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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Neil Hoffman 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 Forensic PathologyForensic Pathology
A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious, and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Pathology.

Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Hoffman is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Reading Hospital Medical Center
838 Penn St
Reading, PA

Education

Dr. Hoffman attended medical school at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and graduated in 1967 having 45 years experience. Additional Pathology training was conducted at Barnes Jewish Hospital. 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. Neil Hoffman as:

• N Hoffman

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