Dr. Ronnie J. Garner, MD

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Get to know Pathologist Dr. Ronnie J. Garner, who serves patients in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A board-certified pathologist, Dr. Garner specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods.

Doctor Garner currently consults with physicians on challenging cases. The field of pathology supports the work in all medical fields. The thing he most appreciates about his job is his patients.

Regarding his educational background, Dr. Garner earned his medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1973. He then went on to complete his internship at the Orange County Medical Center in 1974 and his residency in clinical and anatomic pathology at the University of New Mexico Hospital in 1976. He subsequently completed a Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess in surgical pathology in Boston, Massachusetts.  This was followed by a Fellowship in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland..

Subsequent to the previous medical education, he attained Board Certification in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath). He was subsequently certified as a Director of a Transplant Testing laboratoryThe mission of the ABPath is to promote the health of the public and advance the practice and science of pathology by establishing voluntary certification standards and assessing the qualifications of those seeking to practice the specialty of pathology.

Dr. Garner is certified as a Laboratory Directory for transplant medicine laboratory director. 

Dr. Garner is semi-retired and works as a consultant.

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