Our Team
As healthcare professionals, we engage patients with empathy and a sincere effort to help medical professionals deliver care and treatment plans. As resources for clinicians, the PLA team understands that patient care is our first priority.
Dr Adam Hoffhines MD PhD
Dr Adam Hoffhines MD PhD Executive Board Member Clinical Flow Cytometry Genitourinary Hematopathology Molecular...
Dr Paul Gelven MD
Dr Paul Gelven MD Treasurer - Executive Board Member Clinical Surgical Pathology Cytology Dr Galven joined Pathology...
Dr Tammy Battaglia MD
Dr Tammy Battaglia MD Clinical Pathology Surgical Pathology Cytology Dr Battaglia joined Pathology Laboratory...
Dr Lisa (Mask) Bull MD
Dr Lisa (Mask) Bull MD Dermatopathology Dermatology Lisa (Mask) Bull, M.D., is board certified in dermatology and...
Dr Steve Casner MD
Dr Steve Casner MD Clinical Surgical Pathology Dr. Casner joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in July of...
Dr Kyle Fraser MD
Dr Kyle Fraser MD Surgical pathology Cytopathology Dr. Fraser joined PLA in August 2021. After earning his bachelor’s...
Dr Paul Gillum MD
Dr Paul Gillum MD Dr Gillum and the Oklahoma Dermatopathology Institute merged with Pathology Laboratory Associates in...
Dr Brent Hartsell MD
Dr Brent Hartsell MD Clinical Coagulation Surgical Transfusion Medicine Dr. Hartsell has been a member of Pathology...
Dr Ryan Hendren MD
Dr Ryan Hendren MD Clinical Cytopathology, Surgical Dr Hendren joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in 2007....
Dr Stephanie Holt MD
Stephanie Holt M.D Clinical Cytopathology Dermatopathology Surgical Transfusion Medicine Dr. Holt joined Pathology...
Dr Erica Kumar MD
Dr Erica Kumar MD Clinical Dermatopathology Surgical Dr. Kumar joined Pathology Laboratory Associates in September...
Dr Walter Lamar MD
Dr Walter Lamar MD Clinical Dermatopathology Surgical He has been a pathologist at St. John Medical Center since 1980...
Dr Ifeanyi Victor Nwadukwe MD FCAP
Dr Ifeanyi Victor Nwadukwe. MD FCAP Surgical Pathology Cytopathology Clinical Pathology with special interest in...
Dr James Palmer MD
Dr James Palmer MD Surgical Pathology Cytology Special interest in breast pathology with certification in...
Dr Igor Shendrik MD
Dr Igor Shendrik MD Clinical Dermatopathology Hematopathology Surgical Dr. Shendrik joined Pathology Laboratory...
Dr Sean Smith MD
Dr Sean Smith MD Clinical Cytopathology Surgical Dr. Smith joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in May 2014....
Dr Jason Stratton MD
Dr Jason Stratton MD Clinical Dermatopathology Soft tissue Surgical Dr. Stratton joined Pathology Laboratory...
Dr James Taylor MD
Dr James Taylor MD Cytopathology Gastrointestinal Immunology Multidisciplinary Breast Renal Soft tissue Surgical Dr...
Dr Todd Wullschleger MD
Dr Todd Wullschleger MD Clinical Surgical Dr. Todd A Wullschleger is a Pathology Specialist in Fort Scott, Kansas. He...
Testing Information
Testing Information Most of the time physicians are able to diagnose a patient’s problem through physical examination...
Bone Marrow Collection
Bone Marrow Collection The Purpose Your doctor has ordered a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, which is taken from...
Basic Metabolic Panel
Basic Metabolic Panel The basic metabolic panel (BMP) is a set of seven to eight blood tests that measure certain...
Liver Function Testing
Liver Function Tests Liver Function Tests (LFTs) or Liver Panel Tests, as they are sometimescalled, check how well the...
ABO Blood Groups and Rho Types
ABO Blood Groups and Rho Types Blood groups and types can make for a very complex discussion, but the basic design can...
Dr Terrence Dolan, MD
Dr Terrence Dolan MD Founder - Executive Board Member Clinical Surgical Pathology Medical Microbiology Informatics-Management Dr Dolan joined St. John Medical Center as the Director of Pathology Laboratories in 1980. He started Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. as...
Dr Neil Crowson, MD
Dr Neil Crowson MD President - Executive Board Member Surgical Pathology Dermatopathology Cytology Dr Crowson is currently President of Pathology Laboratory Associates, Vice President of Regional Medical Laboratory and Chief of Medical Staff at St. John Medical Center...
Dr Kanwaljit Aulakh MD
Dr Kanwaljit Aulakh MD Vice President - Executive Board Member Clinical Surgical Pathology Special interest in GI Pathology Head & Neck Pathology Dr Aulakh joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in 2012. He is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical...
Dr Cindi Starkey MD PhD
Dr Cindi Starkey MD PhD Secretary - Executive Board Member Clinical Pathology Surgical Pathology Hematopathology Molecular Pathology Flow Cytometry Dr Starkey joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in August of 2006. Dr Starkey is Medical Laboratory Director and...
Dr Adam Hoffhines MD PhD
Dr Adam Hoffhines MD PhD Executive Board Member Clinical Flow Cytometry Genitourinary Hematopathology Molecular Surgical Dr Hoffhines joined Pathology Laboratory Associates in 2015. A native Oklahoman, he completed his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Christian...
Dr Paul Gelven MD
Dr Paul Gelven MD Treasurer - Executive Board Member Clinical Surgical Pathology Cytology Dr Galven joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in 2004. He is the Department Chairman and Laboratory Director for Ponca City Hospital in Ponca City, Oklahoma and served...
Dr Tammy Battaglia MD
Dr Tammy Battaglia MD Clinical Pathology Surgical Pathology Cytology Dr Battaglia joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in July 2001. She is currently Laboratory Director of: Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg, KS; Regional Medical Laboratory of Southeast Kansas...
Dr Lisa (Mask) Bull MD
Dr Lisa (Mask) Bull MD Dermatopathology Dermatology Lisa (Mask) Bull, M.D., is board certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry at the University of Tulsa in 2009 and earned a medical degree at the University...
Dr Steve Casner MD
Dr Steve Casner MD Clinical Surgical Pathology Dr. Casner joined Pathology Laboratory Associates, Inc. in July of 1996. He is the Laboratory Director at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and practices clinical pathology and anatomic pathology with...
Dr Kyle Fraser MD
Dr Kyle Fraser MD Surgical pathology Cytopathology Dr. Fraser joined PLA in August 2021. After earning his bachelor’s degree at Illinois Wesleyan University, Kyle Fraser entered and completed medical school at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He...