Dr. Sara M Shunkwiler M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
431 E Locust St Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Sara Shunkwiler is a pathologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Shunkwiler is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Shunkwiler can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Shunkwiler 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pilot of a hospice-based elective to learn comfort with dying patients in undergraduate medical education.
- Therapeutic plasma exchange and pregnancy: A case report and guidelines for performing plasma exchange in a pregnant patient.
- Use of standard laboratory methods to obviate routine dithiothreitol treatment of blood samples with daratumumab interference.
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