About Us
Pathology Associates of Lexington (PAL) is a privately owned pathology group located within Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC. Since 1971, PAL's staff has been dedicated to providing quality healthcare services to the citizens of our community.
We have eight full-time physicians and three part-time physicians who are all board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and some are board certified in subspecialty fields such as cytopathology, hematopathology, dermatopathology and neuropathology.
Our staff also includes four full-time highly trained Pathologist Assistants who work under the supervisions of our pathologists. All four of our PAs are certified through the American Society for Clinical Pathology and are members of the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants.
The PAL staff are all readily accessible to assist the healthcare providers of Lexington Medical Center, Lexington County Health Services District and the South Carolina Midlands area.
At PAL, patient privacy is a top priority and we strictly adhere to all HIPPA regulations!
Our Mission
Providing quality place of service pathology to our local community since 1971.
Services
Surgical Pathology:
Breast pathology
Dermatopathology
Gastrointestinal pathology
Genitourinary pathology
Gynecologic pathology
Neuropathology
Soft tissue pathology
Thoracic pathology
Cytopathology:
GYN and Non-GYN cytology
Fine needle aspirations
Autopsy pathology
Clinical Pathology:
Chemistry
Blood Bank
Hematopathology / Flow Cytometry
Microbiology
Professional Memberships:
College of American Pathologists
American Society of Clinical Pathology
South Carolina Society of Pathologists
South Carolina Medical Association
Lexington Medical Association
Columbia Medical Society
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
American Society of Cytopathology
American Association of Neuropathologists