Dr. Paula Sochacki M.D.

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Get to know Pathologist Dr. Paula Sochacki, who serves patients in Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Paula Sochacki is a pathologist in Detroit, Michigan currently practicing with VA Hospital. VA Hospital’s mission is “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

Dr. Sochacki is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Sochacki can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Sochacki 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 person’s cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.

She received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Dr. Sochacki has twenty years of clinical experience in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She serves as the Medical Director of Blood Bank and Chemistry departments at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Hospital. She is also the chairperson of the Blood Utilization Committee.

Pathologists diagnose and characterize diseases. They analyze biopsied tissue or bodily fluids, and interpret medical tests, including tests done by other specialists like dermatologists and cardiologists. Most cancer diagnoses are done by pathologists.

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