pathologist

A pathologist is a physician who specializes in medical diagnosis by examining tissue, blood or body fluids. Pathologists conduct postmortem exams (autopsies) to determine cause of death. Areas of emphasis include anatomic or clinical pathology. Subspecialty fields include blood banking/transfusion medicine, chemical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, forensic pathology, hematology, immunopathology, medical microbiology, molecular genetic pathology, neuropathology and pediatric pathology.