The Division of Hematopathology in the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) provides comprehensive hematology, coagulation, and hematopathology testing services supporting patient care across the UTMB Health System. Based in Galveston, Texas, the division also supports laboratory operations at UTMB's satellite campuses in Angleton/Danbury, Huntsville, League City, and Webster.
Division at a Glance
840,000+ Annual Tests Performed
2 Board-Certified Hematopathologists
25 Medical Laboratory Scientists & Technologists
5 Campuses served across the Gulf Coast Region
Services
The division offers a full range of hematology, coagulation, & hematopathology testing, organized below by category.
- Routine Hematology: Complete Blood Count (CBC) without differential, CBC with differential and reflex to peripheral smear review, reticulocyte count, immature reticulocyte fraction (IRF), immature platelet fraction (IPF), reticulocyte hemoglobin content (Ret-He), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and hemoglobin A1c.
- Body Fluid Analysis: Cell count, white blood cell (WBC) differential, body fluid, peripheral smear, and morphology review.
- Coagulation: prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (PTT), thrombin time, fibrinogen, D-dimer, anti-Xa assays, VerifyNow® for P2Y12 or aspirin, and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) antibody screening.
- Special Hematology: hemoglobinopathy evaluation, sickle cell screening, capillary electrophoresis, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) screening.
- Flow Cytometry: Multiparameter immunophenotyping for myeloid neoplasms, leukemia and lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma, T/B/NK cell quantification, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) testing.
- Bone Marrow Pathology: Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy evaluation, including morphology, immunohistochemistry, and cytochemistry.
- Lymphoid Pathology: Evaluation of lymph nodes and solid organ lymphoid lesions, with hematopathologist interpretation.
- Consultation Services: Second-opinion review of bone marrow, lymph node, peripheral blood, and flow cytometry cases from referring institutions.
Aakash, M.D., MBBS, FCAP
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Hematopathology & Flow Cytometry
Director, Immunohistochemistry
Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency
fnaakash@utmb.edu