Douglas J. Grider, MD

Douglas J. Grider, M.D., is board-certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Dermatopathology. He completed his medical degree at the Edward F. Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, followed by a pathology residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Grider has completed three fellowships, including Anatomic Pathology during his last year of residency, and both a Gastrointestinal Pathology fellowship and Dermatopathology fellowship under the auspices of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Grider currently serves as an Assistant Professor, Basic Science, at the Virginia Tech - Carilion School of Medicine, teaching the latest in skin and gastrointestinal pathology to medical students, residents, and fellows. He is a 24-year veteran of the United States Air Force Medical Service, having served as Chief of Pathology at several large military medical centers, including Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and David Grant Medical Center in California. In addition, he is a sought after international speaker having given several lectures and presentations to pathologists, clinicians, and clinical scientists both in the United States and Europe. He is the author of several articles in peer reviewed journals.

His main interests in Gastrointestinal Pathology include IBD, as well as syndromic gastrointestinal polyposes, hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes and skin manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Grider is currently the director of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology at Carilion Clinic, Solstas Lab Partners, and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.