Who Made My Breast Biopsy Diagnosis?
If you have had a breast biopsy then you know who your radiologist or surgeon is. If you had a cancer diagnosis you also know who your medical oncologist or radiation oncologist is. However, most patients who undergo a breast biopsy or have breast surgery never get to know a very important member of their health care team-the doctor who gave them their diagnosis-their pathologist. A pathologist is a medical doctor who spent an additional 3-5 years after medical school in a residency specializing in Anatomic or Clinical Pathology (or both). Many pathologists also spend another year or two doing a fellowship to sub-specialize. A breast pathologist is an Anatomic Pathologist who specializes in breast cancer and other breast diseases. If you want to know who read your breast biopsy just take a look at the bottom of your pathology report. Once you find the name of your pathologist you can easily find out if he or she specializes in breast pathology. Most hospitals have websites where you ca
