Dr. Christine Schmotzer, MD

Also listed as

• Anatomic PathologistA pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences.
• Transfusion Medicine SpecialistA physician who specializes in blood banking/transfusion medicine is responsible for the maintenance of an adequate blood supply, blood donor and patient-recipient safety and appropriate blood utilization.
• Chemical PathologistA chemical pathologist has expertise in the biochemistry of the human body as it applies to the understanding of the cause and progress of disease.
• Clinical PathologistA pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences.
• CytopathologistA cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle.
• DermatopathologistA dermatopathologist is an expert in diagnosing and monitoring diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases.
• Forensic PathologistA forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law.
• HematopathologistA hematopathologist is expert in diseases that affect blood cells, blood clotting mechanisms, bone marrow and lymph nodes.
• ImmunopathologistA pathologist who specializes in the diagnosis of immunologic diseases.
• Medical MicrobiologistA medical microbiologist is expert in the isolation and identification of microbial agents that cause infectious disease.
• Molecular Genetic PathologistA molecular genetic pathologist is expert in the principles, theory and technologies of molecular biology and molecular genetics.
• NeuropathologistA neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons.
• Pediatric PathologistA pediatric pathologist is expert in the laboratory diagnosis of diseases that occur during fetal growth, infancy and child development.