Our Own Lab
Dermatopathology, inside our own practice
When we take a biopsy at Newnan Dermatology, it doesn't get boxed up and shipped to a corporate lab across the country. It goes to our practice's own dermatopathology lab — at our Peachtree City office, a short drive away — where it's processed by our histology team and read under the microscope by Paul Haun, MD, our board-certified dermatopathologist, who also sees patients here in Newnan. Faster answers, one chart, and a pathologist your provider can talk to directly.
Why It Matters
What our own pathology changes for you
Faster answers
Your slides never leave the practice — no shipping, no outside-lab queue, no results lost between systems. The waiting is the hardest part of a biopsy; we've shortened it.
A pathologist you can meet
Dermatopathology is its own board-certified specialty — the microscopic diagnosis of skin disease. Ours is done by Dr. Haun, a dermatologist and dermatopathologist who also sees patients in these offices.
Surgeon and pathologist, one team
During Mohs surgery and complex cases, your surgeon and the pathologist confer directly — not by fax. That collaboration is built into how this practice works.
Inside The Lab
From biopsy to diagnosis, within one practice
A hospital-grade histology lab, purpose-built into our practice at Peachtree City Dermatology — the photos below are from that lab.
Professional Memberships
Advanced Testing
Beyond the standard slide
Some diagnoses need more than routine staining. Our lab supports advanced techniques — including immunohistochemistry (IHC), special stains that highlight specific cell types and markers — which matter most for tricky melanocytic lesions, unusual tumors, and inflammatory disease. Dr. Haun's fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania included complex cases like cutaneous lymphoma, and that depth stays within the practice.
- Routine histology — processing, embedding, sectioning, and H&E staining, all in our own lab
- Immunohistochemistry (IHC) — marker-specific stains for difficult diagnoses
- Mohs frozen sections — same-visit margin reads during Mohs surgery
- Direct consultation — complex cases discussed provider-to-pathologist, same day
Meet The Pathologist
Paul Haun, MD
Dual board-certified — in dermatology and in dermatopathology — Dr. Haun trained at OHSU (chief resident) and completed his dermatopathology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He reads the practice's pathology and sees patients at all three offices — which means the person diagnosing your biopsy has very likely examined skin just like yours in clinic that same week.
Waiting on a biopsy somewhere else?
We can request your records and take it from here — diagnosis and treatment within one practice.