Origin Pathological anatomy from Morgagni's 1761 De Sedibus et Causis Morborum; cellular pathology from Virchow's 1858 Die Cellularpathologie; the College of American Pathologists was founded in Chicago on 12 to 13 December 1946.
The specialty concerned with the study of disease through examination of tissues, cells and body fluids, forming the diagnostic basis for most of modern medicine. The discipline has two foundational milestones: the establishment of pathological anatomy, correlating symptoms in life with findings at autopsy, by Giovanni Battista Morgagni in 1761, and the establishment of cellular pathology, disease understood at the level of the cell, by Rudolf Virchow in 1858. In the United States pathology was recognized as the practice of medicine by the American Medical Association around 1943, and pathologists organized their own professional body in 1946.
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Origin PeriodPathological anatomy from Morgagni's 1761 De Sedibus et Causis Morborum; cellular pathology from Virchow's 1858 Die Cellularpathologie; the College of American Pathologists was founded in Chicago on 12 to 13 December 1946. 2 Classification
Type/Classification Pathology
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Biopsy specimens are examined by the specialty of pathology to reach a diagnosis.
Cancer, Conditions Virchow's cellular pathology established the modern framework for diagnosing cancer as a disease of cells, distinguishing cancer cells from normal cells under the microscope.
Source Rudolph Virchow, the father of cellular pathology
Virchow's cellular pathology and germ theory are parallel, complementary nineteenth-century frameworks for understanding disease causation.
Source Rudolph Virchow, the father of cellular pathology
Pathologists diagnose and classify cancers for oncologists
Notable Specialists
George Papanicolaou was a cytopathologist who developed the Pap smear.
Howard Florey was a pathologist who led the development of penicillin into a usable drug.
Source Robin Warren (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathology, lead paragraphQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathology, lead paragraph
Pathology is a significant field in modern medical diagnosis and medical research.
2. Historical Timeline (College of American Pathologists)
College of American Pathologistscap.org Historical Timeline, 1946 entryQuote, cap.org Historical Timeline, 1946 entry
College of American Pathologists (CAP) formed at organizational meeting in Chicago, December 12 and 13, 1946.
The Work That Laid the Foundation for Modern Anatomical Pathology
Health Sciences Library System, University of PittsburghFalk Library rare book feature, Treasures from the Rare Book Room, para. 2 of 3Quote, Falk Library rare book feature, Treasures from the Rare Book Room, para. 2 of 3
It was the author who introduced the concept that diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease must be based on an exact understanding of the pathologic changes in the anatomic structures.
Rudolph Virchow, the father of cellular pathology
American Association for the Advancement of Science- Associated With: Germ Theory of Disease
- Associated With: Cancer
View the Source Robin Warren (Wikipedia)
Frequently Asked Questions
When did pathologists form their own professional body?
In 1946, with the College of American Pathologists.
The College of American Pathologists was formed at an organizational meeting in Chicago on December 12 and 13, 1946. This followed the recognition of pathology as the practice of medicine by the American Medical Association around 1943.
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