David S. Wilkinson, M.D., Ph.D.

David S. Wilkinson, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology
Chair, Department of Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories, VCU Health System
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians
April 1993-Present
Office: (804) 828-0183; FAX: (804) 828-2869

Virginia Commonwealth University Service 

School of Medicine: Executive Committee
MCV Hospitals: Executive Committee, Performance Improvement Council
VCU Health System: Managed Care & Contracting Committee, Chair
MCV Physicians: Board of Directors

Certifications

American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1982
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1979

Education

Postgraduate Medical Training
Internship and Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC 20012
1978 - 1982

Medical Education
MD, University of Miami
Miami, FL 1976 - 1978

Graduate Education
PhD, Experimental Oncology and Pathology
University of Wisconsin
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
Mentor: Henry C. Pitot, MD, PhD
Madison, WI 1967 - 1971 

Undergraduate Education
BS, Chemistry
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 1963-1967      

Editorial Advisory Boards

Encyclopedia of Medical Genomics and Proteomics
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Professional and Community Service

American Medical Association
CPT Advisory Panel (appointed by US and Canadian Academy of Pathology)

Association of Pathology Chairs
Council Member
Past President
Representative to Intersociety Committee on Pathology Information, Chair

Clinical Laboratory Management Association
Delegate to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards

College of American Pathologists
Commission on Laboratory Accreditation, Inspector 
Quality Practices Committee, Chair
Economic Affairs Committee, Member

Medical Society of Virginia  
Delegate, 3rd District

Richmond Academy of Medicine
Board of Trustees
Vice President
Finance Committee, Chair

University of Miami
The President's Council (advisory to the President and Board of Trustees), Member

Professional Organizations

Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC, Member
American Association for Cancer Research, Member
American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Member
American Association of Blood Banks, Member
American Medical Association, Member
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Fellow
American Society for Investigative Pathology, Member
Association of Pathology Chairs, Member
Clinical Laboratory Management Association, Member
College of American Pathologists, Fellow
Medical Society of Virginia, Member
Richmond Academy of Medicine, Member
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Member
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Member
Virginia Society of Pathology, Member

Research Interests

Organizational Effectiveness
Cancer Genomics and Proteomics
Clinical Applications of New Technology in Laboratory Diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Laboratory Information Systems

Selected Publications

Garcia LS, Baselski VS, Burke MD, Schwab DA, Sewell DL, Steele JCHJr, Weissfield AS, Wilkinson DS, and Win WCJr (eds): Clinical Laboratory Management, Washington, DC, ASM Press, 2004, 864 pages, 58 contributors.

Snyder JR and Wilkinson DS (eds): Management in Laboratory Medicine (Third Edition), Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott, 1998, 583 pages, 36 contributors.

Wilkinson DS, Pontius CA. Consumer direct access to clinical laboratory testing: what are the critical issues? Clinical Leadership Management Review. 17(6):358-360, 2003.

Wilkinson DS and Reynolds D. Using benchmarking to manage your laboratory. Clinical Leadership Management Review 16:5-8, 2003.

Wilkinson DS: Technology assessment: Measuring the outcomes of laboratory practice. Clin Lab Management Review 14:267-271, 2000.

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Updated March 20, 2008