Specializing In:
- Medical Microbiology
- Clinical Pathology
Biography
My career interests include Gram stains, rapid testing and molecular diagnostics with a goal of providing accessible, fast and accurate microbiology tests.
Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Assistant Professor of Oncology
- Co-Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
- Medical Director, Molecular Virology Laboratory
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Background
Education and Training
- 2016-2020 - DO - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
- 2018-2020 - Master of Science in Medical Education - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Residency
- 2020-2024 - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship
- 2024-2025 - Medical Microbiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Board Certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology
Publications
1. Burns BL, Rhoads DD, Misra A. The Use of Machine Learning for Image Analysis Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Microbiology. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2023 September 21; 61(9): e0233621.
2. Burns BL, Moody D, Tu ZJ, Nakitandwe J, Brock JE, Bosler D, Mitchell SL, Loeffelholz MJ, Rhoads DD. Design and Implementation of Improved SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Assays to Mitigate the Impact of Genomic Mutations on Target Failure: The Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Experience. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Dec 21;10(6): e0135522.
3. Burns BL, Rhoads D. Meningococcal Urethritis: Old and New. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2022 November 16; 60(11): e0057522.
4. McIntire PJ, Aragao A, Burns BL, Pambuccian SE, Wojcik EM, Barkan GA. Digital Image Analysis of High-Grade Urothelial Carcinoma in Urine Cytology Confirms Chromasia Heterogeneity and Reveals a Subset with Hypochromatic Nuclei and Another with Extremely Dark or "India ink" Nuclei. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 May; 130(5): 363-369