Cytopathology is the laboratory study of cells and tissues. A cytopathologist diagnoses diseases after microscopic study of cells from tissue samples, cells, and fluids and secretions from the human body. An important part of the cytopathologist’s work is interpreting cells from the female reproductive system, using the “Pap test,” and being a consultant to other physicians in the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 2,016 practicing cytopathologists. Broken out by state, cytopathology doctor density in Alabama is 18, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 24, in Arkansas is 13, in California is 231, in Colorado is 26, in Connecticut is 44, in Delaware is 10, in District of Columbia is 10, in Florida is 132, in Georgia is 46, in Hawaii is 6, in Idaho is 10, in Illinois is 99, in Indiana is 46, in Iowa is 21, in Kansas is 23, in Kentucky is 50, in Louisiana is 24, in Maine is 11, in Maryland is 49, in Massachusetts is 90, in Michigan is 87, in Minnesota is 30, in Mississippi is 14, in Missouri is 44, in Montana is 2, in Nebraska is 12, in Nevada is 14, in New Hampshire is 9, in New Jersey is 73, in New Mexico is 14, in New York is 192, in North Carolina is 64, in North Dakota is 5, in Ohio is 92, in Oklahoma is 15, in Oregon is 25, in Pennsylvania is 163, in Rhode Island is 9, in South Carolina is 29, in Tennessee is 58, in Texas is 168, in Utah is 15, in Vermont is 10, in Virginia is 65, in Washington is 46, in West Virginia is 16, in Wisconsin is 44, and in Wyoming is 2.
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