About

James W. Patterson, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Work Address and Telephone Number:

Department of Pathology, P.O. Box 800214

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

Charlottesville, VA 22908-0214 (434) 924-9169

Licenses and Certifications

Virginia State Board of Medicine, 1973

New York State Board of Medicine, 1978 (inactive)

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1973

American Board of Dermatology, 1977; Recertified (voluntary) 1999

American Boards of Dermatology and Pathology, in Dermatopathology, 1980

Education

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1964-1968, B.A.

Medical College of Virginia (MCV), Richmond, Virginia, 1968-1972, M.D.

Military Service

Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army Reserve (Retired)

Active Duty, 1976-1982

Postdoctoral Training

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA (Rotating Internship in Medicine),  1972-1973

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA (Residency and Chief Residency in Dermatology), 1973-1976

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC (Fellowship in Dermatopathology), 1979-1980.

Academic Appointments and Work Experience

Chief, Dermatology Service, Keller Army Hospital, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1976-1979

Director of Medical Education, Keller Army Hospital, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1979

Staff Dermatologist and Assistant Chief, Dermatology Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO, 1980-1982

Clinical Instructor in Dermatology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO, 1980-1982

Associate Professor of Pathology and Dermatology and Director of Dermatopathology, MCV, 1982-1989; awarded tenure, 1986

Professor of Pathology and Dermatology and Director of Dermatopathology, MCV, 1989-1992 

Consultant, McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond,

VA, 1982-1992

M-IV Curriculum Coordinator, School of Medicine, MCV, 1990-1992

Clinical Professor of Pathology, MCV, 1992-present

Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist with Dermatology Associates of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1992-1996

Professor of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Virginia Medical Center (UVA), Charlottesville, VA, 1996 -present 

Memberships - Scientific, Honorary, Professional (Including Offices Held)

American Society of Dermatopathology (fellow); Secretary-Treasurer 2001-

American Academy of Dermatology (fellow)

American College of Physicians (fellow)

Society for Investigative Dermatology

Association of Military Dermatologists

Virginia Dermatological Society; Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1988; Vice President, 1988-1989; President, 1989-1990

Richmond Dermatological Society

Virginia Society for Pathology

Richmond Academy of Medicine; Membership Committee, 1994

Medical Society of Virginia; Delegate, 1986-1988; Alternate Delegate, 1989-1990

American Medical Association

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

Royal Society of Medicine (fellow)

Community Organizations and Activities

U.S. Army Reserve; Reserve Officer's Association of the United States (life)

National Alumni Schools Committee, Johns Hopkins University

President, Richmond Chapter, Johns Hopkins University Alumni, 1987-1988

Alumni Giving Committee Member, VCU Annual Fund, 1984

Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity (life member)

First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, VA (Deacon, 2001-3)

Life member, Colonnade Club (faculty club of the University of Virginia); Board of Governors, 2004 -

Awards, Fellowships, Honors

Selected for Leadership Development Program of the National Program for Dermatology, 1975 and 1976

Army Commendation Medal (first award), 1979

Stuart W. McEwen Award of the Association of Military Dermatologists as Winning Essayist of 1980 (for 'Pilar Tumor' see Bibliography)

Army Commendation Medal (oak leaf cluster), June, 1982

Stuart W. McEwen Award of the Association of Military Dermatologists as Winning Essayist of 1983 (for 'Panniculitis' see Bibliography)

Army Achievement Medal, 1985

Awarded the Proficiency Designator in Dermatology by The Surgeon General, Department of the Army, 1987

Johns Hopkins Representative at inauguration of Richard L. Morrill as President, University of Richmond, March 18, 1989

Best Lecturer in Musculoskeletal System, 1989 and 1990, from the medical student classes of 1991 and 1992, MCV

Excellence in Teaching Award, 1989, from the residents and fellows in dermatology and dermatopathology, MCV

Nominee of American Academy of Dermatology (with five others) for membership on the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1993

Who's Who citations: World; America; Medicine and Health Care; South and

Southwest; American Education, Science and Engineering

Major Committees

Therapeutic Agents Board, West Point, New York, 1976-1979

Education Committee, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO, 1981-1982

Medical student advisor, MCV, 1982-1987

Adjunct Committee for Admissions, School of Medicine, MCV, 1984-1987

Chairman of three departmental promotion and tenure committees at MCV; for Dr. Jonathan K. Wilkin (Dermatology), 1986; Dr. Jan F. Silverman (Pathology), 1987; and Dr. Michael J. Kornstein (Pathology), 1990

Member, Curriculum Reform Content Committee, MCV, 1986

Chairman, M-II Musculoskeletal Course, School of Medicine, MCV, 1987-1990

Member, Audit Committee, American Society of Dermatopathology, 1987-1990; Chairman of the Committee, 1990

Four-year Subject Matter Committee (Musculoskeletal System), School of Medicine, MCV, 1987-1992

M-IV Advisory Committee, School of Medicine, MCV, 1987-1992

Member, Committee on Laboratory and Physical Modalities, American Academy of Dermatology, 1988-1992

Member, Financial Advisory Committee, University Pathologists, 1990-1991

Member, Curriculum Council, MCV, 1988-1989; 1990-1992

Member, Board of Directors, University Pathology Association, and Secretary of the Association, 1992

Member of Committee for the ADASP (Association of Directors of Anatomical and Surgical Pathology) to develop a protocol for the diagnosis of non-melanocytic skin tumors, 1998

Admissions Committee, School of Medicine, UVA, 2000 – 2003

ASD representative to the Intersociety Liaison Committee of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2003

Member of Dermatopathology Test Committee for the Recertification Examination of the American Board of Dermatology, 2003

Contributor/Editor, Dermatology Lexicon Project, 2003

Scholarly Research & Administrative Experience

Member of Pigmented Skin Lesions Expert Panel, College of American Pathologists, 1984-1987

Director of ACGME-approved Fellowship Program in Dermatopathology, MCV, 1982-1992

Director of ACGME-approved Fellowship Program in Dermatopathology, UVA, 1997-present

Editorship, Editorial Board Memberships, and Journal Reviews

Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 2005 -present

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology; Assistant Editor, 1990 -1994; Member of Editorial  Board, 1995 -present

Journal of Association of Military Dermatologists; Member of Editorial Board, 1981-2

American Journal of Dermatopathology; Member of Editorial Board, 1985-1992

Modern Pathology; Member of Editorial Board, 1997 -present

Human Pathology; Member of Review Panel, 1997 -present

Online Textbook of Dermatology; Member of Editorial Board, 1998

American Journal of Surgical Pathology; Member of Editorial Board, 2000 - present

American Journal of Clinical Pathology; Member of Editorial Board, 2002 –present

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Archives of Dermatology

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

CA, A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Cancer

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association

Pediatric Dermatology

Journal of Pediatrics

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology