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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James Harkin 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Pathology.

Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Harkin is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Tulane University Hospital
1415 Tulane Ave
New Orleans, LA

Education

Dr. Harkin attended medical school at University of Nebraska College of Medicine and graduated in 1951 having 61 years experience. Additional Pathology training was conducted at University Hospital of Cleveland.

While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. James Harkin as:

• James C Harkin
• J Harkin

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