• Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City, UT
  1984-1987
• Doctor of Medicine / Doctor of Philosophy – Medical Scientist Training Program
  Duke University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  Durham, NC
  1983

• Bachelor of Arts – summa cum laude
  Chemistry
  The Colorado College
  Colorado Springs, CO
  1976

• 2018-present: Associate Professor of Pathology
  Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

• 2017: Laboratory Medical Director
  Yuma Hospital
• 2017: Laboratory Medical Director
  Kit Carson Hospital
• 2017: Laboratory Medical Director
  Lincoln Community Hospital
• 2015-2017: Epic Pathology Champion and Superuser
  Centura Health Care System
• 2004-2017: Active Staff
  Avista Adventist Hospital
  Parker Adventist Hospital
• 2002-2017: Active Staff
  Porter Adventist Hospital
  Littleton Adventist Hospital
• 2002-2017: Courtesy Staff
  North Suburban Medical Center
  Platte Valley Medical Center
• 1998-2017: Associate Pathologist
  Unipath, PC
• 1990-2017: Staff Pathologist
  HealthOne PSL, Medical Center of Aurora
• 2010-2014: Medical Director, Pathology and Laboratory
  Porter Adventist Hospital
• 1995-2003: Consulting Staff and Laboratory Medical Director
  Vencor Hospital-Denver
• 1995-2002: Laboratory Medical Director
  Kindred Hospital of Denver
• 1995-2000: Consulting Pathologist
  Routt Memorial Hospital
• 1995-1999: Laboratory Medical Director
  Routt Memorial Hospital
• 1990-1998: Associate Pathologist
  Denver-Aurora Pathology Association
• 1995-1997: Courtesy Staff
  Vail Valley Medical Center
• 1993-1997: Vice Chairman and Pathologist
  Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center
• 1987-1989: Associate Pathologist
  Associated Pathologists, Chartered
• 1987-1989: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology
  University of Nevada
• 1987-1989: Courtesy Staff Pathologist
  Boulder City Hospital
  Community Hospital of North Las Vegas
  St. Rose de Lima Hospital
  Women’s Hospital
• 1987-1989: Staff Pathologist
  Desert Springs Hospital
  University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
  Valley Hospital Medical Center
• 1987-1989: Consulting Pathologist
  Veterans Administration
• 1987-1989: Laboratory Director
  Clark County Health Department

• Management Certificate Program (1984-1987)
  University of Utah
• Medical Licenses:
  • State of Arizona (2012-present)
  • State of Colorado (1990-present)
  • State of Florida (2013-present)
  • State of Kansas (2013-present)
  • State of Missouri (2013-present)
  • State of Montana (2004-present)
  • State of Nevada (1987-present)
  • State of Utah (1985-present)
  • State of Wyoming (2013-present)
• Nevada Medical Laboratory Director (1987-1990)
• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners (1985)

Miscellaneous

• Porter Breast Center Leadership Council (2010-present)
• Porter Ethics Committee (2010-present)
• Porter Cancer Activities Committee (2010-present)
• 401(k) Committee, UniPath (2008-present)
• Secretary, Christian Medical and Dental Association (2002-present)
• Coding/Compliance Auditor, Denver Aurora Pathology Associates and UniPath (1992-present)
• Denver Council Member, Christian Medical and Dental Association (1998-present)
• Spokesperson, College of American Pathologists (1994-present)
• Physicians Advisory Committee, Hospital Information System Installation, PSL (1993-present)
• Pathology Champion for EPIC Information System, Centura (2015-2017)
• Porter Infection Control Committee (2015-2017)
• Porter Mission Advisory Committee (2013-2017)
• Anatomy Pathology Advisory Group, Centura (2013-2017)
• Centura Network Cancer Committee (2014-2015)
• Medical Directors Committee, Centura (2013-2015)
• Centura Oncology Advisory Council (2013-2015)
• Porter Credentials Committee (2012-2014)
• Medical Advisory Committee, 9 Health Fair (2007-2014)
• Board of Elders, Hope Fellowship Church (2008-2011)
  • Chair (2009-2011)
• Compliance Committee, UniPath (2000-2010)
• Council on Membership and Professional Development, College of American Pathologists (2006-2007)
• QA Committee, Pathology Department, PSL (2002-2007)
• Anatomic Pathology Information System Manager, Cerner Classic, PSL/Aurora/Centennial (1998-2007)
• Hospital Ethics Committee, PSL (2004-2006)
• Finance Committee, UniPath (2003-2006)
• Pathology Reviewer, Gynecologic Oncology Group (1990-2006)
• Council on Membership and Public Affairs, College of American Pathologists (2004-2005)
• Internet Editorial Board, College of American Pathologists (2003-2005)
• Public and Patient Relations Committee, College of American Pathologists (2003-2004)
  • Chair (2003-2004)
• Public Communication Working Group, College of American Pathologists (2002-2003)
  • Chair (2002-2003)
• Council on Public Affairs, College of American Pathologists (2000-2003)
• Infection Control Committee, Kindred Hospital of Denver (2000-2002)
  • Chair (2002)
• Investigator, Colorado Cancer Research Program (1991-2002)
• Nominating Committee, College of American Pathologists (1999)
• Informatics Committee, College of American Pathologists (1992-1999)
  • Vice-Chair (1994)
• Benefits Manager, Denver Aurora Pathology Associates (1993-1997)
• Anatomic Pathology Information System Manager, Cerner Classic, PSL/Aurora/Centennial (1990-1997)
• President, Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists (1995-1996)
• Board of Directors, GEMS Preschool for learning disabled children (1994-1996)
• Laboratory Consolidation Task Force, HealthOne System (1994-1996)
• Transfusion Committee, St. Luke’s Hospital (1990-1992)
• Medical Laboratory Technology Advisory Committee, Clark County Community College (1989)
• Hospital Infection Control Committee, Desert Springs (1988-1989)
• Continuing Education Committee, Valley Hospital (1988-1989)
• Residency Academic Track Committee, University of Utah (1987)
• Mycology Section Director, Sophomore Medical Microbiology Committee, University of Utah Medical School (1986-1987)
• Residency Committee, University of Utah (1986-1987)

