Urologic Pathology

Directors

Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
Thomas Wheeler, M.D.

Services Provided

We provide primary diagnostic services for urology departments and urologic groups. We also provide consultation service to the pathology community as well as any interested patients seeking second opinions. We provide expertise, the highest quality of case workup and diagnosis, and the fastest turn around time possible, using state-of-the-art methods and equipment.

Special expertise

Prostate cancer, penile cancer, bladder cancer, testis neoplasms and fertility.

Special Handling Instructions

Send all available slides, and a representative block just in case we need to do additional special stains, immunohistochemistry, or other studies. When sending paraffin blocks, please send by an overnight service and avoid exposure to heat during shipping. Please indicate fixative, special tissue processing, and other information that may affect interpretation or the performance and interpretation of special studies.

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Contact Information

Gustavo Ayala, M.D.
R. Clarence and Irene H. Fulbright Professor in Pathology
Department of Pathology and Scott Department of Urology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-3705 (office)
713-444-9887 (cel)
713-318-5668 (pager)
gayala@bcm.edu