Our Mission
City of Hope Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory - MDLThe City of Hope Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory provides the medical and research communities with timely, accurate, high-quality molecular genetic testing, with expert interpretation and clinical consultation, through the delivery of excellent customer service, exemplary laboratory and clinical practices, and continual innovation in our processes.


Patient Information
If you are a patient, please see our Patient Information page.

Collaboration
If you are interested in collaboration with the current available tests, please send an e-mail to mdl@coh.org.

Services
Please go to Services for a complete listing of our laboratory tests.

FAQ's
Please review our answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Fact Sheet and Policies 
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Department of Clinical Cancer Genetics
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 Professional Staff

Lawrence Weiss, M.D.
Laboratory Director
800-826-HOPE (4673)

Juan-Sebastian Saldivar, M.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Director, Molecular Diagnostics

Wenqi Zeng, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostics
888-8 COH DNA (888-826-4362)
mdl@coh.org

Vandana Sharma, M.S.
Genetic Counselor, Molecular Diagnostics

Jakub Sram, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Director, Client Development, Molecular Diagnostics

 Certification
The laboratory is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ’88, ID No. 05D0665695) and is licensed by the State of California (CLF 268).

The laboratory operates under the clinical license to Lawrence Weiss, M.D., Director of Pathology Laboratories. The laboratory participates in the CAP Molecular Genetics Survey and has a regular program for blinded sample exchange. Click here to view our license.


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