Pathology of Human Disease

Harvard FAS

This course provides a comprehensive overview of human pathology, with emphasis on mechanisms of disease and modern diagnostic methods. Topics include (1) general mechanisms of disease (inflammation, infection, immune injury, host response to foreign materials, transplantation, genetic disorders and neoplasia), (2) pathology of major organ systems, and (3) review of diagnostic tools from invasive surgical pathology to non-invasive techniques such as diagnostic imaging and molecular pathology.…