Robert W. Jarrett, Jr., M.D., is a diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology.
Dr. Jarrett completed medical school at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, followed by pathology residency, surgical pathology fellowship, and dermatopathology fellowship at Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Dr. Jarrett is assistant professor, Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTSOM), where his teaching responsibilities include dermatopathology and neuropathology. His special interests include melanocytic and inflammatory dermatopathology. In his interactions with students and residents of VTSOM, Dr. Jarrett emphasizes communication between pathologist and clinicians as essential for optimal patient care.
Dr. Jarrett and his wife Emily live in Roanoke, Virginia. They have a son and daughter in Roanoke City Schools.
Recent publications:
Cuoco JA, Guilliams EL, Klein BJ, Jarrett RW, Entwistle JJ, Marvin EA. Atypical Presentation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Skull. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online September 03, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2399
A plasma cell-based pericardial effusion leading to tamponade in a patient with multiple myeloma