Dermpathology
Dermatopathology
OHSU’s dermatopathologist, Clifton
R. White, Jr., M.D., provides highly specialized and respected services
for the OHSU community, the Pacific Northwest, and for some doctors outside
the area, as well. A dermatopathologist is a highly-trained physician who specializes in diagnosing diseases of the skin in the pathology laboratory.
Dermatopathology is a subspecialty of both dermatology, the diagnosis
and treatment of the skin, hair and nails, and pathology, identification
of diseases by studying cells and tissues under the microscope.
Dermatopathologists must first be board certified in dermatology or anatomic pathology. They then receive additional training in an accredited fellowship training program for at least a year.
Dermatopathologists are the most qualified physicians to interpret skin samples (biopsies) as the interpretation of a skin biopsy is not simply another laboratory test. Dermatopathologists provide a consultative service for referring physician by analyzing clinical information in conjunction with observations through a microscope of tissue sections from a biopsy specimen in order to come to the most accurate diagnosis. Therefore, a dermatopathologist's expert interpretation of biopsy specimens of skin becomes crucial in the selection of appropriate therapies by the managing physician.
Dermatopathologists must first be board certified in dermatology or anatomic pathology. They then receive additional training in an accredited fellowship training program for at least a year.
Dermatopathologists are the most qualified physicians to interpret skin samples (biopsies) as the interpretation of a skin biopsy is not simply another laboratory test. Dermatopathologists provide a consultative service for referring physician by analyzing clinical information in conjunction with observations through a microscope of tissue sections from a biopsy specimen in order to come to the most accurate diagnosis. Therefore, a dermatopathologist's expert interpretation of biopsy specimens of skin becomes crucial in the selection of appropriate therapies by the managing physician.
Last updated: April 28, 2008 | Site maintained
by Michelle Bryant: dermatol@ohsu.edu