What is a histotechnician?
A histotechnician is an individual who is trained in the preparation and staining of tissue slides for microscopic examination and disease diagnosis by the pathologist. Histotechnicians may work in a wide variety of areas, such as operating rooms, clinics, doctors’ offices, research, veterinary pathology, marine biology, forensic pathology, and the pharmaceutical industry. Histotechnicians may preserve organs for later examination, perform enzyme biochemistry or electron microscopy. Histotechnicians may also assist the pathologist in the preparation of frozen tissue sections which are used to provide rapid diagnosis.
