Dr. Leigh A Compton M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
4320 FOREST PARK AVE SAINT LOUIS MO, 63108About
Dr. Leigh Compton is a pathologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Compton is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Compton can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Compton 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
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2004
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Coronary vessel development: the epicardium delivers.
- Primary and immortalized mouse epicardial cells undergo differentiation in response to TGFbeta.
- Anticancer therapy SMRT-ens up: targeting the BCL6-SMRT interaction in B cell lymphoma.
- Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Cutaneous Neoplasia: An Update.
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