Joy Roman

Clinical Pathologist

Ms. Joy Roman is a Clinical Pathologist in Grosse Pointe, MI with special training and skill in chemistry, immunology, and microbiology. As a Clinical Pathologist, Joy Roman performs analysis and research on body fluids and tissues. Clinical Pathology is the use of laboratory tests to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Pathologists include infections, viruses, diabetes, and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Pathologists include blood, urine, sputum, stool, bone marrow, and spinal fluid sample collection and testing.

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.

Clinical Pathologists in Grosse Pointe, MI

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Cytopathologist

Ms. Joy Roman is a Cytopathologist in Grosse Pointe, MI with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by looking at single cells and small clusters of cells in tissue samples. As a Cytopathologist, Joy Roman performs microscopic examination and diagnosis of cells. Cytopathology is the detection of abnormal cells to diagnose disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Cytopathologists include cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Cytopathologists include scraping, sponging, fine needle aspiration, and pap smear.

A 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. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.

Cytopathologists in Grosse Pointe, MI

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