David A. Whiting, M.d.

Dermatopathology - Dermatology

David A. Whiting, M.d. is a Dermatopathology - Dermatology practice in Dallas, TX with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in skin pathology. Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists at David A. Whiting, M.d. perform 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 at Dermatopathology - Dermatology practices include moles, alopecia, skin infections, eczema, and melanoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathology - Dermatology practices 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 Pathology

David A. Whiting, M.d. is an Anatomic Clinical Pathology practice in Dallas, TX with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease. Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists at David A. Whiting, M.d. perform 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 at Anatomic Clinical Pathology practices include diabetes and cancer. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic Clinical Pathology practices 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.