Dr. Emil L Petrov MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
1 Edgewater Plaza 1st Fl. Lab Staten Island NY, 10305About
Dr. Emil Petrov is a pathologist practicing in Staten Island, NY. Dr. Petrov is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Petrov can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Petrov 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
Higher Med Inst-Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria 1982
Medical University, Plovdiv / I.P. Pavlov Higher Med. Inst. 1982
Higher Medical Institute of Pleven 1982
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PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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