Dr. Claudia Castro MD

Pathologist - Melbourne, FL

Dr. Claudia Castro specializes in pathology and anatomic pathology in Melbourne, Florida. Details of Dr. Castro's 24 years experience as an MD, her hospital affiliation and education at Universidad de San Carlos are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Castro

Dr. Claudia Castro
Holmes Regional Medical Center
1350 S Hickory St
Melbourne, FL 32901

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Claudia Castro identified specializing in PathologyPathology
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical, and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells, and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion, and monitoring of disease. and Anatomic Pathology. She obtained board certification from the member board for Pathology.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Castro is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Sebastian River Medical Center
13695 US Highway 1
Sebastian, FL

License

Dr. Claudia Castro has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Castro attended medical school at Universidad de San Carlos Facultad de Ciencias Medicas and graduated in 1988 having 24 years experience. Additional Pathology training was conducted at University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center. Additional Pathology training was conducted at Baylor College of Medicine.

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