Albert Alhatem, MD

Dermatopathologist - Pathologist

Dr. Albert Alhatem is a Dermatopathologist - Pathologist in Woodland Park, NJ with special training and skill in diagnosing skin disorders. As a Dermatopathologist - Pathologist, Albert Alhatem, 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.