Top Pathologists in Hyattsville, MD
3311 Toledo Rd
# 4215
Hyattsville, MD 20782
- Pathology
- 32 years experience
- 3 star medical school
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 Hyattsville, MD has a population of approximately 150,988 people. There is 1 pathologist near Hyattsville, which gives it a ratio of 1 pathologist per 150,988 residents or a ratio of 1 pathologist per 49,521 households. There are 49,521 households in Hyattsville.
