Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist
Dr. Susana Leal-Khouri is a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist in Key Biscayne, FL
with special training and skill in skin pathology.
As a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist, Susana Leal-Khouri, 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.
Dermatopathologist Dermatologists in Key Biscayne, FL
Clinical Pathologist
Dr. Susana Leal-Khouri is a Clinical Pathologist in Key Biscayne, FL
with special training and skill in chemistry, immunology, and microbiology.
As a Clinical Pathologist, Susana Leal-Khouri, MD 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 Key Biscayne, FL
