Mission
Deliver cost-effective, high-quality, multidisciplinary pathology consultation and education; preserve, modernize, and grow the nation's oldest tissue repository to promote biomedical research.
Vision
Be the pathology center of excellence by advancing the health of our nation's military and other federal customers.
Our Directorates
Consultation Services
We accept cases from U.S. military and federal pathologists and clinicians (dermatologists, ophthalmologists, and neurologists) functioning as pathologists.
Education, Research, and Repository
We're the home of “America’s Pathology Collection,” and provide continuing medical education and graduate medical education in support of the DOD and VA.
Veterinary Pathology
We offer diagnostic services for all government-owned animals and privately-owned animals belonging to individuals who are authorized to receive DOD veterinary services, as well as secondary consultations on educational cases.
Administrative Directorate
We foster efficiency, compliance, fiscal responsibility, and innovation across Human Resource, Resource Management, IT, Quality Assurance, and Logistics, ensuring organizational sustainability and operational excellence.
Contact Us
Main Contact Info
Mailing Address
The Joint Pathology Center
606 Stephen Sitter Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-1290
Customer Service
855-393-3904
Fax: 301-295-0104
Billing Contacts
Primary Billing Contact
Office: 301-295-4822
Mobile: 240-281-4453
Alternative Billing Contact
Office: 301-295-3867
Mobile: 240-475-9089
Veterinary Pathology
Call VetPath
301-295-6207
Other Laboratories
Environmental Toxicology Laboratory
The Joint Pathology Center
2460 Linden Lane, Building 161
Silver Spring, MD 20910-1290
855-393-3904
DOD Central Cancer Registry
301-400-1051/1052
Molecular Laboratory
301-400-1144/1145
Note: Consultation inquiries or comments submitted via this website to JPC Customer Support containing patient information must be encrypted. We're unable to respond to unencrypted messages containing patient information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the Contact Us section above for JPC customer service numbers.
You facility will receive the patient information roll-up on a quarterly basis.
Your facility will receive the patient information roll-up two weeks after the quarter ends.
The patient information roll-up will be mailed via the United States Postal Service.
A consolidated invoice will be sent to the Financial Accounting Service, VA Financial Services Center, Austin, Texas for consolidated payments.
The Financial Accounting Service, VA Financial Services Center, Austin, Texas will collect the funds from each individual VHA.
Our Leadership
Joel T. Moncur, Col., USA (Ret.), M.D., Ph.D., M.S., FCAP
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER & DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Herbert W. Clayburn, MAJ, USA (Ret.), M.B.A., M.L.S., AIT
DIRECTOR of ADMINISTRATION & CHIEF OF STAFF
Aaron Auerbach, M.D., M.P.H., FCAP
DIRECTOR of EDUCATION, RESEARCH, & REPOSITORY
Sharon Daye, Col., USA, DVM, DACVP
DIRECTOR of VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
Resources and Instructions
Below you will find resources related to general JPC consultation, veterinary consultation, collection instructions, and instructions for the JPC Registry.
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