Pathology

Pathology (or otherwise known as General pathology) is the medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on anatomical and clinical factors.

Anatomical basis include the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies (autopsy).

Clinical basis include laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, and tissues using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.

Notable Pathologists
Dr. Jennifer Stanley (Chief of Pathology at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital

Season 7

 * Mary Portman: Multiple organ failure, unknown cause of death after a standard colostomy reversal.

Notes and Trivia

 * In the real world, pathologists are separated into anatomical pathologists and clinical pathologists that focus on their respective factors to form the basis of disease diagnostics. In Grey's Anatomy, this distinction does not exist as pathologists practice both.