Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist
Dr. Michael Frost is a Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA
with special training and skill in chemistry, microbiology, and immunology.
As a Clinical Pathologist / Laboratory Medicine Pathologist, Michael Frost, MD 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.
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Hematologist - Pathologist
Dr. Michael Frost is a Hematologist - Pathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA
with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases of the blood.
As a Hematologist - Pathologist, Michael Frost, MD performs
diagnostic tests and clinical evaluations of patients' blood. Hematology - Pathology is
a pathology subspecialty that studies blood diseases. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Hematologists - Pathologists include anemia, hemophilia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, deep venous thrombosis, lymphoma, and leukemia.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Hematologists - Pathologists
include flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, and bone marrow and lymph node biopsies.
A hematopathologist is expert in diseases that affect blood cells, blood clotting mechanisms, bone marrow and lymph nodes. This physician has the knowledge and technical skills essential for the laboratory diagnosis of anemias, leukemias, lymphomas, bleeding disorders and blood clotting disorders.
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Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Dr. Michael Frost is an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist in San Luis Obispo, CA
with special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease.
As an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist, Michael Frost, 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 San Luis Obispo, CA
