Dr. Eugene H. Lewis III, DO, FCAP

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Get to know Pathologist Dr. Eugene H. Lewis III, who serves patients in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dr. Lewis is a remarkable pathologist featuring sixteen years of experience in the pathology arena. He is currently serving with Fairfield County Pathology Consultants LLC in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Affiliated with Hartford HealthCare, Dr. Lewis maintains a position as Chairman of the Department of Pathology at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. 

“Fairfield County Pathology Consultants is a private practice of fellowship-trained and board-certified diagnosticians, teachers, managers, and consultant physicians in the field of laboratory medicine. Our pathologists in Fairfield, CT are prepared to play key roles in advancing patient care by improving quality assurance practices of hospitals and laboratories through leadership in committees such as medical executive committee, quality council, cancer committee, infection prevention, and multidisciplinary oncology conferences”, states the website of Fairfield County Pathology Consultants LLC. 

In 2000, Dr. Lewis obtained his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO) from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, ME. He then completed his anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, (2000-20004). To advance his training, Dr. Lewis performed a selective oncologic pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY (2004 – 2005).

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in clinical and anatomic pathology through the American Board of Pathology. The American Board of Pathology is one of 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. This organization was assembled in May 1936, under the approval of the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties and the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education and Hospitals.

Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices.

Moreover, Dr. Lewis attained the coveted title of Fellow of the College of American Pathologists having met the standards and guidelines required of the nation’s leading pathologists.

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