About the center
The department serves Beilinson Hospital (in-patients and out-patients), the Schneider Children's Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital and the Davidoff Center.
All surgical specimens and biopsies are received at the pathology department. A separate unit within the pathology department is responsible for cytology biopsies, such as the fine needle aspirates taken under imaging.
The department included specialized laboratories such as histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy and molecular pathology.
In addition to the diagnosis itself, prognostic and predictive information is provided, essential for treatment decisions, including "targeted therapy" for malignancies.
The department covers all medical and surgical specialties, including neurosurgery and transplantation, as Beilinson Hospital is one of main transplant centers in Israel, examining approximately 30,000 surgical samples per year, about a third of which undergo immunohistochemical tests, and approximately 13,000 cytology cases.
All medical and surgical specialties are addressed by the pathology specialist in the particular field. The pathology field specialist attends multidisciplinary tumor boards or clinical-pathological discussion meetings as needed, provides teaching in the specialized field of pathology for the both the pathology residents and surgical/medical residents.
The Electron Microscopy Laboratory is one of the most active clinical laboratories in Israel, performing over 300 tests per year. The activity is mainly in the diagnosis of primary renal disease and renal transplanted patients.
Academic and research activities in the pathology center
The Pathology department is affiliated with the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
Several of the senior pathologists teach courses on histology and pathology as part of the medical school curriculum. In addition, the seniors and residents take part in on-site visits of the medical students to the department.
The department conducts research activities
Days and hours of activity
Beilinson:
Sunday-Thursday: 08:00-16:00
Reception hours at the office: 08:00-14:00
Telephone answering hours at the office 09:00-14:00
The laboratory accepts tissue samples on Sunday through Thursday at 08:00-14:30.
In urgent cases and by prior appointment - also after the hours of operation.
Hasharon:
Sunday-Thursday: 08:00-16:00
The labs accept tissue samples on Sunday-Thursday at 08:00-15:00.
On Fridays and Saturdays - by prior arrangement.
