Catherine Breen, MD

Dermatopathologist - Pathologist

Dr. Catherine Breen is a Dermatopathologist - Pathologist in Providence, RI with special training and skill in diagnosing skin disorders. As a Dermatopathologist - Pathologist, Catherine Breen, MD performs diagnostic laboratory analysis of tissue samples. Dermatopathology - Pathology is a dermatology and pathology subspecialty that microscopically studies hair, nail, and skin diseases; practitioners are also versed in atomic pathology. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dermatopathologist - Pathologists include eczema, psoriasis, oral or genital herpes, and melanoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathologist - Pathologists include skin biopsy, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry.

A dermatopathologist is an expert in diagnosing and monitoring 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 light microscopy, electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.

Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist

Dr. Catherine Breen is an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist in Providence, RI with special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease. As an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist, Catherine Breen, 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.