Doctors

Laura L. Spinelli, MD, who joined Charlottesville Pathology Associates in 2001, graduated from Albany Medical College in 1995. She completed her Anatomic and Clinical pathology residency training at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Dr. Spinelli continued her training at the University of North Carolina doing fellowships in both hematopathology and cytology. She is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as in cytology. Dr. Spinelli became the Medical Director of Laboratory Services at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in 2013.  Dr. Spinelli is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Virginia Society of Pathology, American Society of Cytopathology, and College of American Pathologists. She has published journal articles, abstracts and book chapters on topics related to her field. 

System Co-chair position:

Dr. Laura Spinelli has accepted the position of Co-chair of the Pathology Laboratory Committee (PLC) for Sentara Laboratory Services effective November 19, 2019. In this role, Dr. Spinelli will help lead the PLC group which serves as the system horizontal Pathology & Laboratory service line committee that interfaces and collaborates with other system clinical high performance teams (HPTs) to achieve system quality and value goals.