Benjamin W. Darbro, MD

Molecular Medical Geneticist

A board certified subspecialty, the molecular genetic pathologist is expert in the principles, theory and technologies of molecular biology and molecular genetics. This expertise is used to make or confirm diagnoses of Mendelian genetic disorders, of human development, infectious diseases and malignancies and to assess the natural history of those disorders. A molecular genetic pathologist provides information about gene structure, function and alteration, and applies laboratory techniques for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for individuals with related disorders.

Molecular Medical Geneticists in Iowa City, IA

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Clinical Cytogeneticist

Dr. Benjamin W. Darbro is a Clinical Cytogeneticist in Iowa City, IA with special training and skill in studying dysfunctions of the human genome. As a Clinical Cytogeneticist, Benjamin W. Darbro, MD performs diagnostic testing to detect genetic disorders. Clinical Cytogenetics is chromosome analysis. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Cytogeneticists include tumors, blood cancer, and other chromosome abnormalities. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Cytogeneticists include blood and tissue analysis.

A clinical cytogeneticist demonstrates competence in providing laboratory diagnostic and clinical interpretive services dealing with cellular components, particularly chromosomes, associated with heredity.

Clinical Cytogeneticists in Iowa City, IA

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Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist

Dr. Benjamin W. Darbro is an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist in Iowa City, IA with special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease. As an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist, Benjamin W. Darbro, MD performs laboratory tests to detect and treat the causes of illnesses. Anatomic Clinical Pathology is the study of disease in bodily fluid, tissues, and organs. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists include diabetes and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists include diagnostic tests on blood, urine, sputum, feces, spinal fluid, pleural fluid, and belly fluid, as well as 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.

Anatomic Clinical Pathologists in Iowa City, IA

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