What are we sampling
The three biopsies Beverly Hills patients come here for.
A fine needle aspiration uses a needle thinner than the one used to draw blood. There is no incision, no stitches, and local anesthesia only. Pick the one your doctor mentioned.
Two routes from Beverly Hills
The difference is who reads your slides.
If your Beverly Hills physician finds a thyroid nodule, a breast lump or a swollen lymph node, the referral almost always goes to a hospital radiology department. A radiologist takes the sample, and a pathologist you never meet reads it days later.
House call biopsies in Beverly Hills, and anywhere else in California.
If the drive is not possible, Dr. Nadelman brings the ultrasound and the staining setup to you, so a homebound or immobile patient can have the sample taken at home and read with the same turnaround. Los Angeles County included.
Why a cytopathologist matters
The person holding the needle is the person reading the cells.
In almost every other setting those are two different people, and the handoff between them is where the two weeks go. Dr. Nadelman is one of very few physicians in the United States who is board certified in cytopathology and practices as a fine needle aspiration specialist. She performs the biopsy and she interprets it. There is no handoff.
Before you come
The practical details.
Plan on about an hour for the whole appointment. Most PPO plans and Medicare are accepted, and no referral is required to schedule.
Beverly Hills questions
Asked by patients from the 90210.
Waiting is the worst part. It is a 2 mile drive.
Next-day appointments are usually available, and house calls are available anywhere in California.
