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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Leadership | Academic Excellence | Renowned Research
We are committed to being a national leader in the academic pursuit of research and education while bringing leading-edge basic and applied research and innovation to patient care.
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Department Head, Leo Furcht, MD
Leo T. Furcht is Allen-Pardee Professor and Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (LMP) at the University of Minnesota Medical School. LMP is committed to bringing leading-edge basic and applied research and innovation to patient care.