Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory

What Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory does

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory is a single-site, full-service dermatopathology practice headquartered at 1314 North Macomb in Monroe, Michigan. Founded in 1950 by Hermann Pinkus, M.D. — a recognized pioneer in dermatopathology — the laboratory has operated continuously for over 70 years, serving referring dermatologists, clinicians, and their patients throughout the Great Lakes region. Its core offering is fee-for-service dermatopathology diagnostics: pathologists receive tissue specimens, perform pathological examination, and return diagnostic reports to the ordering physician for use in patient treatment decisions for skin conditions and diseases. The laboratory maintains College of American Pathologists (CAP) and Joint Commission accreditations, and participates in an extensive insurance network.

The practice's competitive positioning rests on its pathologist bench: a team of board-certified, fellowship-trained dermatopathologists and dermatologists with subspecialty training from institutions including Mayo Clinic, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Virginia, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The clinical leadership includes Managing Director Darius R. Mehregan, MD, who has chaired Wayne State University's pathology department since 2006. Service delivery is supported by Sonic Healthcare USA's digital infrastructure, including the ConnectDX platform and Client Portal for clinician access to reports, an online Test Menu for ordering, and patient-facing services (Bill Pay, Financial Assistance Program with potential 100% coverage based on Federal Poverty Guidelines, Self-Pay discount, and payment plans).

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory generates revenue on a transaction-fee model — payment received per specimen analyzed and reported. The go-to-market is B2B, relying on referrals from dermatologists and other physicians in the Great Lakes region, with specimens physically shipped to the Monroe laboratory and results delivered through the Sonic Healthcare USA client portal. In 2025, Pinkus joined Sonic Healthcare USA's Anatomic Pathology Division, transitioning from independent operation to subsidiary status under a national healthcare organization, which provides access to Sonic's broader test menu, payor network, and shared services infrastructure while retaining the Pinkus brand and pathologist team at its Monroe location.

Name

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory

Legal name

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory

Website

https://pinkuslab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory is a single-site dermatopathology practice in Monroe, Michigan, providing expert skin disease diagnostic services to referring physicians and patients across the Great Lakes region, now operating as part of Sonic Healthcare USA's Anatomic Pathology Division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dermatopathology Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Dermatopathology (HLAKACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Anatomic Pathology (Histopathology & Cytopathology) (HLAFAMAA)

Keywords

• Dermatopathology diagnostics
• Skin biopsy analysis
• Anatomic pathology services
• Diagnostic laboratory testing
• Tissue pathology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: Fee-for-service dermatopathology laboratory testing. Provides diagnostic services to referring physicians and healthcare practices. Revenue generated through specimen analysis and pathology reporting.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory is a specialized dermatopathology laboratory that provides expert diagnostic analysis and interpretation of skin tissue specimens for referring dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, plastic surgeons, family practitioners, and other healthcare providers. The lab offers a comprehensive test menu covering inflammatory dermatoses, melanocytic lesions, cutaneous neoplasms, and ancillary clinical services, with reports delivered through the ConnectDX platform and a secure client portal. It is one of the oldest dermatopathology practices in the United States, founded in 1950 and now operating as part of Sonic Healthcare USA's Anatomic Pathology Division.

Product overview

Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory is a single-location, full-service dermatopathology practice that provides expert diagnostic pathology services for skin conditions. The laboratory offers a unified portfolio of dermatopathology diagnostic services as part of the Sonic Healthcare USA Anatomic Pathology Division. The core service is comprehensive dermatopathology laboratory diagnostics, supported by clinician-facing modules including an online Test Menu, ConnectDX report access portal, and Client Portal. Patient-facing services encompass bill pay, financial assistance programs with income-based discounts, self-pay discounts, and payment plan options. The laboratory has operated for over 70 years from Monroe, Michigan, serving the Great Lakes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dermatopathology Diagnostic Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sonic Healthcare USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory joined Sonic Healthcare USA as part of the Anatomic Pathology Division. Operates as a Sonic Healthcare dermatopathology practice.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Inform Diagnostics: Specialty anatomic pathology lab with strong dermatopathology offering serving dermatology groups nationwide — directly comparable in skin-tissue subspecialty diagnostics and referring-clinician model.
• Bostwick Laboratories: Specialty anatomic pathology lab historically serving dermatology and urology practices with subspecialty pathologist reads — comparable fee-for-service, specialist-focused model and clinician referral base.
• Cockerell Dermatopathology: Specialty dermatopathology laboratory offering expert skin-biopsy diagnostics to referring dermatologists — overlapping service line, board-certified subspecialty pathologist model, and clinician-referral GTM.
• PathGroup: Large independent anatomic and clinical pathology lab serving dermatology practices across multiple US regions with dermatopathology subspecialty reads — directly comparable to Pinkus in customer base, specimen-based revenue model, and specialty focus.
• Skin Pathology Associates: Independent dermatopathology subspecialty lab providing expert skin-biopsy reads to community dermatologists — directly comparable specialty-only model, clinician-referral channel, and subspecialty pathologist staffing.
• Aurora Diagnostics: Multi-site anatomic pathology platform with dermatopathology subspecialty services; previously an independent roll-up and now part of a larger lab network — comparable in scope, multi-region reach, and dermatopathology orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Hospital-based reference lab network with deep dermatopathology expertise and esoteric testing menu — comparable in subspecialty dermatopathology capability and referring-physician channel, though embedded within a much larger health system.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): Largest US clinical lab network with anatomic and dermatopathology capabilities integrated into a broad diagnostic portfolio — comparable in specimen-based diagnostics and physician customer base but at national scale rather than specialty depth.
• Quest Diagnostics: National full-service reference lab with a dermatopathology offering as part of a much broader test menu — comparable in lab-based diagnostics and clinician customer overlap, but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a specialty dermatopathology practice.
• ARUP Laboratories: Academic-affiliated reference lab offering dermatopathology among a broad esoteric test menu — comparable anatomic pathology capability serving hospital and clinician clients, though not specialty-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sonic-healthcare-usa/?viewAsMember=true

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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