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Lance Needham, MD, Pathology, Ponce, PR, Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila

LanceNeedhamMD

Pathology Ponce, PR

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Pathologist - Southern Pathology Services, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Summary

  • Dr. Lance Needham is a pathologist in Ponce, PR and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Dr. Pila's Hospital, Hospital San Cristobal, Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Tito Mattei, Hospital Metro Dr Tito Mattei, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Hospital Perea, and Dr. Ramon E. Betances Hospital-Mayaguez Medical Center Branch. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes surgical & anatomic pathology, as well as blood banking & transfusion medicine and is experienced in clinical pathology, surgical pathology, and anatomic & clinical pathology: transfusion medicine.

Education & Training

  • Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
    Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversitySurgical Pathology, 2012 - 2013
  • Medical College of Georgia
    Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Tennessee
    University of TennesseeResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2006 - 2011
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2006
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityBA, Psychology with emphasis on Neurobiology & Neurops, 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • PR State Medical License
    PR State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2011 - 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Urinary Creatinine and Arsenic Metabolism and authors' response  
    Gamble MV, Liu X, Barr DB, Caudill SP, Jones RL, Pfeiffer CM, Pirkle JL, Wilder LC, Needham LL, Environmental Health Perspectives, 7/2005

Abstracts/Posters

  • Agnathia-Otocephaly with Alobar Holoprosencephaly and Visceral Anomalies: A Case Report and Immunohistochemical Study.
    Schmadeka, R, Needham, L, Zhang, J, CAP 2009

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations