A physician who diagnoses disease by examining tissue, cells, and body fluids in the laboratory.
What pathologists do
Pathologists interpret biopsies and surgical specimens to diagnose cancer and other diseases, oversee clinical laboratories that perform blood and microbiology testing, and perform autopsies to determine cause of death. They issue reports that guide treatment decisions.
Training path
US pathology requires medical school and a four-year residency in anatomic and clinical pathology, or three years in one field. Fellowships in hematopathology, surgical pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, forensic, and dermatopathology add one to two years.
Subspecialties
Subspecialties include surgical pathology, cytopathology, hematopathology, molecular pathology, transfusion medicine, microbiology, chemical pathology, forensic pathology, and dermatopathology.
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