Dr. James Elder is a native of Guntersville, Alabama. He practiced with Cunningham Pathology for approximately ten years prior to his dermatopathology fellowship. Dr. Elder and Dr. Bob Jones formed Skin Pathology Associates in 1995.
Dr. Elder is passionate about giving back to the profession of dermatology and spends a great deal of his time teaching dermatology residents. He is on faculty at UAB and Tulane.
Dr. Elder is married and has three grown children. Fishing, woodworking and flying are favorites among his many hobbies. He especially enjoys spending time at the coast with his family, and his grandson is the apple of his eye.
Board Certification
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
American Boards of Pathology and Dermatopathology
Fellowship
Dermatopathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY
Residency
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Chief Resident
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Education
Medical Degree
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor of Science
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama