Our Physicians
Our physicians are highly trained professionals with many years of experience in various pathology specialties. They enjoy an excellent reputation and have earned peer respect through their dedication to the pathology field, high quality consultations, progressive cutting edge technology and professional affiliations. They are truly “Experts in Pathology” and “Leaders in Technology”.
Ira Allen, M.D.
Medical Director, Valley Medical Center Laboratory
- 1985 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Biological Chemistry, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Pathology resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania
Brent Benjamin, M.D.
President of Eastside Pathology Inc., P.S.
- 1983 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School
- Pathology resident at St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, Oregon
Jon Conklin, M.D.
Medical Director, Evergreen Hospital Laboratory
Special Interest in Medical Informatics and Client Connectivity
- 1966 graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School
- Intern at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Pathology resident University of Michigan
Sandra Ewaskow, M.D.
Director of Cytopathology
- 1991 graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine
- Pathology resident at the University of Washington School
- Surgical Pathology fellow at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Cytopathology fellow at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Archimedes Garbes, M.D.
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Subspecialty Board Certification in Dermatopathology
- 1970 graduate of the University of the Philippines Medical School
- Intern in General Medicine at Philippine General Hospital
- Internal Medicine resident at Mercy Medical Center in Philadelphia
- Pathology resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania
Subspecialty Board Certification in Cytopathology
Peter Herreid, M.D.
Medical Director, Eastside Pathology Inc., P.S.
Subspecialty Board Certification in Dermatopathology
- 1988 graduate of the University of Nevada School of Medicine
- Intern at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago
- Pathology resident at Kaiser Foundation, San Francisco
- Dermatopathology fellow at Yale University School of Medicine
Andrew Hing, M.D., Ph.D.
Subspecialty Board Certification in Hematopathology
Subspecialty fellowship training in Immunohistochemistry
- 1990 graduate of the Washington University Medical School
- Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Pathology and Hematopathology resident at the University of Washington
- Immunohistochemistry fellow at Phenopath Laboratories under Dr. Allen Gown
Jim Huehnergarth, M.D.
Special Interest in Gastrointestinal and Breast Pathology
- 1970 graduate of Temple University School of Medicine
- Intern at Hartford Hospital
- Pathology resident at the University of Oregon Health Sciences University
Hongxiu Ji, M.D., Ph.D.
Special expertise in Gynecologic and Perinatal Pathology
- 1985 graduate of the Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Kuopio University Hospital, Finland
- Postdoctoral research fellow in HPV research at the Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
- Pathology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland
- Subspecialty fellowship training in Gynecologic Pathology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland
- Former faculty, Department of Pathology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland
David Nordin, M.D.
Medical Director, Overlake Hospital Medical Center Laboratory
Special expertise in Cytopathology, including fine needle aspirations
- 1973 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School
- Intern at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis
- Pathology resident at the University of Washington
- Past president of the Pacific Northwest Society of Pathologists
Steve Sarewitz, M.D.
Special interest in Hematology, Quality Management and Compliance
- 1975 graduate of Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Pathology resident at Hartford Hospital
- Fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Member, Commission on Laboratory Accreditation, College of American Pathologists
- Former member, Washington State Clinical Laboratory Advisory Council
- Former Chairholder, Area Committee on General Laboratory Practices, Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute
David Shneidman, M.D.
Subspecialty Board Certification in Dermatopathology
- 1973 graduate of UCLA School of Medicine
- Pathology intern and resident at UC, San Diego
- Fellow in Dermatopathology at UC, Irvine
- Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Lennart Tan, M.D.
Subspecialty Board Certification in Cytopathology
- 1998 graduate of Indiana University Medical School
- Pathology resident at the University of Michigan
- Subspecialty training in Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology at the University of Michigan
Lisa Thomassen, M.D.
Subspecialty Fellowship training in Gastrointestinal Pathology
- 1992 graduate of Emory University School of Medicine
- Post-Sophomore Pathology Fellow at Emory University
- Pathology resident at the University of Washington
- Fellow in Gastrointestinal Pathology at the University of Washington
Veronica Thoroughgood, M.D.
Subspecialty Board Certification in Cytopathology
- 1984 graduate of University of Buenos Aires Medical School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pathology resident at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Pathology resident at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Cytopathology fellow at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama