Dr. Marc R. Filstein M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
6th Avenue & Spruce Street Reading PA, 19611About
Dr. Marc Filstein is a pathologist practicing in Reading, PA. Dr. Filstein is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Filstein can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Filstein 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
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1975
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Localized ridge augmentation using GBR and platelet-rich plasma: case reports.
- Histological evaluation of sinus augmentation using platelet rich plasma (PRP): a case series.
- Aberrant results of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin assays: an infrequent but vexing problem.
- Outbreak of brucellosis in upstate New York.
- Legionnaires' disease; New York State--1978.
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