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To My Patients:

Thanks for visiting my Home Page. My name is James "Jim" Scillian, M.D., PhD., and I am the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Director at Kaiser facilities in Stockton, Manteca, Modesto, and Tracy (starting in January 2005).

About Me

Like many in medicine, I became interested in the field through personal childhood experience. My hospitalization at 12 years old for acute appendicitis and my personal relationship with the family physician, who lived up the street and made house calls, had the biggest influence on my desire to be a physician. I achieved BS and MS degrees, and also completed Medical Technologist training and certification at the University of Oklahoma, with a two-year interruption for military duty in Vietnam. I then completed a PhD. program in experimental pathology and immunology at Ohio State University. My internship and residency in clinical and anatomic pathology were at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with an extra year of surgical pathology fellowship at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. I also have many years of teaching and research experience at the various academic institutions I have attended, including many publications and academic presentations. On passing my board examinations with the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, I became a Fellow in the College of American Pathologists (FCAP). I worked 2 years as staff pathologist at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center before coming to the Stockton Medical Offices as Chief of Pathology in 1996.

My wife Michele was a senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist at UCSF, when we met during my residency. We enjoy working on our house, attending opera and symphony performances, reading, going to the movies, travel, and visiting with our friends and family.

My Philosophy of Care

I try to live by the rule “Treat every case as if from a cherished family member.” I take whatever time is needed, and use whatever resources are necessary, to come to the correct diagnosis and clinical consultation for the benefit of the member. I believe in following up on important diagnoses to make sure my findings are correctly understood and acted on. I expect quality and commitment from myself, my associates, my staff, and other members of the Kaiser Permanente health care team with whom I interact.

Our entire Pathology Department, our Clinical Laboratories, our Draw Stations and I want to be certain that all of your concerns are addressed. If you have any questions, please call (209) 476-3831. Thank you.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Internship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Pathology - Anatomic, American Board of Pathology
Board certification	Pathology - Clinical, American Board of Pathology

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