Yunshin A. Yeh, MD

Anatomic Pathologist

Dr. Yunshin A. Yeh is an Anatomic Pathologist in Charleston, WV with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by analyzing tissue samples. As an Anatomic Pathologist, Yunshin A. Yeh, MD performs laboratory tests to determine the nature and severity of illness. Anatomic Pathology is the examination of cells, tissues, and organs for signs of disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Anatomic Pathologists include skin, breast, and colon cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic Pathologists include electron microscopy, fine needle aspiration, surgical biopsy, and autopsy.

A 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. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.