PATHOLOGISTS OF SIERRA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES

John O'Donnell, M.D.

Dr. O'Donnell is a member of the Pathology Department at Renown Regional Medical Center.  He is currently licensed in Nevada and California and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as cytopathology. 

David Palosaari, M.D.

Dr. Palosaari is licensed in Nevada, California and Utah and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. He serves as the Medical Director of the Clinical Laboratory at Renown Regional Medical Center.  After earning his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, he completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Utah.  He then completed fellowships in surgical pathology and hematopathology at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas.  Dr. Palosaari has written pathology articles for publication and has taught at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He is a member of multiple medical societies including the Washoe County Medical  Society, Nevada State Medical Association, College of American Pathologists, and American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Peter F. Ames, M.D.

Dr. Ames is licensed in Nevada, California and Oregon and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as hematopathology.  He has completed a fellowship in hematopathology at  UC Davis Medical Center.  He serves as the Medical Director of the Clinical Laboratory at Renown South Meadows Medical Center.  Dr. Ames serves as a staff pathologist at Renown Medical Center.  He is a member of both the College of American Pathologists and American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

Christie Elliott, M.D.

Dr. Elliott is licensed in Nevada and California and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and forensic pathology.  She has completed a fellowship in forensic pathology at the Fulton County Medical Examiner in Atlanta, Georgia.  Dr. Elliott serves as a staff pathologist at Renown Regional Medical Center. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the College of American Pathologists.

Amy E. Alspach, M.D.

Dr. Alspach is licensed in Nevada and California and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and hematopathology.  She has completed a fellowship in hematopathology at Scripps Clinic/Green Hospital in LaJolla, California.  Dr. Alspach serves as a staff pathologist at Renown Regional Medical Center.  She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Hematology.

 

Ellen G.I. Clark, M.D.

Dr. Clark is board certified in forensic, anatomic and clinical pathology and is currently licensed in Nevada, California and Texas. She is a staff pathologist at Renown Regional Medical Center, and is very active in the practice of forensic medicine as the Chief Medical Examiner and Coroner for Washoe County, Nevada.  Dr. Clark is a member of several medical societies and organizations including the Washoe County Medical Society, the Nevada State Medical Association, the National Association of Medical Examiners and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Ernest C. Hong, M.D.

Dr. Hong is licensed in Nevada and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as cytopathology. He has completed fellowships in surgical pathology and cytopathology at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Hong serves as a staff pathologist at Renown Regional Medical Center.