Woodlawn Pathologists
- 3 Board certified
Top Pathologists in Woodlawn, VA
200 Hospital Dr
Galax, VA 24333
- Pathology
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- 5 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
- 3 star medical school
200 Hospital Dr
Galax, VA 24333
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- 44 years experience
1 Clinic Dr
Richlands, VA 24641
- Pathology
- Anatomic Pathology
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- 27 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 Woodlawn, VA has a population of approximately 3,816 people. There are 3 pathologists near Woodlawn, which gives it a ratio of 1 pathologist per 1,272 residents or a ratio of 1 pathologist per 546 households. There are 1,638 households in Woodlawn.
