Patrick Rush

About Patrick Rush

Currently in hybrid private/academic practice where in addition to high-volume inpatient and outreach diagnostic work, I serve as the Director of Dermatopathology for the Virginia Tech Carilion Dermatology Residency program, and as the Technical Director of Histology for the Roanoke Lab. Prior Dermatopathology Fellow in the MGH seat at the Harvard Combined Program. I am a board-certified Pathologist (AP/CP) and former chief resident in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (AP/CP) at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics in Madison, WI. Preceding residency, I completed a one-year Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Pathology.I enjoy all aspects of pathology but have a particular interest in cutaneous and soft tissue disease where I place an emphasis on providing clear, relevant, and accurate diagnostic reports and personal communications to my clinical colleagues for timely high-quality patient care.I have experience in areas of digital pathology, management, workflow development, quality, education, and research. Developed by serving for 3-years as an Epic EHR superuser, on the University Hospital Quality and Safety Committee, as House Staff Department Representative, Dept. digital pathology liaison, and as Chief resident. I have also enjoyed teaching undergraduate, graduate, medical students and dermatology residents in small-group, auditorium lectures and scope-teaching settings. In any future position, I look forward to being a valuable member of a diagnostic team; helping to run a flexible and efficient lab capable of making valued improvements and responding to market changes; all while cultivating strong relationships with clinical colleagues in a robust practice.

Experience

1. Director of Dermatopathology

   Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine

   Jun 2021 — Present

Education

• West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

  D.O., Medicine

  2008 — 2013

• Harvard Medical School

  Dermatopathology

  2017 — 2018

• Old Dominion University

  BS, Biology

  2000 — 2005

• UW School of Medicine and Public Health

  Post-Sophomore Fellowship, Pathology

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Medical Research
• Cytology
• Cancer
• Anatomic Pathology
• Medical Diagnostics
• Public Health
• Pathology
• Medicine
• Teaching
• Digital Pathology
• Clinical Research
• Surgical Pathology
• Dermatopathology
• Science
• Surgery
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Medical Education
• Hospitals
• Molecular Biology
• Research
• Family Medicine
• Dermatology
• Clinical Pathology