Pathologists' Assistant - PA(ASCP)

Suggested Reading for Examination Preparation

This list is intended only as a partial reference source. Its distribution does not indicate endorsement by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), nor does the ASCP BOC wish to imply that the content of the examination will be drawn solely from these publications.

Texts

Anatomy and Histology

Haines, D. E., & Willis, M. A. (2025). Neuroanatomy Atlas in Clinical Context: Structures, Sections, Systems, and Syndromes (11^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Dalley, A. F., & Agur, A. M. R. (2022). Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy (9^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Netter, F. H. (2022). Atlas of Human Anatomy (8^th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
O’Dowd, G., Bell, S., & Wright, S. (Eds.). (2023). Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas (7^th ed.). Elsevier.

Autopsy

Connolly, A. J., et al. (2016). Autopsy Pathology: A Manual and Atlas (3^rd ed.). Elsevier, Inc.
Gilbert-Barness, E., Spicer, D. E., & Steffensen, T. S. (2014). Handbook of Pediatric Autopsy Pathology (2^nd ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media.

Clinical Pathology

Fischbach, F. T., Fischbach, M. A., & Stout, K. (2021). Fischbach’s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (11^th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health.

General Pathology

Gupta, M. E. P. (2021). Board Review Series: Pathology (6^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer/LWW.
Kumar, V., et al. (Eds.). (2022). Robbins Basic Pathology (11^th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., & Aster, J. C. (2021). Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (10^th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.
Sattar, H. A. (2022). Fundamentals of Pathology: Medical Course and Step 1 Review, 2022 edition. Pathoma LLC.

Forensic Pathology

DiMaio, V. J. M., & Molina, D. K. (2021). Handbook of Forensic Pathology (3^rd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Laboratory Operations

American Medical Association. (2024). CPT 2025: Professional Edition. Chicago: AMA Press.
Davis, D. L. (2016). Laboratory Safety: A Self‑Assessment Workbook (2^nd ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press.
Garcia, L. S., et al. (Eds.). (2024). Clinical Laboratory Management (3^rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press.

Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Redline, R. W., Boyd, T. K., & Roberts, D. J. (Eds.). (2018). Placental and Gestational Pathology. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Roberts, D. J., & Polizzano, C. (2021). AFIP Atlases of Tumor and Non‑Tumor Pathology, Series 5: Atlas of Placental Pathology. American Registry of Pathology.
Stocker, J. T., Dehner, L. P., & Husain, A. L. (Eds.). (2021). Stocker and Dehner's Pediatric Pathology (5^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Surgical Pathology

Amin, M.B., et al. (Eds). (2018). AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (8^th ed.). Springer.
Lester, S.C. (2022). Manual of Surgical Pathology (4^th ed.). Elsevier.
Westra, W.H., et al. (2003). Surgical Pathology Dissection: An Illustrated Guide (2^nd ed.). New York: Springer.

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