
UCSF Pathology Consultation
(415) 353-1613