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What all medical students and DOs should know about pathology

By The DO Staff

10.31.22

Estimates of the current number of active U.S. pathologists vary considerably; recent estimates provided in this study range from nearly 13,000 to more than 21,000 physicians, depending on which subspecialties are included in the count. A 2019 study reported that the number of American pathologists has been decreasing in recent years.