Roger Riley, MD, PhD, FCAP
Hematopathology, Coagulation Fluids & Renal
Professor of Pathology;
Director of the Coagulation Laboratory;
Co-Director of Hematology
Department: Pathology
Phone: (804) 628-5780
Fax: (804) 628-2505
Email: Roger.Riley@vcuhealth.org
Roger S. Riley, MD, PhD, FCAP, received his PhD in biochemistry and medical degree from West Virginia University. Prior to joining the Department of Pathology at VCU in 1997, he served as a renal pathologist and Director of the Immunopathology, Histocompatibility, and Flow Cytometry Laboratories at West Virginia University and Texas Tech University, and Director of Hematopathology at West Virginia University.
At East Carolina University, Dr. Riley served as Pathologist-In-Charge of Molecular Immunopathology and Histocompatibility Testing and Director of the Research Core Flow Cytometry Laboratory. He is a former member of the Immunopathology Council of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) who served as the primary or participating faculty in numerous workshops at national ASCP meetings since 1987. His current research interests include the diagnosis and pathogenesis of diseases of hemostasis.
Clinical Specialties: Hematopathology, Hemostasis and Renal Pathology
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Education
1971 Frostburg State University, BS, Biology
1975 West Virginia University School of Medicine, PhD Biochemistry,
(WVU Foundation Fellow)
1978 West Virginia University School of Medicine, MD
Postdoctoral Training
1979 - 1982 Residency, Pathology
West Virginia University School of Medicine
1978 - 1979 Internship, Pathology
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Licenses & Certifications
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, June 1975
Diplomate, Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American, June 1983; Recertification, December 2013
Subspecialty Certification in Hematology, American Board of Pathology, August 1998
Selected Awards & Honors
2004 Recipient, Saul Kay Award, Department of Pathology, VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA
1998 Faculty Mentor in Instructional Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University
1991 Nominee, National Board of Medical Examiners
1975 Medical Student Summer Research Fellow, West Virginia University School of Medicine
1975-78 Scholar of the New York Life Insurance Company
Grants and Funding
Lenalidomide and azacitidine for adaptive immunotherapy in multiple myeloma: Pilot study of autologous lymphocyte mobilization following immunomodulatory therapy. Principal Investigator - Amir Toor, M.D. Celene. Funded October 2009, $350,000.
Platelet activity and response to aspirin in stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Principal Investigator - Donald Brophy, M.D., Ph.D. A.D. Williams Foundation. Funded September 2009, $15,000.
Modernization of the ECU-SOM Research Core Flow Cytometry Laboratory. Principal Investigator - R.S. Riley, M.D., Ph.D., North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Submitted December 2, 1991, Funded April 1, 1992, $244,981.67.
Editorial Advisory Boards
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Pathology Clinical & Medical Research Journal
Pathology - Anatomic Case Reports Hematology, Blood Transfusion & Disorders
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Papers
Riley, R.S., Gandhi, P., Harley, S.E., Garcia, P., Dalton, J.B. and Chesney, A. A synoptic reporting system to monitor bone marrow aspirate and biopsy quality. J. Pathol. Inform. May 25;12:23-28, 2021. PMID: 34447603 , PMCID: PMC8356705, DOI: 10.4103/jpi.jpi_53_20.
Riley, R.S., Khan, A., Pai, S., Warmke, L., Winkler, M., and Gunning, W.T. A case of chronic thrombocytopenia in a 17-year-old female. Lab Medicine 2019;50:406-420. DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmz013.
Riley, R. S., Gilbert, A. R., Dalton, J. B., Pai, S., McPherson, R. A. Widely used types and clinical applications of D-Dimer assay. Lab. Med. 47(2):90-102, 2016. PMID 27016528.
Books Chapters and Monographs
Riley, R.S., Chow, W., Alamarga, J., and Fuller, C. Digital images. In Walz, C.M., and Doucette, R. (eds): Neurohistology and Imaging: Basic Techniques, Totowa: Humana Press, 2021.
Riley, R.S. Laboratory evaluation of the cellular immune system. In McPherson, R.A. and Pincus, M.R. (eds): Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 24th Edition, Saunders, 2021;
Riley, R.S., and McPherson, R.A. Basic examination of urine. In McPherson, R.A. and Pincus, M.R. (eds): Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 24th Edition, Saunders, 2021
McPherson, R.A., Riley, R.S., and Massey, H.D. Laboratory evaluation of immunoglobulin function and humoral immunity. In McPherson, R.A. and Pincus, M.R. (eds): Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 24th Edition, Saunders, 2021.
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