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Mina L. Xu, MD

Anatomic-Clinical Pathology, Pathology-Hematology

Affiliated With: Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine

This doctor is not currently accepting new patients

This clinician is not accepting new patients at this time. If you are a current patient, please contact the office.

Locations

Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT 06510

Biography - Mina L. Xu, MD

Mina Xu, MD, is a pathologist who specializes in diagnosing blood diseases and blood cancers—also called hematopathology. Her clinical practice focuses on giving the most accurate diagnosis and prognosis on tumors such as lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma. At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Xu is the director of hematopathology and is an associate professor in the departments of pathology and of laboratory medicine. Her academic mission is to study the pathogenesis of human hematopoietic malignancies and translate these findings into diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field.

“Our role as pathologists includes running specialty tests on patient samples, such as protein analysis or molecular genetic testing, and most importantly, interpreting microscopic images of tissue samples,” Dr. Xu says, adding that she occasionally speaks directly to patients who are interested in learning more about their diseases. “Because we make such critical decisions that guide treatment, we should not be separated from patient care.”

Dr. Xu believes a single biopsy can be thought of as a piece of a larger story. “When you see a tumor evolving from different biopsies, you can put that part of the story into a larger narrative and help patients understand how the disease is changing,” says Dr. Xu. “Some of the success stories in my field center around finding ways to tailor our treatment to the specific genetic abnormality of an otherwise fatal cancer and make it a chronic or curable condition.”

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Overview

Gender

Female

Specialty

Anatomic-Clinical Pathology, Pathology-Hematology

Language(s)

English

Education & Training

Education

Harvard University, University of California - San Francisco

Residency

Yale New Haven Hospital

Fellowship

Brigham & Women's Hospital

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YES! This insurance is accepted.

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Accepted Insurance

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  • AETNA
  • ANTHEM BC/BS
  • CIGNA GATEKEEPER PRO
  • CIGNA HEALTHCARE
  • COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK
  • COMPWORKS
  • CONNECTICARE
  • CONSUMER HEALTH NETWORK
  • CORVEL
  • FIRST HEALTH NETWORK
  • FOCUS HEALTHCARE
  • GREAT WEST
  • HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT
  • HUMANA
  • HUSKY
  • MANAGED COMP
  • MEDICAID
  • MEDICARE
  • MULTIPLAN
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
  • PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS
  • PRIME HEALTH SERVICES
  • PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (PHCS)
  • TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL
  • TRICARE/CHAMPUS
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • WELLCARE

Insurance coverage regularly changes, please contact the doctor’s office directly to verify that your specific insurance plan is accepted.

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Locations

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20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 384-3591
Fax: (203) 384-3237

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