Dermatology

Caris Life Sciences™ brings academic-caliber dermatopathology services to patients and their physicians with state-of-the-art laboratories, world-class physicians, and unsurpassed service. Caris is integrating new molecular technologies into daily practice and ensuring that physicians and patients have access to the most informative and relevant diagnostic information available.

A commitment to quality has made Caris the fastest growing dermatopathology service in the United States. Last year, Caris' board-certified dermatopathologists made diagnostic interpretations of biopsies from over 275,000 patients. At Caris, an expert team carefully scrutinizes every biopsy under the microscope to render an accurate diagnosis for each patient. Caris also uses molecular testing to ensure the precision of these diagnoses and help guide the most appropriate treatment. (Click here to read more about Melanoma FISH testing.)

The company's high case volume provides Caris' pathologists with unique research and learning opportunities. A commitment to ongoing learning is manifested through daily slide-review conferences, monthly conferences, journal review conferences, focused quality assessments and continuous review of the company's diagnostic terminology and criteria.

Caris prides itself on developing close collaborations with treating physicians to provide patients with the best possible health outcomes. Caris dermatopathologists include those trained in clinical dermatology as well as surgical pathology, so that the company can leverage the strengths of both in educational and consultative activities. Many continue to practice clinical dermatology, giving Caris better insight into the needs of patients and their treating physicians.

Caris' dermatopathologists include nationally known leaders in the field who hold and have held professorship positions at leading academic institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Duke, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), University of Virginia, University of Utah, Louisiana State University, and Washington University (St. Louis). The company has a dermatopathology fellowship in collaboration with Tufts University School of Medicine and trains two physicians a year.