In addition to providing primary and consultative services to dermatologists and plastic surgeons, Dr. Silvers and his associates are also responsible for teaching the residents of the Department of Dermatology as well as the Department of Pathology. Dr. Silvers holds formal didactic sessions as well as supervising resident rotations.

DAVID N. SILVERS, M.D. the Director of the Section of Dermatopathology since 1976, is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Attending Physician at the Presbyterian Hospital. He is Board Certified in Dermatopathology and in Dermatopathology.

ASHER D. RABINOWITZ, M.D. has been at Columbia since 1983 and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology and an Associate Attending Physician at the Presbyterian Hospital. He had been Director of Dermatopathology at Case Western Reserve from 1979 through 1983. He is Board Certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology.

SAMEERA HUSAIN, M.D. is Board Certified in Pathology and Dermatopathology. She had been Director of Dermatopathology at Beth Israel-St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital from 1997 until she returned to CUMC in 1999 as an Assistant Professor of Pathology (in Dermatology).

GEORGE W. (CHIP) NIEDT, M.D. is Board Certified in Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Cytopathology. Prior to joining the faculty he had been Director of Dermatopathology at Quest Diagnostics from 1995 through 1999 and most recently, Assistant Laboratory Director at Dermpath, Inc.

Drs. Silvers, Rabinowtiz, Husain and Niedt are available to referring physicians for discussion of clinical-pathologic correlation and patient management. They can be reached at 212-305-2155, option #1.

• Verbal report available within 24 hours of receipt of biopsy.
• FAX copy of report available within 48 hours of receipt of biopsy.
• Paperless reporting to your office is available.
• Courier services provides specimen pick up and report delivery at no cost to you.

We participate in most insurance plans including AARP, Aetna/US Healthcare, AmeriHealth, Anthem Health Plans, Bronx Health Plan/Affinity Healthplans, Cigna Healthcare, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, Independent Health, JJ Newman Inc., MagnaCare Network, Medicare, Medichoice Network/Beechstreet, Multiplan, National Preferred Providers Network, One Health Plan, Oxford, PHCS, PHS/HealthNet, Pomco, Qualcare, SelectPro, United Healthcare, Up&Up Network, Watchtower and 1199 National Benefit Fund. Please note that this list is subject to change at any time. You may contact us for a complete current list by calling 212-305-3969.

Remember to provide a copy of your patient's insurance card (front and back).

On occasion we need to employ immunoperoxidase techniques to diagnose tumors which are not readily diagnosable with conventional stains. These studies are performed for us by the Department of Surgical Pathology at Columbia. We also refer tissue for PCR studies to detect clonal T or B cell gene rearrangements to the Department of Surgical Pathology at Columbia and HPV DNA typing to Genzyme. The major portion or all of the charge is generally covered by most insurances.

When submitting specimens... please submit one specimen per vial (unless it is multiple parts of the same lesion or you are doing multiple biopsies of a generalized eruption).

Only one requisition form is needed for the submission of multiple specimens from the same patient. However, it is very important that each specimen vial is labeled with the patient’s name, specimen letter (A, B, C etc.) and anatomic site. The multiple vials together with the requisitions should be secured together (preferably in a plastic zip lock bag) to ensure that they stay together in transit.

For additional information on how to set up an account you may contact Dr. David Silvers directly at 212-305-2155, option 1; Ann McCormack at 212-305-8379 or Dona-Jean Solski at 212-342-3980.