• Christian Medical and Dental Association
  1998-present
• Colorado Society of Clinical Pathologists
  1990-present
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
  1984-present
• College of American Pathologists
  1984-present
• American Society for Microbiology
  1978-present
• American Society of Bariatric Physicians
  2015-2017
• Medical Group Management Association
  1990-1999
• American Society for Quality
  1993-1997

• Lifetime Achievement Award
  College of American Pathologists
  2008
• Phi Beta Kappa
  1976
• F.H.J. Figge Award for Outstanding Pre-Medical Student
  1976
• Merck Index Award for Outstanding Chemistry Major
  1975
• Thomas Post Rawles Prize in Mathematics
  1975
• Boettcher Foundation Scholarship
  1972
• U.S. President’s Australian Science Scholarship
  1972
• National Merit Scholarship
  1972

Publications

• Rose PG, Nerenstone S, Brady MF, Clarke-Pearson D, Olt G, Rubin SC, Moore DH, Small JM (2004). Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction for Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 351:2489-97.
• Muggia FM, Braly PS, Brady MF, Sutton G, Niemann TH, Lentz SL, Alvarez RD, Kucera PR, Small JM (2000). Phase III Randomized Study of Cisplatin versus Paclitaxel in Patients with Suboptimal Stage III or IV Ovarian Cancer:  A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study.  Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(1):106-115.
• Small JM (1990-1992). PC–The Pathologist’s Computer. Regular monthly column in CAP Today.
• Small JM (1989). Pathology Quiz–Polymicrogyria. Resident and Staff Physician, 35(9):29.
• Small JM, TG Mitchell (1989). Strain variation in antiphagocytic activity of capsular polysaccharides from Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A. Infection and Immunity, 57(12): 3751-3756.
• Small JM (1988). PC and Macintosh–A Pathologist’s View. CAP Today, 2(11):51, 53, 55.
• Small JM (1988). Lab Computers. Welcome to the Inevitable. Lab Management, 26(7):22-29.
• Small JM (1988). How PC viruses invade computers. Tips on preventing data loss. CAP Today, 3(4):36-7.
• Small JM, Wilson DE, Deiss A, Moatamed F (1987). Fatty splenomegaly in diabetic lipemia culminating in unnecessary splenectomy. Western Journal of Medicine, 147:196-198.
• Small JM, Mitchell TG (1986). Binding of purified and radioiodinated capsular polysaccharides from strains of Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A to capsule free mutants. Infection and Immunity, 54:742-50.
• Small JM, Mitchell TG, Wheat RW (1986). Strain variation in the composition and molecular size of the capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A. Infection and Immunity, 54:735-41.
• Small JM, Larsen RL, Peric-Golia L (1986). The frequency of fungal involvement in abnormal vocal cord biopsy specimens. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Online,110:141-3.

Presentations

• “Infectious Disease Pathology”
  Duke University Department of Pathology
  2000
• “What should the laboratory do for Mycology?”
  1987
• “The Rickettsiae”
  1986
• “Histological Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases”
  1986
• “The Diagnosis of Systemic Fungi”
  University of Utah Annual Update in Clinical Microbiology & Immunology
  1986

James M Small MD PhD FCAP joined the faculty at Rocky Vista University, Colorado campus, in 2018. He is Director of Clinical Career Advising, as well as Professor of Pathology and Microbiology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. After growing up in the Denver area, he attended Colorado College and then Duke University for his MD and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. After residency in Anatomic and Clinical pathology at the University of Utah, he worked as a pathologist in academic and private hospitals in Las Vegas, Nevada and Denver, Colorado. He received the Lifetime Service Award from the College of American Pathologists in 2008. He finds his second career at Rocky Vista, teaching and advising, to be quite meaningful and rewarding. He has been married since 1981 and has three daughters and five grandsons, and enjoys gardening, fishing, and hanging out with the family.