Our Faculty

2025 Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine Faculty

Our faculty members are skilled pathologists and dedicated, enthusiastic teachers. Representing diverse experience and training from prestigious learning institutions across the country, our faculty offer expertise in organ transplant pathology, molecular diagnostics, neuropathology, cytopathology, hematopathology, gynecologic pathology, coagulation, immunohistochemistry, transfusion medicine, gastrointestinal pathology, renal pathology, soft tissue and bone pathology, and other subspecialties.

Our Faculty

Faculty Affiliates

La'Tonzia Adams, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Microbiology, Portland VAMC

Anne Avery, M.D. – Hematopathologist, Kaiser Permanente Airport Way Laboratory

Bryan Cunningham, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Portland VAMC

Dean Fong, D.O. – Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Services, Portland VAMC

Eric Goranson, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Portland VAMC

Arlette Habashi, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Portland VAMC

F. James Kratochvil III, D.D.S. – Oral Pathologist, NW Oral Pathology

Nicky Leeborg, M.D. – Hematopathologist, Kaiser Permanente Airport Way Laboratory

Rebecca Millius, M.D. – Deputy State Medical Examiner

Cliff Nelson, M.D. – Deputy State Medical Examiner

David Sauer, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Portland VAMC (David.sauer@va.gov)

Michele Stauffenberg, M.D. – Oregon State Medical Examiner

Curtis Thomspon, M.D. – Dermatopathologist, CTA Lab

Kirsten Woolf, M.D. – Staff Pathologist, Cytopathology and Breast Pathology, Portland VAMC