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Dr. Melissa Blount identified specializing in General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist., 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., Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and CytopathologyCytopathology
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.. She obtained board certification from the member board for Pathology.

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Dr. Blount is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Bayside Center Behavioral Health
1650 S Osprey Ave
Sarasota, FL

License

Dr. Melissa Blount has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Blount attended medical school at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and graduated in 1995 having 17 years experience. Additional Pathology training was conducted at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson Health. Additional Pathology training was conducted at Emory University School of Medicine. Additional Pathology training was conducted at Stony Brook University Hospital and Health Sciences Center.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Melissa Blount MD as:

• Melissa S Blount
• M Blount

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