Dr. Richard D Drake MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
2222 Cherry St Toledo OH, 43608About
Dr. Richard Drake is a pathologist practicing in Toledo, OH. Dr. Drake is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Drake can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Drake 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
In Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis In 1983
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Phase I clinical trial of weekly paclitaxel, weekly carboplatin, and concurrent radiotherapy for primary cervical cancer.
- Mural nodules of clear cell carcinoma in a mucinous borderline tumor of the ovary: a case report.
- Prevalence of occult gynecologic malignancy at the time of risk reducing and nonprophylactic surgery in patients with Lynch syndrome.
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