Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue Pathology
Neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders of bone and soft tissue are often complicated issues that require the multidisciplinary correlation of clinical, radiographic, and pathologic findings. A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment is essential because bone and soft tissue sarcomas are rare and diagnosis often leads to a combination of chemotherapy or radiotherapy and radical surgery. In addition, a variety of pseudosarcomatous and reactive lesions of bone and soft tissue are often mistakenly diagnosed as sarcomas which can lead to unnecessary surgery or adjuvant therapy.
The members of the Unit of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology at the University of Florida (John D. Reith, M.D., Unit Director, and Jacquelyn A Knapik, M.D.) incorporate radiographic and clinical data with histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular diagnostic analysis to accurately diagnose a variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders of bone and soft tissue. When necessary, cases are discussed at a multidisciplinary conference attended by radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
Dr. Reith completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a Surgical Pathology Fellowship at the University of Michigan, and an Orthopaedic Pathology Fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is one of only a few fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Pathologists in the outheastern United States. He is a member of the International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathologists, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, and the Connective Tissue Oncology Society.
Dr. Knapik completed her residency and a fellowship in cytopathology at the University of Florida.
Their expertise is also available through consulting services from Diagnostic Reference Laboratories, a division of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida. Normal turnaround time is 2-5 days; however, results can be expedited if appropriate radiographic images are forwarded along with slides and blocks.
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