Top Pathologists in Winchester, IL

James W Veenstra, MD
Pathology Associates Of Central Illinois
1600 W Walnut St
Jacksonville, IL 62650
  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
  • Pathology - Hematology
  • 46 years experience
Passavant Area Hospital
1600 W Walnut St
Jacksonville, IL 62650
  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
  • 15 years experience
  • 3 star hospital
What are Pathology Doctors?

A pathologist is a physician who specializes in the causes and paths taken by different diseases in order to accurately diagnose an illness.

In addition to determining the cause and development of a disease, these specialists also study the changes a disease makes to a body and the consequences of those structural changes.

Pathologists diagnose and determine the characteristics of a disease through the study of biopsies of diseased tissue or of bodily fluids. For example, a pathologist will look at a biopsy of a skin lesion in order to diagnose or rule out skin cancer. A pathologist will also look at a Pap smear in order to check for a gynecological cancer like cancer of the uterus.

The area of Winchester, IL has a population of approximately 3,192 people. There are 2 pathologists near Winchester, which gives it a ratio of 1 pathologist per 1,596 residents or a ratio of 1 pathologist per 663 households. There are 1,326 households in Winchester.