About
Our History
The Loyola Pathology Department was created in 1909, when Loyola University of Chicago was first established and a medical department, then affiliated with the Illinois Medical College, was formed. Since its inaugural graduating class in 1910, Loyola medical students and faculty worked out of Mercy Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side. Under the leadership of pathologist Dr. John F. Sheehan, Dean of the Medical School from 1951 to 1968, Loyola began to pursue land and implemented plans for an independent medical center. This forward thinking pathologist is considered one of the four founders of Loyola's academic medical center
The future of our department was shaped in large part by an initiative led by President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960’s. Kennedy’s goal was to enhance cooperation between veterans’ hospitals and university medical centers. Loyola, which already had medical students rotating at Edward Hines, Jr. VA hospital, was the first academic medical school to benefit from this initiative.
The new medical center that was built on the property right across First Avenue in Maywood had previously served as a US Mail airport. This airfield, Checkerboard Airfield, was frequently used by the great Charles Lindberg. The new medical center opened its doors on May 21, 1969. At that time there were very few full time clinical attendings. The first full-time pathologists were Dr. Richard Novaks and Dr. Emilio Orfei. Dr. Emilio Orfei was an astute liver pathologist with extensive academic achievements including a liver pathology text book that was very popular among medical students.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve patient care through accurate laboratory testing and diagnostic results. Our fellowship and residency programs are designed to develop compassionate, high caliber pathologists who are dedicated to a lifetime of learning and commitment to patient care.
Loyola University Health System is committed to excellence in patient care and the education of health professionals. We believe that our Catholic heritage and Jesuit traditions of ethical behavior, academic distinction, and scientific research lead to new knowledge and advance our healing mission in the communities we serve. We believe that thoughtful stewardship, learning and constant reflection on experience improve all we do as we strive to provide the highest quality health care. We believe in God’s presence in all our work. Through our care, concern, respect and cooperation, we demonstrate this belief to our patients and families, our students and each other. To fulfill our mission we foster an environment that encourages innovation, embraces diversity, respects life, and values human dignity. We are committed to going beyond the treatment of disease. We also treat the human spirit.
Our History
The Loyola Pathology Department was created in 1909, when Loyola University of Chicago was first established and a medical department, then affiliated with the Illinois Medical College, was formed. Since its inaugural graduating class in 1910, Loyola medical students and faculty worked out of Mercy Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side. Under the leadership of pathologist Dr. John F. Sheehan, Dean of the Medical School from 1951 to 1968, Loyola began to pursue land and implemented plans for an independent medical center. This forward thinking pathologist is considered one of the four founders of Loyola's academic medical center
The future of our department was shaped in large part by an initiative led by President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960’s. Kennedy’s goal was to enhance cooperation between veterans’ hospitals and university medical centers. Loyola, which already had medical students rotating at Edward Hines, Jr. VA hospital, was the first academic medical school to benefit from this initiative.
The new medical center that was built on the property right across First Avenue in Maywood had previously served as a US Mail airport. This airfield, Checkerboard Airfield, was frequently used by the great Charles Lindberg. The new medical center opened its doors on May 21, 1969. At that time there were very few full time clinical attendings. The first full-time pathologists were Dr. Richard Novaks and Dr. Emilio Orfei. Dr. Emilio Orfei was an astute liver pathologist with extensive academic achievements including a liver pathology text book that was very popular among medical students.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve patient care through accurate laboratory testing and diagnostic results. Our fellowship and residency programs are designed to develop compassionate, high caliber pathologists who are dedicated to a lifetime of learning and commitment to patient care.
Loyola University Health System is committed to excellence in patient care and the education of health professionals. We believe that our Catholic heritage and Jesuit traditions of ethical behavior, academic distinction, and scientific research lead to new knowledge and advance our healing mission in the communities we serve. We believe that thoughtful stewardship, learning and constant reflection on experience improve all we do as we strive to provide the highest quality health care. We believe in God’s presence in all our work. Through our care, concern, respect and cooperation, we demonstrate this belief to our patients and families, our students and each other. To fulfill our mission we foster an environment that encourages innovation, embraces diversity, respects life, and values human dignity. We are committed to going beyond the treatment of disease. We also treat the human spirit.