Elina M. Shustef, DO, MD

Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist

Dr. Elina M. Shustef is a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist in La Jolla, CA with special training and skill in skin pathology. As a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist, Elina M. Shustef, DO, 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.

Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist

Dr. Elina M. Shustef is an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist in La Jolla, CA with special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease. As an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist, Elina M. Shustef, DO, 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.