A first step after your diagnosis is a path review by an expert of your biopsy slides. Because the Gleason score is such a critical item, I would want to have an expert pathology opinion. This should be obtained from a prostate cancer pathology expert. This is not to say that others are bad - simply we know from experience that these will consistently produce excellent results. The ones that are the most familiar are as follows:



David Bostwick

Bostwick Laboratories

4355 Innslake Drive

Glen Allen, VA 23060

Fax# 804-545-9729 800 214-6628 Fax 804 288-6568

Email - click on: bostwick@bostwicklaboratories.com

Web Site: Click on http://www.bostwicklaboratories.com



Johathan Y. Epstein, M.D.

Surgical Pathology

Johns Hopkins Hospital

401 North Broadway

Baltimore, MD. 21231-2410

Phone: 410-955-3580

Send slides to:

Johns Hopkins Pathology Consult Office,

1620 McElderry St.

Reed Hall, Room 315,

Baltimore, MD. 21205




Jon Oppenheimer, MD

OUR Lab

1854 Bearlane Drive Suite 17a Nashville, TN 37210 615-874-0410 or 1-888-8OURLAB

Email - click on: dro@ourlab.net

Click on http://www.prostatelab.com



Here is a list of Pathologists in Europe who might fit in this classification. Although I have no experience with them - they came highly recommended. If anyone uses them I would appreciate a report.


Prof. Dr. Helmut Bonkhoff

Institut für Pathologie

Bonn-Duisdorf

Heilsbachstraße 15

53123 Bonn

Germany

Phone: 49 228 98 65 50

Fax: 49 228 98 65 555

E-Mail - Click on: info@patho-bonn.de

Click on http://www.prostata-pathologie.de.htm



Prof. Dr. B. Helpap

Chefarzt Institut f. Pathologie

Hegau Klinikum

Virchowstr. 10

78224 Singen/Htwl.

Tel.: 07731/892100

Fax: 07731/892105



Prof. Dr. Wernert

Uniklinik Bonn

Pathologie

Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25

53127 Bonn

Tel.: 0228/2875030


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September 21, 2008



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