Dr. Cristina M Shimek M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
1211 Union Ave Suite 300 Memphis TN, 38104About
Dr. Cristina Shimek is a pathologist practicing in Memphis, TN. Dr. Shimek is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Shimek can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Shimek may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1994
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The golden anniversary of the Spitz nevus.
- Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy: case reports and a review of the literature.
- Scalp nodule on a middle-aged woman.
- Herpes simplex virus type 2 of the palm as an AIDS-defining complex.
- Space heater-induced bullous erythema ab igne.
- Prostate cancer masquerading as a large rectal cancer: diagnosis by endoscopic ultrasound.
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