Affiliated Pathologists Medical Group (APMG) is a professional corporation composed of 35 Board certified, and in many instances subspecialty certified, pathologists covering 11 service locations in 4 counties in California, 1 in Phoenix, Arizona, and 2 in Portland, Oregon. A number of our members are recognized as national and international experts in pathology and in specific subspecialty fields. This subspecialty expertise and diversity of experience enables us to provide comprehensive professional support and consultative services to each hospital. Our group has a proven track record of making a significant difference in every hospital and laboratory to which we provide professional direction. Our continued success is tied to a combination of good medical practice, appropriate business support, information technology advances, ethical billing practices, strength in the market place and superior quality of rendered services. We are directed and owned by our pathologists members with each hospital Medical Director responsible for decisions in conjunction with the administration on site. Support for pathology services and expert pathologists in APMG are provided as requested by the Medical Director and administration. Technology allows us to instantly query each other about changing problems, complicated cases or updates. We have developed a type of neural network learning pattern that allows each of us to rapidly adapt best practice procedures.