a specialist in diagnosing skin biopsies under the microscope
a medical doctor, generally a dermatologist with subspecial training in skin pathology.
A physician who specializes in diagnosis of skin diseases from biopsy specimens examined under the microscope.
A subspecialty certification by the Boards of Dermatology and Pathology; practitioners are expert in the microscopic diagnosis of diseases of the skin, including infectious, immunologic, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings, and smears of skin lesions by means of light microscopy, electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. Specialty: Dermatopathology Common Name: Skin Pathologist
A pathologist with subspecialty training in the microscopic diagnosis of diseases of the skin. This includes the various types of skin cancer, such as malignant melanoma.
A pathologist with special training and expertise in diagnosing skin cancer
A medical doctor trained in both dermatology and pathology who uses this expertise to microscopically examine tissue in order to diagnose skin conditions, often providing expertise in diagnosing difficult cases.