Our renal pathology service is described in detail by Alexander Gallan, MD, along with the advantages of working with Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories.
With an emphasis on patient centered biopsy interpretation, our concierge level renal pathology service consists of individualized consultation for each case, accurate and actionable diagnoses within 24 hours of receipt, and rapid communication of preliminary results to the treating physician.
Our clients have direct access to our renal pathologist by phone, text messaging, email, and/or video conference for additional follow up or clinicopathologic discussions. In-person or virtual kidney biopsy conferences can be scheduled.
In addition to routine renal pathology processing, additional specialized tests include:
We simplify biopsy collection by providing renal pathology testing kits with all necessary submission materials, and also simplify result reporting with our user friendly online results portal.
Our lab kits contain the following fixatives:
*Entire kit or glutaraldehyde should be refrigerated upon receipt.
Renal Pathology Requisition Form
Learn more about our specimen collection and preparation instructions:
Renal Biopsy Submission Protocol
To submit a specimen to our renal pathology services, a requisition and sample must be completed and sent to the following address:
Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories
Histology Specimen Window L45
8777 Connell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 805-8483
Fax Number: (414) 805-8433
Manager: (414) 805-8488 (M-F, 8-4:30pm)
As the only fellowship-trained renal pathologist in the state of Wisconsin, Alexander Gallan, MD, leads our renal pathology services in partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Pathology. Learn more about our renal expert as he details his background.
Alexander Gallan, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories
9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
agallan@mcw.edu | Cell: 708-288-8247
