Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Director of Laboratory Services

I am happy to announce that Dr. Eric Spitzer has been appointed to the role of Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Director of Laboratory Services.

Dr. Spitzer has been a faculty member of the Department of Pathology at Stony Brook Medicine since 1989 and has provided outstanding service as the Chief of our Clinical Microbiology Lab for over 20 years. He serves on many important committees, including the University Hospital Infection Control, Medical Staff QA, Blood Utilization, and Laboratory Clinical Resource Management Committee committees. Within the Department of Pathology, he serves on the AP&T and Credentialing Committees and chairs the Clinical Competency Committee for our Pathology residency program. Throughout his career at Stony Brook Medicine, Dr. Spitzer has also been a course director and lecturer for Pathology courses for our medical students and has helped train graduate students as a member of PhD dissertation committees. 

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Eric Spitzer on his new role as Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology and Director of Laboratory Services.

Kenneth R. Shroyer, MD, PhD
The Marvin Kuschner Professor and Chair of Pathology