About Us

Our clinical laboratory provides diagnostic laboratory testing services for Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Wesley Woods Hospital, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and all locations of the Emory Clinic. Emory Medical Laboratory (EML) is a fully accredited and licensed clinical laboratory operating within the Emory Healthcare Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. As one of the largest, most comprehensive medical laboratories in Georgia, EML employs more than 500 laboratory professionals and performs more than five million tests annually. EML provides high-quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services to local, regional, national and international clients.

EML OUTREACH AND CLIENT SERVICE

EML serves as a reference laboratory for many Healthcare Organizations and Physician Practices. We specialize in high quality, cost effective esoteric laboratory testing services to customers in the U.S. and around the world. EML is one of the only medical laboratories in the Southeast to offer a broad range of procedures

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

The Division of Anatomic Pathology (AP) has more than 35 full-time faculty overseeing the diagnostic studies of patient tissues and cells. EML offers a full range of AP services in the sections of histology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and post-mortem services.

The Histology Lab offers quality testing to process and preserve patient tissue for examination by a pathologist. We utilize advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • Same Day Processing using Xpress Rapid Processor
  • Immunohistochemistry testing on more than 200 varieties of antibodies
  • FISH testing on paraffin samples, as well as UroVysion™
  • Electron microscopy (EM) for work-up of renal biopsies, metabolic diseases, tumors and ciliary dyskinesias
  • Immunofluorescence (IF) testing for the diagnosis of an array of kidney and autoimmune skin diseases

The Cytology Lab offers testing and result interpretation to help diagnose, monitor and treat cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions. We utilize advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • SurePath® Pap tests
  • ThinPrep® Pap tests
  • Non-gynecologic cytopathology testing
  • Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies
  • Gynecologic high risk HPV testing

QUICK CONTACTS AND INFORMATION

(CTCT) is a national leader in providing state-of-the-art therapeutic apheresis procedures. In particular, we are a regional referral center for:

  • Photopheresis used in the treatment of post- transplant graft-versus-host disease (GVHD
  • LDL apheresis procedures prescribed for patients with forms of hereditary hypercholesterolemia that are refractory to medical management

The Immunology Lab offers testing and result interpretation to help diagnose, monitor and treat infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. We utilize a range of advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • Protein electrophoresis and immunofixation
  • Colorimetric, turbidimetric, EIA and chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassays
  • Fluorenzyme immunoassay

Our full-service Microbiology Lab covers a wide range of disciplines, including:

  • Bacteriology - testing for aerobic and anaerobic infections, bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia, food poisoning, Legionnaires' disease and other bacterial infections
  • Parasitology - testing for malaria and other blood parasites, intestinal parasites, pneumocystis pneumonia, microsporidiosis and free-living amoeba infections of the eye
  • Mycobacteriology - testing for tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases
  • Mycology - testing for infections with fungi and yeast from all types of specimens
  • Virology - testing for herpes simplex infections, respiratory virus infections and other viral infections

The Flow Cytometry Lab offers testing and result interpretation to help diagnose, monitor and treat hematopoietic diseases and disorders, including leukemia and lymphoma. Available tests include:

  • Leukemia/lymphoma profiles
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)profiles
  • CD4 testing
  • Enumeration of CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
  • Immune deficiency profiles
  • Bone marrow differentials

The Molecular Diagnostics Lab offers testing and result interpretation to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of infectious bacterial and viral diseases. Additionally, tests are performed for several distinct leukemias, lymphomas, sarcomas, and several other cancers. Thrombotic risk factors are also assessed. We utilize a range of advanced testing methodologies for the amplification and detection of RNA and DNA, including:

  • Reverse transcription (RT-PCR)
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • Real time qualitative/quantitative PCR (qPCR and qRT-PCR)
  • Invader DNA technology assays
  • Hybridization and electrochemical detection assays
  • Fragment analysis
  • Gene sequencing (Next generation, Sanger and Pyro)
  • Cancer Mutation Panels

The Special Chemistry Lab performs unique tests to include immunosuppressant drug monitoring (Rapamycin, Cyclosporine, Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid), Busulfan, Nicotine/Cotinine and HbA1C testing. We utilize a range of advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS)
  • Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

The Special Coagulation Lab offers testing and result interpretation to help diagnose and treat a variety of bleeding and clotting disorders. We utilize a range of advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • Platelet aggregation and other anti-platelet therapy response testing including AspirinWorks®
  • Lupus anticoagulant testing using ISTH test recommendations
  • Hypercoagulability evaluations using a profile of prothrombin fragment 1.2, fibrin monomer, thrombin/anti-thrombin complex and D-dimer

The HLA Lab offers testing and result interpretations for solid and non-solid organ transplantation compatibility. We utilize a range of advanced test methodologies, including:

  • DNA typing using sequence-based technology (SBT)
  • HLA molecular typing by sequence-specific primers (SSP)
  • Flow cytometric-based crossmatching
  • Complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) crossmatching

The Oncology Cytogenetics Lab offers testing and result interpretation to help diagnose, monitor and treat leukemia and lymphoma. We utilize a range of advanced testing methodologies, including:

  • Chromosome analysis
  • FISH using DNA probes
  • Microarray

How Can We Help You Today?

Need help? We will be delighted to assist you today, so please call us at 404-778-7777. We look forward to hearing from you.