Top Pathologists in Cana, VA

Robert L Smith, MD
Northern Hospital Of Surry County
830 Rockford St
Mount Airy, NC 27030
  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
  • 45 years experience
  • Completed fellowship
  • 4 star medical school
  • 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 Cana, VA has a population of approximately 3,858 people. There is 1 pathologist near Cana, which gives it a ratio of 1 pathologist per 3,858 residents or a ratio of 1 pathologist per 1,666 households. There are 1,666 households in Cana.