Who we are
Under the supervision of Dr. McClain, our friendly, hard working and highly qualified staff dedicates its decades of experience to providing your patients with the most accurate and detailed diagnosis in the industry. From technical expertise to customer service, our staff is second to none.
Steve A. McClain
MD, FCAP, FASCP, FAPI
Medical Director
- Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology.
- Academic appointments in Dermatology and Emergency Medicine at SUNY-Stony Brook Medical Center.
- Member of the American Society of Dermatopathology and the Association for Pathology Informatics.
- Medical degree from the University of Missouri.
- Was Director of the Division of Dermatopathology and Director of Pathology Informatics in the Department of Pathology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
Shelley L. Tepper
MD
Assistant Medical Director
- MD at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
- Residency at Mount Sinai and Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers.
- Fellowship in Forensic Pathology at Seattle-King County, University of Washington.
- Board certified in Anatomic, Clinical and Forensic Pathology.
Joel R. Israel
HT (ASCP)
Technical Director
- Associate in Applied Science, Medical Laboratory Technology and Histotechnology at the State University of New York and College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill.
- Baccalaureate Degree, Multidisciplinary Studies, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- 20+ years of clinical and laboratory experience, including Electron Microscopy and MOHS Cryo-Sectioning.
Kim Rhatigan
MA, HTL (ASCP), CPHQ
Client Services
- Masters Degree at SUNY-Stony Brook.
- Histology Supervisor for 10 years, and Quality Management Practitioner for 5 years at Stony Brook University Hospital.
- Member of the New York State Histotechnological Society Board of Directors for 10 years.
Paul Langer
Executive Vice President – Business Development
- 40 years experience in the medical device industry – Public and private corporate management, operations, manufacturing and product development.
- Operated custom orthotic laboratories in NY, NJ, IL, CA, Canada, and England.
- Compliance Officer – FDA Class I and Class II medical devices and Medicare.
- Bachelor of Science / Business Administration – University of Redlands, Redlands, CA.
