Dr. David Molina, MD, FCAP

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Get to know Pathologist Dr. David Molina, who serves patients in Florida.

A well-respected pathologist, Dr. Molina is an attending physician within the Department of Pathology at Bayfront Health Port Charlotte & Bayfront Health Punta Gorda.

Bayfront Health Port Charlotte is a 254-bed Joint Commission accredited full-service hospital that is committed to caring for people throughout their cycle of life. Recognized locally as a leading health care provider, it is large enough to offer the continuum of care that patients and their families need, but small enough to provide the personal attention that they deserve.

Bayfront Health Punta Gorda is a 208-bed Joint Commission accredited and award-winning hospital. Its stroke, orthopedics, and respiratory care has earned national distinction.

Born in Puerto Rico, Dr. Molina earned his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara and completed the Fifth Pathway program at New York Medical College. He went on to complete his residency at 

Beth Israel Medical Center/St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University program which was a chief resident and completed two fellowships, Oncology surgical pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Cytopathology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus.

Following his education, the doctor attained board certification in anatomic & clinical pathology and cytopathology through the American Board of Pathology (ABPath). The mission of the ABPath is to promote the health of the public and advance the practice and science of pathology by establishing voluntary certification standards and assessing the qualifications of those seeking to practice the specialty of pathology. 

Achieving fellowship status, Dr. Molina is a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists (FCAP).

Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods.

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