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Lester J. Layfield, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Scholarly Emphasis:
The cytopathology of soft tissue, bone lesions and head, neck and breast tumors.
Lester J. Layfield, MD
Titles:
- Head, Anatomic Pathology
About Lester J. Layfield, M.D.
Lester J. Layfield, MD is a professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where he is director of the Division of Surgical Pathology and Head of Anatomic Pathology at ARUP Laboratories.
Dr. Layfield received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also completed his residency and a fellowship in anatomic pathology. He has published widely and has authored textbooks on musculoskeletal cytopathology and head and neck cytopathology. He has served as reviewer and editor for a number of scientific journals, including Cancer, the Journal of Urology, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Modern Pathology, and on the editorial boards of Diagnostic Cytopathology and Cancer/Cytopathology.
Dr. Layfield received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also completed his residency and a fellowship in anatomic pathology. He has published widely and has authored textbooks on musculoskeletal cytopathology and head and neck cytopathology. He has served as reviewer and editor for a number of scientific journals, including Cancer, the Journal of Urology, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Modern Pathology, and on the editorial boards of Diagnostic Cytopathology and Cancer/Cytopathology.
Selected Publications
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Honors and Awards
- American Cancer Society Junior Fellowship, 1982
- Honored Faculty Award, Osler Institute, June 1999
- Best Doctors 2005-2006
Professional Education
- University of California, Irvine 1974 B.S. (Magna Cum Laude)
- University of California, Los Angeles 1979 M.D.