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Follow on Google News | “I’m not a pathologist, but I play one on TV”Pathologist Dr. Kim Solez contributes to the care of thousands of patients each year and wants to raise the profile of pathology.
There’s a great deal of confusion about what pathologists actually do. Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease. Pathologists are responsible for analyzing laboratory specimens, such as biopsy samples or bodily fluids. And despite what prime-time dramas have led us to believe, autopsies actually constitute a very small part of the pathologist’ “The perception most people have is that the doctor that they’re in direct contact with is the one who’s making the diagnosis, but in a large number of cases, that’s simply not true. Whenever you’re dealing with the examination of medical specimens, it’s the pathologist who’s actually making the diagnosis and then transmitting the results to the clinician,” says Solez. “So while pathology doesn’t have as high a profile as some of the other medical professions, your ability to have an impact on the health of populations is just as great, if not greater! As a pathologist you’re contributing directly to the care of anywhere between 3000 and 5000 patients each year – no other realm of medical practice lends you that kind of opportunity; Dr. Solez, the Director of Experimental Pathology at the U of A and co-founder of the most important classification systems in transplant pathology, is also key organizer of the upcoming 11th Banff Conference in Paris, France on Allograft Pathology being held June 6-10. The conference will bring together pathologists and clinicians from around the world to help shape the future of transplant pathology. -30- To book an interview contact Rachel Sentes- Publicist Rachel@gal-fridaypublicity.com 604-366-7846 # # # gal-friday is a publicist, and freelance writer She works with authors, agents, publishers, businesses and cool arts causes. She is partnered with Brian Wood- a non-fiction literary agent in Vancouver to maximize publicity exposure End
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