Who do pathologists work with?

Pathologists work with clinical laboratory scientists and medical technologists, surgeons and surgical pathologists, and radiologists. Here is a closer look at the variety of medical professionals that a pathologist works with

• Clinical laboratory scientists and medical technologists. Pathologists often work closely with lab scientists and medical technicians to perform laboratory tests or collaborate on the analysis of patient samples. Pathologists also often provide oversight on these professionals to ensure all results are accurate.
• Surgeons and surgical pathologists. Pathologists also tend to work with surgeons and surgical pathologists when diagnosing and trying to understand diseases via surgical specimens. Pathologists often collaborate with surgeons on the clinical context, surgical findings, and indications for specific diagnostic tests or bipolar procedures.
• Radiologists. Pathologists often work with radiologists because they rely on these professionals' expertise, mainly the interpreting of diagnostic imaging studies with the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) scans, electroencephalography (EEG), X-rays, ultrasounds, and nuclear medicine scans.