Robert Jarrett, Jr., MD, joined DPA in 2018. Rob, the son of a pathologist, was born in Memphis and raised in Mississippi. He earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Rhodes College, and his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, both in Memphis.
Rob did all of his pathology training – anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, general surgical pathology, and dermatopathology – at Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Before he joined DPA, Rob led Tupelo Pathology Group, which provided pathology services at the largest non-metropolitan hospital in the United States.
Rob and his wife Emily have a son and a daughter, both students at James Madison Middle School in Roanoke. The family spends time together at church, ballet, Scouts, and soccer events, and on trips to national parks.
Recent publications:
A plasma cell-based pericardial effusion leading to tamponade in a patient with multiple myeloma