Sentara Reference Laboratory

Pathology Services


Sentara Reference Laboratory contracts with Pathology Sciences Medical Group (PSMG) and General Hospital Pathologists, Ltd. (GHPL) to provide professional pathology services for our patients.

Services include Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Neuropathology, Autopsy Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology and Chemistry. Special services include DNA/Image Analysis, Flow Cytometry, Molecular Diagnostic Studies and Immunodiagnostics.

Sentara Reference Laboratory also partners with General Hospital Pathologists, Ltd. to provide anatomical pathology services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Following you will find an alphabetical list of pathologists, their affiliations,areas of expertise and contact information.

Barbara H. Amaker, M.D.(PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Neuropathology, added expertise in Gynecologic Pathology.
Special interests: Gynecologic Pathology and Neuropathology.
Phone: 757/388-2137

Stephen I. Fisher, M.D. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Hematopathology, added area of expertise in Cytopathology.
Special Interests: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Bone Marrow, Lymph Node, Mediastinal Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics, FISH and Cytogenetic Testing.
Phone: 757/388-2435

Valerio M. Genta, M.D. (GHPL)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Medical Biology.
Special Interests: Dermatopathology, Gastrointestinal, Breast Pathology, Infectious Diseases and QC/Data Analysis.
Phone: 757/395-6255 

Suhail Nasim, M.D., Ph.D. (PSMG)
Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, subspecialty certification in Molecular Genetic Pathology, added area of expertise in Genitourinary Pathology.
Phone: 757/388-3488

Dennis A. Rowley, M.D. (PSMG)
Medical Director of Sentara Laboratories
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, added areas of expertise in Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Genitourinary Pathology.
Phone: 757/388-2135

Denise Ross, M.D. (GHPL)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Medical Examiner, Blood Banking, and Cytopathology. Special Interests: Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology and Transfusion Medicine.
Phone: 757/695-8896

Michael Ryan, D.O. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology.
Phone: 757/388-3221

Niria D. Sanchez, M.D. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology, added area of expertise in Fine Needle Aspiration.
Phone: 757/736-0121

YouJun (June) Shen, M.D. (GHP) Associate Director of Surgical Pathology and Director of Cytopathology at SVBGH. Board-certfied in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
Phone: 757/395-8052
 
Marc Silverberg, M.D. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; subspecialty: Head and Neck Pathology, Oral Pathology, Ocular Pathology and Maternofetal Pathology.
Phone: 757/388-2728

J. David Smith, M.D. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Hematopathology; subspecialty, Hematopathology, added areas of expertise in Flow Cytometry and coagulation.
Phone: 757/388-2130

R. Lawrence Smith, M.D. (GHPL)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.
Special interests: Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology and Transfusion Medicine.
Phone: 757/695-8889

J. Preston Sparrer, M.D. (PSMG)
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, added areas of expertise in Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Pathology.
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Pathology, Leukemias, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Lymphomas, Myeloprofliferative Disorders, Flow Cytometry and Coagulation.
Phone: 757/984-6686

Stephanie Spingarn, M.D. (PSMG)
Director of Clinical Pathology
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Microbiology, added areas of expertise, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Quality Assurance.
Special interests: Medical Microbiology, clinical chemistry, laboratory management, laboratory quality assurance, Six Sigma and LEAN applied to the chemistry laboratory.
Phone: 757/388-3096

Scott J. Stanley, M.D. (PSMG)
Medical Director of Autopsy Service,
Site Medical Director, Sentara Leigh
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, added areas of expertise in Gastrointestinal Pathology and Hepatic Pathology.
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic pathology.
Phone: 757/388-2136

Audrey E. Steck, M.D. (PSMG)
Site Medical Director, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
Special Interests: Breast Pathology and Cytology.
Phone: 757/984-6685

Roy C. Sutton, M.D. (PSMG)
Site Director at Sentara Bayside Hospital
Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; Subspecialties, Neuropathology and Pediatric Pathology.
Phone: 757/388-2134

H. Raymond Tahhan, M.D. (PSMG)
Director of Transfusion Services
Board-certified in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine; added expertise in Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility.
Special Interests: Blood Banking, Transfusion Medicine, Histocompatibility, Platelets/Coagulation, Liquid-based Hematopathology, Thalassemias, Hemoglobinopathies, Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation.
Phone: 757/388-2268

Wozhan Tang, M.D. (GHPL) 
Director of Hematopathology and Transfusion Medicine at SVBGH.  Board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology 
Phone: 757/395-8052

Jennifer L. Winters, Ph.D. (PSMG)
Director of Cytogenetics Laboratory
Board certified in Clinical Cytogenetics by the American College of Medical Genetics.
Phone: 757/388-1051

For additional information, please contact PSMG or GHPL for assistance. Pathologists may be contacted regarding specific cases by paging the number provided on the patient report or by having the hospital or Sentara Reference Laboratory page them.