Dr. Patrick L. Fitzgibbons M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
101 E VALENCIA MESA DR FULLERTON CA, 92835About
Dr. Patrick Fitzgibbons is a pathologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Fitzgibbons is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Fitzgibbons can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Fitzgibbons 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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PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP- Cytopathology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Updated protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with carcinomas of the breast. Cancer Committee.
- Expert review of histologic slides and Papanicolaou tests in the context of litigation or potential litigation. Surgical Pathology Committee and Cytopathology Committee of the College of American Pathologists.
- On the proper role of slide review and second opinion consultations.
- Institutional consultations in surgical pathology: how should diagnostic disagreements be handled?
- Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with neuroblastoma and related neuroblastic tumors.
- High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and histologic gastritis in asymptomatic Hispanics.
- Helicobacter pylori infection in pernicious anemia: a prospective controlled study.
- Laboratory compliance with the American Society of Clinical Oncology/college of American Pathologists guidelines for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing: a College of American Pathologists survey of 757 laboratories.
- Are there barriers to the release of paraffin blocks for clinical research trials? A College of American Pathologists survey of 609 laboratories.
- Granulomatous mastitis.
- Introducing new College of American Pathologists reporting templates for cancer biomarkers.
- Laboratory compliance with the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing guidelines: a 3-year comparison of validation procedures.
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