Marisa F. Baldassano, MD

Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist

Dr. Marisa F. Baldassano is a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist in Blue Bell, PA with special training and skill in skin pathology. As a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist, Marisa F. Baldassano, MD performs tissue sample collection for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. Dermatopathology - Dermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology and pathology that microscopically studies disorders of the hair, nails, and skin; practitioners are trained in initial or additional dermatology. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists include moles, alopecia, skin infections, eczema, and melanoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists include cell biopsy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, and molecular-pathologic analysis.

A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor 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 routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.