| Job Title |
Histopathologist |
| Job Description |
Studies Human Or Animal Tissue To Provide Data To Delineate
Cause And Progress Of Disease That Impairs Body Function:
Trains And Oversees Laboratory Personnel In Preparing Tissue
Sections Or Prepares Tissue Sections From Surgical And
Diagnostic Cases And Autopsies. Examines Tissue Under
Microscope To Detect Characteristics Of Cell Structure
Indicative Of Disease And Writes Diagnostic Reports. Devises
And Directs Use Of Special Stains And Methods For Isolating,
Identifying, And Studying Function, Morphology, And Pathology
Of Obscure Or Difficult-to-identify Cells, Tissues, And
Connecting Fibers. May Conduct Autopsies To Select Tissue
Specimens For Study. May Engage In Research To Develop
Techniques For Diagnosing And Identifying Pathological
Conditions. May Study Anatomy Of Body Tissues, Formation Of
Organs, And Related Problems To Obtain Data On Body Functions.
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