Dr. Robert Regis Dawson M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
1000 Montauk Hwy West Islip NY, 11795About
Dr. Robert Dawson is a pathologist practicing in West Islip, NY. Dr. Dawson is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Dawson can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Dawson 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.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1987
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