PHYSICIAN - PATHOLOGY

Responsibilities

At Capital Medical Group, our mission is simple but powerful: to provide personalized, innovative, equitable, and high-quality care that improves the lives of our patients and their families. As the largest multi-specialty physician practice in the region, we support more than 50 medical and surgical specialties through a network of hospitals and care locations, including GW Hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Urgent Care, and affiliated sites throughout the DMV.

Why Join Capital Medical Group?

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing healthcare organization where your leadership will directly influence employee experience, organizational culture, and operational success. You will join a collaborative team that values innovation, accountability, and high-quality care—while helping build a strong foundation for the future of Capital Medical Group.

Capital Medical Group is seeking a highly qualified, board-certified or board-eligible Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist to provide comprehensive diagnostic pathology services within a dynamic academic medical center.

The physician will be responsible for the accurate and timely interpretation of surgical pathology specimens, cytopathology specimens, and clinical laboratory findings to support high-quality patient care, clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary treatment planning.

The successful candidate will collaborate with surgeons, oncologists, medical specialists, laboratory professionals, and hospital leadership to ensure diagnostic accuracy, laboratory quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.

The position may also involve teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, participating in clinical research, and supporting quality improvement initiatives consistent with the academic mission of The George Washington University.

Qualifications

Anatomic Pathology

Examine, interpret, and diagnose surgical pathology specimens from a broad range of medical and surgical specialties.

Perform gross and microscopic examination of tissue specimens to identify benign, premalignant, and malignant conditions.

• Interpret cytopathology specimens, including fine-needle aspirations and non-gynecologic cytology.
• Provide intraoperative consultations and frozen-section interpretations to support surgical decision-making.
• Utilize immunohistochemistry, special stains, and molecular diagnostic testing when clinically indicated.
• Participate in multidisciplinary tumor boards and collaborate with oncology teams regarding diagnosis, staging, and treatment planning.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and comprehensive pathology reporting in accordance with established standards.
• Participate in case reviews, peer consultations, and quality assurance activities.
• Perform or oversee autopsy services when required by departmental responsibilities and institutional policies.

Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Provide medical oversight and consultation for clinical laboratory services, potentially including hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, coagulation, and transfusion medicine.

Interpret complex laboratory findings and provide diagnostic consultation to physicians and other healthcare providers.

Support laboratory testing protocols, quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing programs.

Collaborate with laboratory management to ensure appropriate test utilization, operational efficiency, and timely reporting of results.

Participate in the development, evaluation, and implementation of new laboratory tests and diagnostic technologies.

Assist in investigating laboratory discrepancies, critical results, and testing-related patient safety concerns.

Support compliance with applicable CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission, and other regulatory requirements.

Provide medical direction for designated laboratory sections when assigned and appropriately qualified.

Clinical Collaboration and Patient Care

• Serve as a diagnostic consultant to medical and surgical teams.
• Communicate significant and critical pathology findings promptly to treating providers.
• Participate in multidisciplinary conferences, clinical case discussions, and tumor boards.
• Collaborate with clinical departments to improve diagnostic workflows, turnaround times, and patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and adhere to institutional policies governing patient confidentiality and medical records.
• Academic, Teaching, and Research Responsibilities
• Participate in medical student, resident, and fellow education as assigned.
• Provide instruction through lectures, case conferences, microscopy sessions, and clinical teaching.
• Contribute to scholarly activities, clinical research, and publications when applicable.
• Participate in departmental meetings, educational conferences, and continuing medical education.

Support the academic and educational mission of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution or an accepted equivalent.

Training: Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology or equivalent training meeting applicable board eligibility requirements.

Board Certification: Board-certified or board-eligible in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology through the American Board of Pathology. Board certification may be required within a designated period following appointment.

Licensure

Eligible for and able to maintain an unrestricted medical license in the District of Columbia.

Credentialing: Must meet GW Hospital medical staff appointment, credentialing, and clinical privilege requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience practicing in an academic medical center or tertiary care hospital.
• Fellowship training in a pathology subspecialty, such as surgical pathology, cytopathology, hematopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, or another area aligned with departmental needs.
• Experience with complex surgical pathology and oncologic diagnostic services.
• Familiarity with laboratory accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Experience with digital pathology, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory information systems.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong diagnostic and analytical skills in anatomic and clinical pathology.
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload while maintaining diagnostic accuracy and turnaround expectations.
• Effective communication with physicians, laboratory staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Knowledge of pathology laboratory operations and patient safety practices.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and evidence-based medical practice.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-volume clinical environment.

Work Environment

The physician will practice within a hospital-based pathology and laboratory medicine environment supporting inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency, and specialty services.

Responsibilities may include participation in on-call coverage, weekend rotations, and urgent diagnostic consultations, as determined by departmental staffing and service requirements.

Pay Transparency

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.