Coastal Pathology Laboratories
State-of-the-art diagnosis in Pathology
on a local level since 1999
Rapid Results For A Worried Mind
State-of-the-art diagnosis in Pathology
on a local level since 1999
Rapid Results For A Worried Mind
Whether you are a patient or a healthcare provider, you can depend on Coastal Pathology Laboratories. Since 1999, we have been privileged to provide the Lowcountry with excellence and value in the diagnosis of disease. Coastal Pathology Laboratories is an independent facility owned and managed by Charleston Pathology, P.A., a professional pathology group founded in 1979. Our practice has earned a level of trust and confidence that comes with years of experience and superior service. The laboratory is fully staffed with eleven pathologists that have specific training and sub-specialty board certification in multiple areas. Our pathologists are readily available for direct consultation.
is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. She completed her internship and residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia and Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kirshtein also completed a surgical pathology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Kirshtein's interests are in placental pathology, cytology, breast pathology and gynecologic pathology. She is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology.
is a graduate of Louisiana State Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She completed her residency and a dermatopathology fellowship in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. McEvoy's interests are in dermatopathology as well as head and neck pathology. She is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and dermatopathology.
is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He completed his internship, residency and a fellowship in placental and perinatal pathology at the same institution. His special interests are in placental pathology, gestational trophoblastic disease and breast disease. He is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. He serves as Director of Pathology at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina and is the president of the Medical Society of South Carolina.
is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Following his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, he completed a surgical pathology fellowship at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He subsequently completed fellowships in cytopathology and dermatopathology. Dr. Strong is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, cytopathology and dermatopathology. He serves as Director of Pathology at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina and Roper Mount Pleasant Hospital in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. He completed his pathology residency at Naval Regional Medical Center in Oakland, California. Dr. Tucker completed his fellowship in hematopathology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as hematopathology.
is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He completed his pathology internship and residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Worsham also received additional training in soft tissue pathology at the National Institutes of Health and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and additional training in cytopathology at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Worsham is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as cytopathology. His special interests are in general pathology, genitourinary pathology and fine needle aspiration cytology. Dr. Worsham is President of Charleston Pathology P.A. He is also the former Chairman of Pathology and Medical Director of the Laboratory at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
is a graduate of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. He subsequently completed fellowships in surgical pathology at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. and in genitourinary pathology at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN. He currently serves as Medical Director of Coastal Pathology Laboratories. He also serves as Medical Director for the Department of Pathology at East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She completed both her residency and fellowship in gynecologic pathology at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland. Dr. Riopel is board certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and has over 25 years of practice experience. In her free time, Dr. Riopel enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling. She is also on the board of a local girls’ school.
is a graduate of the Medical School of South Carolina. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the same institution. Dr. Bruner is board certified in clinical and anatomic pathology and has received subspecialty training in renal & placental pathology. Dr. Bruner is the Director of Pathology at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Coastal Pathology Laboratories processes over 30,000 specimens annually. Our pathologists have subspecialty training in a variety of fields to include dermatopathology, breast/gynecologic pathology, genitourinary pathology, gastrintestional pathology, soft tissue pathology, pulmonary pathology, placental pathology and hematopathology.
The Molecular Pathology laboratory examines cytologic and histologic specimens utilizing technologies such as nucleic acid amplification (NAA), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) and next generation sequencing (NGS). These techniques can be used to diagnose infectious diseases, detect genetic abnormalities and characterize tumors for guided treatment. Our test menu includes: APTIMA high-risk human papillomavirus testing (HPV), APTIMA HPV 16 and18/45 Genotyping, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis, UroVysion FISH, PathVysion (Her2/neu FISH) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) tumor panels.
We offer specialized consultative services for patients, physicians, and hospitals in the areas of placental and perinatal pathology. In many cases, examination of pathology specimens (placentas, products of conception) may help identify the cause or associated findings of undesired outcomes and may provide useful information that allows for therapeutic intervention with hopes of a successful pregnancy. In other cases, examination of pathology specimens in conjunction with review of medical records may help explain untoward outcomes.
Coastal Pathology Laboratory
125 Doughty St Suite 480
Charleston, SC 29403
Main Number: (843) 769-6345
Toll Free: (866) 753-1561
Fax Number: (843) 769-7614
Specimen Pickup: (843) 568-0640
Biopsy and Test Results: (843) 769-6345
Lab Manager: Susan Branand (843) 769-6345
Billing Questions:
Change Health (855) 552-2505
System Support:
Karri Arivette
