The Clinical Chemistry Laboratory is open 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. The Special Toxicology Laboratory is open 9-5, Monday to Friday. For questions, please contact: Pathology Client Services 804-828-PATH (804-828-7284); 1-800-363-9234
For information on specific tests, please visit our Pathology Laboratory Services Catalog.
Highlights of our Chemistry/Toxicology testing services include:
- Lipid Testing – Quantification of lipids with accuracy verified by participation in the CDC Lipids Standardization Program.
- Sweat Chloride – Quantification of sweat chloride by coulometric titration, a chloride reference method recommended by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Ethylene Glycol – Measurement of serum ethylene glycol concentration determined by gas chromatography.
- Volatile Alcohols – Identification and quantification of methanol, acetone, and isopropanol by headspace gas chromatography.
Highlights for our Special Toxicology testing services include:
- Pain Management testing and Drugs of Abuse confirmation and quantitation using mass spectrometry
- Blood lead, copper, and zinc quantitation by mass spectrometry
- Testing for many commonly monitored therapeutic drugs
The Clinical Chemistry and Special Toxicology laboratories support clinical research. For more information, please contact Clinical Pathology Research Services (CPRS).
Useful Links
Academy for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines
Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM)
American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Forensic Toxicology Education
Virginia Poison Center
The Clinical Pathology Receiving area is located:
MCV Campus
Clinical Support Center (CSC)
403 N. 13th Street
6th floor - Room 642
Richmond, VA 23298
Leadership and Contacts
Nikki Williams, MT (ASCP)
Manager
Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology
Melinda.Williams@vcuhealth.org
(804) 828-0347
Lorin Bachmann, PhD, DABCC
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry; Professor
Lorin Bachmann, PhD, DABCC
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry; Professor
Pathology
Director of Blood Gas Laboratory;
Director of New Kent Emergency Department Laboratory;
Associate Director of Pathology Information Systems;
Technical Director of Clinical Pathology Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-6407
Email: Lorin.Bachmann@vcuhealth.org
Grace R. Williams, PhD
Director of Toxicology; Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry; Assistant Professor
Grace R. Williams, PhD
Director of Toxicology; Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry; Assistant Professor
Pathology
Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry;
Technical Director of Point of Care Testing
Phone: (804) 628-3684
W. Greg Miller, PhD
Director of Pathology Information Systems and Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry; Professor
W. Greg Miller, PhD
Director of Pathology Information Systems and Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry; Professor
Pathology
Director of Pathology Quality Management Program
Phone: (804) 828-0375
Fax: (804) 828-0353
Email: Greg.Miller@vcuhealth.org