Kathryn L. Eschbacher

Anatomic Pathologist

Ms. Kathryn L. Eschbacher is an Anatomic Pathologist in Rochester, MN with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by analyzing tissue samples. As an Anatomic Pathologist, Kathryn L. Eschbacher 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.

Anatomic Pathologists in Rochester, MN

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Neuropathologist

A neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. The neuropathologist is knowledgeable in the infirmities of humans as they affect the nervous and neuromuscular systems, be they degenerative, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, neoplastic, vascular or physical in nature.

Neuropathologists in Rochester, MN

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Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist

Ms. Kathryn L. Eschbacher is a Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist in Rochester, MN with special training and skill in chemistry, microbiology, and immunology. As a Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist, Kathryn L. Eschbacher performs diagnostic tests on bodily fluids and tissue samples. Clinical Pathology / Laboratory Medicine is the use of laboratory tests to treat and prevent disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Pathologists / Laboratory Medicine Pathologists include infections, diabetes, and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Pathologists / Laboratory Medicine Pathologists include blood test, urine tests, and bone marrow biopsies.

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 Laboratory Medicine Pathologists in Rochester, MN

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