Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Examine and interpret dermatopathology specimens including skin biopsies, excisions, and nail unit specimens.
- Render accurate and timely diagnoses in a high-volume case environment while maintaining quality and consistency standards.
- Sign out pathology reports summarizing microscopic findings, diagnostic interpretations, and clinicopathologic correlations.
- Evaluate inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, benign, premalignant, and malignant dermatologic conditions.
- Interpret special stains, immunohistochemistry, and molecular studies as applicable to dermatopathology.
- Correlate histopathologic findings with clinical history, photographs, and laboratory data.
- Participate in consensus review, quality assurance, proficiency testing, and peer review activities.
- Communicate significant or unexpected findings directly with referring physicians when appropriate.
- Collaborate effectively with laboratory personnel, histotechnologists, fellow pathologists, clinicians, and administrative staff.
- Support educational initiatives, conferences, and continuing medical education activities as needed.
- Involvement in training programs including teaching of podiatric medicine residents.
