Data Doctor

Dually qualified physicians reshape care

Immunologist and clinical informatics specialist Nicholas L. Rider, D.O., is an early example of the kind of specialist physicians Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech are joining forces to hire. Combining Virginia Tech’s state-of-the-art, high-performance computing capabilities, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, with Carilion’s deep patient data, "have real potential for dramatically reshaping healthcare,” he says. 

 

 

Data Doctor

Dually qualified physicians reshape care

Immunologist and clinical informatics specialist Nicholas L. Rider, D.O., is an early example of the kind of specialist physicians Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech are joining forces to hire. Combining Virginia Tech’s state-of-the-art, high-performance computing capabilities, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, with Carilion’s deep patient data, "have real potential for dramatically reshaping healthcare,” he says. 

 

 

Labs Fuel Biotech Hub

New incubator to spur startup growth

RoVa Labs at Carilion Clinic, a new biotechnology incubator, will provide vital support for research spinoffs and start-up companies as they work to commercialize groundbreaking discoveries. 

 

Labs Fuel Biotech Hub

New incubator to spur startup growth

RoVa Labs at Carilion Clinic, a new biotechnology incubator, will provide vital support for research spinoffs and start-up companies as they work to commercialize groundbreaking discoveries. 

 

Nationally Ranked a Third Time

Among Fortune’s “Most Innovative”

Carilion Clinic earned national recognition for the third consecutive year on Fortune magazine’s 2025 list of “America’s Most Innovative Companies,” and we continue to be the only Virginia healthcare system to receive the distinction. Last year, we disclosed 28 inventions, filed 9 patients and engaged more than 150 inventors.

Nationally Ranked a Third Time

Among Fortune’s “Most Innovative”

Carilion Clinic earned national recognition for the third consecutive year on Fortune magazine’s 2025 list of “America’s Most Innovative Companies,” and we continue to be the only Virginia healthcare system to receive the distinction. Last year, we disclosed 28 inventions, filed 9 patients and engaged more than 150 inventors.