Hematopathology

Hematopathology or hemopathology is the study of diseases and disorders affecting blood cells, their production, and any organs and tissues involved in hematopoiesis, such as bone marrow, the spleen, and the thymus.^[1][2] Diagnoses and treatment of diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma often deal with hematopathology; techniques and technologies include flow cytometry studies and immunohistochemistry.

In the United States, hematopathology is a board certified subspecialty by the American Board of Pathology. Board-eligible or board-certified hematopathologists are usually pathology residents (anatomic, clinical, or combined) who have completed a hematopathology fellowship training after their pathology residency. The hematopathology fellowship lasts either one or two years. Professional societies of hematopathology include the Society of Hematopathology, the European Association for Haematopathology, and the San Diego Society of Hematopathology.

A physician who practices hematopathology is called a hematopathologist.

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