Dr. Alan B Macdonald M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
50 Route 25a Smithtown NY, 11787Rating
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Dr. Alan Macdonald is a pathologist practicing in Smithtown, NY. Dr. Macdonald is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Macdonald can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Macdonald may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1974
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Transfection "Junk" DNA - a link to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease?
- Plaques of Alzheimer's disease originate from cysts of Borrelia burgdorferi, the
- A life cycle for Borrelia spirochetes?
- Spirochetal cyst forms in neurodegenerative disorders,...hiding in plain sight.
- Alzheimer's neuroborreliosis with trans-synaptic spread of infection and neurofibrillary tangles derived from intraneuronal spirochetes.
- Alzheimer's disease Braak Stage progressions: reexamined and redefined as Borrelia infection transmission through neural circuits.
- Development and psychometric evaluation of a brief version of the hyperventilation questionnaire: the HVQ-B.
- No evidence for contamination of Borrelia blood cultures: a review of facts.
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