Dr. Thomas P Brien MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
2525 Desales Avenue Pathology Laboratory Chattanooga TN, 37404About
Dr. Thomas Brien is a pathologist practicing in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Brien is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Brien can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Brien 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
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1992
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Telomerase activity in benign and malignant cytologic fluids.
- Encephalopathy after bladder irrigation with alum: case report and literature review.
- Topoisomerase IIalpha expression in breast cancer: correlation with outcome variables.
- The Peutz-Jegher gene product LKB1 is a mediator of p53-dependent cell death.
- Delayed elevation of ED1-cellular fibronectin in plasma following postsurgical bacteremia.
- Telomerase activity in human benign prostate tissue and prostatic adenocarcinomas.
- Lung matrix deposition of normal and alkylated plasma fibronectin: response to postsurgical sepsis.
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