What is the difference between a hematologist and a hematopathologist?
A hematologist is usually a board-certified internist who has completed additional years of training in hematology. The hematologist generally focuses on diagnosing and managing hematologic disease, especially tumors, and other cancers. The hematopathologist is usually board-certified in both anatomical and clinical pathology and has additional years of training in hematopathology. Hematopathology is not only the study of disease of the blood and bone marrow, but also of the organs and tissues that use blood cells to perform their physiologic functions, such as the lymph nodes, the spleen, thymus, and other lymphoid tissue. The hematopathologist focuses on the diagnosis of conditions of the hematopoietic and lymphocyte-rich tissues.
