News and Addenum

May 1, 2008

The look of the fillable biopsy request forms has changed! We hope that these changes will make for both the patient and the doctor to provide clear information for accurate data entry.

December 1, 2005

The Faculty page has been updated with new e-mail addresses for both the faculty and staff of the Oral Pathology Biopsy Service.

February 16, 2005

The biopsy request forms are now available in a fillable downloadable PDF file, on the Forms and Services page. You may now fill out the form online and then print it out. For any problems or to provide feedback on our new service, please call or e-mail Nusi Dekker at (415)476-8232.

February 14, 2005

Dear Valued Contributor:

We are very pleased to introduce a new member to our team at UCSF Oral Pathology Biopsy Service. Dr. Darren Cox joins this service as an oral and maxillofacial pathologist beginning March 1, 2005 .

Darren comes to us from the University of Pittsburgh where he was the Director of the Oral Pathology Biopsy Service. He has superb credentials, having trained in oral and maxillofacial pathology at Emory University Hospital where he had experience with a large range of challenging head and neck pathology material. At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Darren had the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Leon Barnes, a recognized expert in the field of head and neck pathology.

We are fortunate to have recruited Darren to UCSF and know that he will have a positive impact on the services we provide to you.

We are also pleased to introduce other enhancements to our services:

1. We will be increasing the frequency of our direct immunofluorescence (DIF) biopsy processing to weekly. We hope that this increased frequency will provide you with a more reliable and rapid solution to your DIF diagnostic needs. Please call us for transport media and forms.

2. Our biopsy requisition form is now available for download from this web site. This form is a PDF file for direct downloading and completion. In the future you will be able to complete the form directly online.

We appreciate your continued support of our biopsy services and are committed to supporting you and your patients in every way possible. Please do not hesitate to call our office at (415) 476-4866 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Richard C.K. Jordan, DDS, PhD, FRCDC, Laboratory Director
Darren P. Cox, DDS, MBA
John S. Greenspan, BDS, PhD, FRCPath
Troy E. Daniels, DDS, MS

Website changes were made to the Faculty page and Research page.

October 1, 2004

Dr. Joseph Regezi has retired from the Oral Pathology Biopsy Sevice, effective immediately. He will continue serve as an outside consultant to the service.

June 16, 2004

The system for patient billing and accounts have been changed. Please refer to the About the Biopsy Service page for further information.

The Faculty page has been updated to reflect changes in office staff. All staff may now be contacted by e-mail. Practitioners are encouraged to contact the office staff by e-mail as a viable alternative to voice mail messages.

CASE OF THE MONTH - Case 5 has been added to the Education page.

September 29, 2003

REVIEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT - From Dr. Joseph Regezi

As a courtesy to our OMFS contributors, Richard Jordan and I are offering a free-of-charge one day oral pathology review (CPC format) for anyone preparing for the OMFS Board exam this coming year. This course will be given on Saturday December 13 from 8:30 to 4:30 at the University of California Parnassus campus in San Francisco. We will cover parking expenses (UCSF patient/visitor parking structure), but continuing credit will not be available.

If you or one of your colleagues are interested in attending, please call our administrative assistant at 415-476-4866 for registration and directions. Enrollment is limited.

CASE OF THE MONTH - Case 4 has been added to the Education page.

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