W. Richard Burack, M.D., Ph.D.

W. Richard Burack, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Information

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 626
Rochester, NY 14642

Office: (585) 273-1885
Fax: (585) 276-2390

Research Bio

Dr. Burack's research interests are membrane phospholipase biology and the T cell immunologic synapse. He is currently studying molecular mechanisms of lymphoma progression in patients

Awards & Honors

Excellence in 2nd Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine 2010
Class of 2010 Professor of the Year | Washington Univ School of Medicine 2007
Class of 2009 Professor of the Year | Washington Univ School of Medicine 2006
Class of 2008 Lecturer of the Year | Washington Univ School of Medicine 2005
Class of 2006 Distinguished Teacher Award | Washington Univ School of Medicine 2004

Recent Journal Articles

Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. 26 available »

2012 Jan
Rauh MJ, Rahman F, Good D, Silverman J, Brennan MK, Dimov N, Liesveld J, Ryan DH, Richard Burack W, Bennett JM. "Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm with leukemic presentation, lacking cutaneous involvement: Case series and literature review." Leukemia research. 2012 Jan 0; 36(1):81-6. Epub 2011 Sep 03.
2011 Sep 29
Hilchey SP, Rosenberg AF, Hyrien O, Secor-Socha S, Cochran MR, Brady MT, Wang JC, Sanz I, Burack WR, Quataert SA, Bernstein SH. "Follicular lymphoma tumor-infiltrating T-helper (T(H)) cells have the same polyfunctional potential as normal nodal T(H) cells despite skewed differentiation." Blood. 2011 Sep 29; 118(13):3591-602. Epub 2011 Aug 05.
2011 May
Spence JM, Rothberg PG, Wang N, Burack WR. "Demonstration of array-based analysis for highly multiplexed PCR assays application to detection of IGH@-BCL2 translocations in FFPE follicular lymphoma specimens." The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD. 2011 May 0; 13(3):252-62.
2010 Nov
Ferrantino M, Eichelberger J, Burack HR, Li F, Lee FE. "A 48-year-old woman with a large mediastinal mass." Chest. 2010 Nov 0; 138(5):1260-4.
2010 Oct
Bennett JM, Pryor J, Laughlin TS, Rothberg PG, Burack WR. "Is the association of "cup-like" nuclei with mutation of the NPM1 gene in acute myeloid leukemia clinically useful?" American journal of clinical pathology. 2010 Oct 0; 134(4):648-52.

Current Appointments

Director, Hematopathology Unit - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD) - Primary
Associate Professor - Cancer Center

Specialties

Hematology - American Board of Pathology
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine - American Board of Pathology

Education

MD | Medicine | Univ of Virginia Sch Medicine1995
PhD | Molecular Biophysics | Univ of Virginia Sch Medicine1994
BS | Biochemistry | Canada-McGill University1986

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency

Fellowship in Pathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospitals07/01/1998 - 06/30/1999
Residency in Clinical Pathology at University of Virginia School of Medicine07/01/1995 - 06/30/1998