The 20 Best Tissue Biopsy Doctors near La Jolla, CA

Find the Experts and Specialists who perform Tissue Biopsy

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 46 doctor with experience in Tissue Biopsy near La Jolla, CA. Of these, 41 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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46 providers found
    Distinguished in Tissue Biopsy
    Distinguished in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hatim Husain is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Husain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    9888 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Imad Dandan is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Dandan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hernia Surgery, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    9888 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Fady Nasrallah is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Nasrallah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Hernia Surgery, and Tissue Biopsy.

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    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy
    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shumei Kato is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kato is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, Rosai-Dorfman Disease, Reticulohistiocytoma, Histiocytosis, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy
    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Daniels is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Daniels is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy
    Advanced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Scott Lippman is a Hematologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Lippman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Neurosurgery

    California Center For Neurointerventional Surgery

    9834 Genesee Ave Ste 411, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frank Coufal is a Neurosurgery provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Coufal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Gastroenterology

    UC San Diego Student Health SVC Pharmacy

    9500 Gilman Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Barbara Jung is a Gastroenterologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Jung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Tissue Biopsy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    3855 Health Sciences Dr # 829, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Karen Resnick is an Internal Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Resnick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. Her top areas of expertise are Dendritic Cell Tumor, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Histiocytosis, Tissue Biopsy, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Fanta is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Fanta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Hematology
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Hematology

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kay Yeung is a Hematologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Yeung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Assuntina Sacco is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Sacco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. Her top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Sicklick is a General Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Sicklick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lyudmila Bazhenova is an Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Bazhenova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Piccioni is a Neurologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Piccioni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery

    UCSD Heath Care

    3855 Health Sciences Dr, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joel Baumgartner is a General Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Baumgartner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Melanoma, Colorectal Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery

    Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

    9888 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Schwendig is a General Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Schwendig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Delirium, Gallbladder Disease, Tissue Biopsy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Hematology
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Hematology

    Office

    9333 Genesee Ave, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Edward Libby is a Hematologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Libby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    General Surgery

    Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion

    9898 Genesee Ave, 
    La Jolla, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vincent Nip is a General Surgeon in La Jolla, California. Dr. Nip has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ogilvie Syndrome, Delirium, Gallbladder Removal, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Tissue Biopsy
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    5396 Renaissance Ave, 
    San Diego, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Grosu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Diego, California. Dr. Grosu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Trophoblastic Tumor Placental Site and Tissue Biopsy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    When should I see a Tissue Biopsy doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Tissue Biopsy doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Tissue Biopsy doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Tissue Biopsy doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Tissue Biopsy doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Tissue Biopsy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Tissue Biopsy doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Tissue Biopsy doctor near La Jolla, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Tissue Biopsy doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Tissue Biopsy doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Tissue Biopsy doctors near La Jolla, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Tissue Biopsy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Tissue Biopsy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Tissue Biopsy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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