Alejandro Best, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories

Alejandro Best, MD Nephropathologist,
Fellowship Director

About

Dr. Alejandro Best Rocha joined Arkana in 2016 after graduating from medical school at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (Mexico), completing anatomic pathology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and completing renal pathology fellowship at Arkana Laboratories. Dr. Best is also a board-certified pediatric pathologist and completed a fellowship in pediatric pathology at Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine prior to coming to Arkana Laboratories. In 2017, Dr. Best was invited to speak at the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Fellow’s Luncheon: Battle of the Brains during the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco, CA. At Arkana Labs, Dr. Best oversees quality improvement for the immunofluorescence lab and performs many biopsy case conferences with our clients. He is also a social media contributor, producing weekly “Teaching Point” cases and providing disease-specific content for “Disease Week.” In his free time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and daughter. He is also a foodie who is always looking for exciting new gustatory experiences and has a passion for Mexican wines.

In 2014, Dr. Alejandro Best became board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Dr. Best is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, Renal Pathology Society, Society for Pediatric Pathology, and the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology.

Education & Stats

Our fellowship-trained pathologists have decades of experience interpreting biopsies.

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Joined The Arkana Team 2016
Doctor of Medicine Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Baylor College of Medicine
Renal Pathology Fellowship Arkana Laboratories
Health Science Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Texas Children’s Hospital
Board Certification American Board of Pathology

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Alejandro Best, MD

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Daniel Kenan, MD, PhD

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Chris Larsen, MD

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Rebecca May, MD, PhD

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Paul Miller, MD

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Joel Murphy, MD

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Shree Sharma, MD

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Fred Silva, MD

Emeritus Nephropathologist

Jaime Singh, MD

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Joshua Sonnen, MD

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Cherry Starling, MD

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Aaron Storey, PhD

Director of Mass Spectrometry Laboratory


Patrick D. Walker, MD

Founder, Nephropathologist

Jon Wilson, MD

Neuropathologist, Molecular Pathologist


Jason Paris, PhD

Director of Contract Research


Alejandro Best, MD

Nephropathologist, Fellowship Director

Vanesa Bijol, MD

Nephropathologist


Christie Boils, MD

Nephropathologist

Stephen Bonsib, MD, MS

Emeritus Nephropathologist

T. David Bourne, MD

Neuropathologist, Nephropathologist


Clarissa Cassol, MD

Nephropathologist

Tiffany Caza, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist, Scientist

River Charles, MD

Nephropathologist


Shana Coley, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

L. Nicholas Cossey, MD

Physician Director, Nephropathologist

Rachelle Gietzen, MD

Nephropathologist


Danni Holanda, MD

Nephropathologist

Daniel Kenan, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist, Director of Innovation

Chris Larsen, MD

Executive Director, Nephropathologist


Rebecca May, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Paul Miller, MD

Nephropathologist, Associate Fellowship Program Director

Odia Molen, MD

Nephropathologist


Joel Murphy, MD

Nephropathologist, Visiting Scholars Program Director

Mohammad Obeidat, MD

Nephropathologist


Shree Sharma, MD

Laboratory Director, Nephropathologist

Fred Silva, MD

Emeritus Nephropathologist

Jaime Singh, MD

Nephropathologist


Cherry Starling, MD

Nephropathologist

Patrick D. Walker, MD

Founder, Nephropathologist


T. David Bourne, MD

Neuropathologist, Nephropathologist

Joshua Sonnen, MD

Neuropathologist

Jon Wilson, MD

Neuropathologist, Molecular Pathologist


Shana Coley, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Samar Hassen, PhD

Research Scientist

Randy Haun, PhD

Senior Scientist


Daniel Kenan, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist, Director of Innovation

Aaron Storey, PhD

Director of Mass Spectrometry Laboratory