Beck, MD is a pathologist and dermatopathologist in Coronado at 250 Prospect Place on the Sharp Coronado Hospital campus, board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, and Dermatopathology. Skin biopsy specimens from dermatology practices including Coronado Derm in Suite 260 of the same building route directly to the pathology lab for histologic diagnosis of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and inflammatory dermatoses on Coronado Island. A University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine degree earned in 1973 and an Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at USC/LAC+USC Medical Center established the foundation for tissue biopsy interpretation, fluid analysis, and transfusion medicine oversight supporting the hospital's surgical and oncology programs in the 92118 ZIP code. Surgical specimens requiring rapid intraoperative pathologic assessment coordinate specimen handling with oral and maxillofacial cases from Advanced Dentistry on Orange Avenue, where biopsy tissue requires pathologic confirmation before definitive treatment planning. The practice's highest-complexity workload encompasses frozen-section intraoperative consultations for tumor-margin clearance, dermatopathologic immunofluorescence staining for autoimmune blistering disorders, and blood bank crossmatch protocols for massive transfusion activation.