Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) is a large and modern medical laboratory recognized by different well-known accreditation bodies such as the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutes (CBAHI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO-15189 and ISO-17025), American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), and Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). DPLM maintained its accreditation over the years.
Department Capacity
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine supports the King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital laboratory in Riyadh.
It provides selected laboratory services to other regional hospitals, including King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Hasa, Al Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Hospital, Dammam, and many primary healthcare clinics and polyclinics located throughout the Kingdom.
The DPLM operations include the Central Laboratory, Blood Bank and Blood Component Lab in the main hospital, and Blood Donor Center.
Recently, Health Affairs approved officially establishing the Central Laboratory as a Reference Laboratory to provide needed pathology and laboratory services to ALL facilities across the regions.
Scope of Services
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is composed of different sections:
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Anatomic Pathology: Histology, Cytology and Electron Microscopy.
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Clinical Chemistry: Automated General Chemistry, Automated Hormone, Manual Special Chemistry, and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
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Hematology: Routine Hematology, Special Hematology and Body Fluids, Coagulation, and Flow Cytometry and Molecular Pathology tests.
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Immunopathology: Serology, Histocompatibility, and Flow Cytometry.
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Microbiology: Bacteriology, Virology, AFB-Mycology, Parasitology and Environmental.
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Molecular Pathology and Genetics: Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Pathology.
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Point of Care Testing.
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Pre-analytical Testing: Specimen Collection, Receiving and Processing.
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Toxicology.
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Transfusion Medicine Services: Donor Center with an Apheresis Unit, Component Processing and Transfusion Services.
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Lab Quality Management.
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Lab Safety.
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Lab Education and Training.
Lab Logistics and Services.
Leadership
Dr. Abdulaziz Ajlan
Chairman
Dr. Ali Al Othaim
Laboratory Operations Deputy Chairman and Head of Toxicology
Dr. Ali Hajeer
Laboratory Education Deputy Chairman and Immunology Section Head
Dr. Waleed Al Tamimi
Chemistry Division Head
Dr. Areej Al Moghairi
Hematology Division Head
Dr. Ahmed Al Suhaibani
Transfusion Medicine and Lab Info System Division Head
Dr. Fahad Al Sufiani
Anatomic Pathology Division Head
Dr. Mohammed Balwi
Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics Division Head
Dr. Sameera Al Johani
Microbiology and Virology Division Head
Contact
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Email:
ajlana@ngha.med.sa
Phone: +966-11-8011111, Ext.: 54213,54214