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. Washington, D.C. has 10 practicing cytopathologists. Broken out by city, cytopathology doctor density in Washingon is 1 and in Washington is 10.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Washington, D.C. has a population of 550,521. Of this population, 110,240 are under the age of 18 and 66,591 are at or above the age of 65.
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