Affiliated Pathologists and Doctoral Level Scientists
- Rachel C. Elder, MD
- Mark Costaldi, MD
- Paul A. Granato, PhD, DABMM
- Evan Himchak, MD
- Margaret Kowalski, MD
- Teriza Shehatou, MD
Rachel C. Elder, MD
Medical Director
Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC, at Crouse Hospital
Dr. Elder is the medical director for Laboratory Alliance's Rapid Response Laboratory at Crouse Health and the Operations Center Laboratory. She is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. After graduating from New York Medical College in 1981, Dr. Elder completed an internship and fellowship in Surgical Transplantation followed by a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn.
Mark Costaldi, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Cytology and Histology
Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC, at Crouse Hospital
Dr. Costaldi is a staff pathologist at Pathology Associates of Syracuse, practicing at Crouse Health. He serves as an assistant medical director for cytology and histology at Laboratory Alliance’s Operations Center. He earned his master’s and medical degrees from St. Louis University in Missouri after completing his undergraduate studies majoring in chemistry at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo. He did his residency in pathology and fellowship in hematopathology at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and a fellowship in cytopathology at the University of Rochester. Dr. Costaldi is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, hematology (pathology) and cytopathology.
Paul A. Granato, PhD, DABMM
Doctoral Level Scientist
Director of Microbiology / Scientific Director, Clinical Microbiology
Dr. Granato has served as the chief of microbiology at the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, clinical microbiologist at Crouse Hospital, and consultant clinical microbiologist for the Onondaga County Department of Health and Centrex Clinical Laboratories. He was on the faculty at SUNY Upstate Medical University for more than 35 years and is currently professor emeritus in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Granato has also served on two microbiology editorial boards and many national committees. He has authored three textbooks and over 125 book chapters, scientific articles and abstracts. He serves as the director of microbiology for Laboratory Alliance, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and is an elected Fellow by the American Academy of Microbiology.
Dr. Granato graduated from Le Moyne College, earned his doctoral degree in microbiology and molecular biology from Syracuse University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
Evan Himchak, MD
Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC, at Crouse Hospital
Dr. Himchak is affiliated with Pathology Associates of Syracuse and practices at Crouse Health. He attended Rutgers University, New Jersey School of Medicine, and did his residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. He completed a Fellowship in Hematopathology at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, Calif. Dr. Himchak is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and holds a sub-specialty certification in hematopathology.
Margaret Kowalski, MD
Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC, at Crouse Hospital
Dr. Kowalski is affiliated with Pathology Associates of Syracuse and practices at Crouse Health. She attended Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and did her residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Ga. Dr. Kowalski is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology.
Teriza Shehatou, MD
Pathology Associates of Syracuse, PC, at Crouse Hospital
Dr. Shehatou is affiliated with Pathology Associates of Syracuse and practices at Crouse Health. She attended Ain Shams University School of Medicine and did her residency at Berkshire Medical Center. Fellowships in Surgical Pathology and Hematopathology were completed at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Shehatou is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and she holds a sub-specialty certification in hematopathology.