hematopathology

{{Short description|Study of blood diseases and disorders}}

{{Infobox Occupation

| name= Hematopathologist

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| official_names=

• Physician

| type= Specialty

| activity_sector= Medicine

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| formation=

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
• Doctor of Osteopathic medicine (D.O.)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

| employment_field= Hospitals, Clinics

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Hematopathology or hemopathology (both also spelled haem-, see spelling differences) is the study of diseases and disorders affecting and found in blood cells, their production, and any organs and tissues involved in hematopoiesis, such as bone marrow, the spleen, and the thymus.{{cite web|title=Hematology|url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/pathology/hematology_85,P00958|website=Johns Hopkins Medicine|access-date=2 April 2018}}{{cite web|title=Hematopathology|url=http://www.upmc.com/Services/pathology/diagnostic-services/lab-medicine/Pages/hematopathology.aspx|website=UPMC|access-date=2 April 2018}} Diagnoses and treatment of diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma often deal with hematopathology; techniques and technologies include flow cytometry studies{{cite web | title = Flow Cytometry and Hematopathology | publisher = University of Rochester Medical Center | url = https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pathology-labs/clinical/flow-cytometry-hematopathology.aspx | access-date = 4 October 2020}} and immunohistochemistry.

In the United States, hematopathology is a board-certified subspecialty by the American Board of Pathology. Board-eligible or board-certified hematopathologists are usually pathology residents (anatomic, clinical, or combined) who have completed hematopathology fellowship training after their pathology residency. The hematopathology fellowship lasts either one or two years. A physician who practices hematopathology is called a hematopathologist.{{cn|date=August 2022}}