DennisKendallBurnsMD

Pathology • Dallas, TX

Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Professor of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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5323
Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-648-2148

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Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1984 - 1985
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1979 - 1983
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1978
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1978 - 2025
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Neuropathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) expression in myositides: Sarcoplasmic expression is common in both dermatomyositis and lupus myositis.
Changhong Xing, Jaya Trivedi, Nicole Bitencourt, Dennis K Burns, Joan S Reisch, Chunyu Cai> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2024 May 1
1 citations
Ectopic PLAG1 induces muscular dystrophy in the mouse.
Juan Shugert Aguayo, John M Shelton, Wei Tan, Dinesh Rakheja, Chunyu Cai, Ahmed Shalaby, Jeon Lee, Susan T Iannaccone, Lin Xu, Kenneth Chen, Dennis K Burns, Yanbin Zheng> ;Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2023 Jul 12
Port-Wine Stain and Monomelic Weakness Associated With Perineurioma: A Neuromuscular Image.
Jenny Riecke, Avneesh Chhabra, Dennis Burns, Jaya R Trivedi> ;Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Molecular markers of brain cholesterol homeostasis are unchanged despite a smaller brain mass in a mouse model of cholesteryl ester storage disease.
Amal Aqul, Charina M. Ramirez, Adam M. Lopez, Dennis K. Burns, Joyce J. Repa, Stephen D. Turley> ;Lipids. 2021 Oct 7
Erratum to: A CADM3 variant causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with marked upper limb involvement.
Adriana P. Rebelo, Andrea Cortese, Amit Abraham, Yael Eshed-Eisenbach, Gal Shner, Anna Vainshtein, Elena Buglo, Vladimir Camarena, Gabriel Gaidosh, Ramin Shiekhattar, ...> ;Brain. 2021 Aug 17
7 citations
A CADM3 variant causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with marked upper limb involvement.
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13 citations
Distinct tissue injury patterns in juvenile dermatomyositis auto-antibody subgroups.
Mailan Nguyen, Vy Do, Paul C. Yell, Chanhee Jo, Jie Liu, Dennis K. Burns, Tracey Wright, Chunyu Cai> ;Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2020 Aug 5
17 citations
Global activation of oncogenic pathways underlies therapy resistance in diffuse midline glioma
Maria-Magdalena Georgescu, Mohammad Zahidul Islam, Yan Li, M. L. Circu, J. Traylor, Christina Notarianni, Cassie Kline, Dennis K. Burns> ;Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2020 Jul 17
24 citations
ASCL1 regulates neurodevelopmental transcription factors and cell cycle genes in brain tumors of glioma mouse models.
Tou Yia Vue, Rahul K. Kollipara, Mark D. Borromeo, Tyler Smith, Tomoyuki Mashimo, Dennis K. Burns, Robert Bachoo, Jane E. Johnson> ;Glia. 2020 Jun 23
4 citations
Distinct Expression Patterns of Carbonic Anhydrase IX in Clear Cell, Microcystic, and Angiomatous Meningiomas.
Rati Chkheidze, Patrick J. Cimino, Kimmo J Hatanpaa, Charles L. White, Manuel Ferreira, Sara Grazia Maria Piccirillo, Li Li, Satwik Rajaram, James O Nyagilo, Dennis K....> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2019 Dec 1
79 citations
Cell-of-origin susceptibility to glioblastoma formation declines with neural lineage restriction.
Sheila R. Alcantara Llaguno, Daochun Sun, Alicia Pedraza, Elsa Vera, Zilai Wang, Dennis K. Burns, Luis F. Parada> ;Nature Neuroscience. 2019 Feb 18
31 citations
BRAF mutation leading to central nervous system rosai‐dorfman disease
Timothy E. Richardson, Megan B. Wachsmann, Dwight H Oliver, Zahidur Abedin, Diana Ye, Dennis K. Burns, Jack M Raisanen, Benjamin Greenberg, Kimmo J. Hatanpaa> ;Annals of Neurology. 2018 Jul 1
9 citations
Remote acoustic sensing as a safety mechanism during exposure of metal implants to alternating magnetic fields.
Bingbing Cheng, Yonatan Chatzinoff, Debby Szczepanski, Chenchen Bing, Sumbul Shaikh, Omar Wyman, Cameron E. Perry, James A. Richardson, Dennis K. Burns, Bret M. Evers,...> ;Plos One. 2018 May 10
8 citations
Diffuse microvascular C5b-9 deposition is a common feature in muscle and nerve biopsies from diabetic patients.
Paul C. Yell, Dennis K. Burns, Evan G. Dittmar, Charles L. White, Chunyu Cai> ;Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2018 Feb 20
20 citations
Aggressive Behavior in Silent Subtype III Pituitary Adenomas May Depend on Suppression of Local Immune Response: A Whole Transcriptome Analysis.
Timothy E. Richardson, Zhong Jian Shen, Mohammed Kanchwala, Chao Xing, Alexander Filatenkov, Ping Shang, Samuel L. Barnett, Zahidur Abedin, James S. Malter, Jack M Rai...> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2017 Oct 1
27 citations
Employing high-frequency alternating magnetic fields for the non-invasive treatment of prosthetic joint infections.
Rajiv Chopra, Sumbul Shaikh, Yonatan Chatzinoff, Imalka Munaweera, Bingbing Cheng, Seth M. Daly, Yin Xi, Chenchen Bing, Dennis K. Burns, David E. Greenberg> ;Scientific Reports. 2017 Aug 8
7 citations
Assessment of acute thermal damage volumes in muscle using magnetization-prepared 3D T2 -weighted imaging following MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
Robert Staruch, Joris Nofiele, Jamie M. Walker, Chenchen Bing, Ananth J. Madhuranthakam, April A. Bailey, Young-sun Kim, Avneesh Chhabra, Dennis K. Burns, Rajiv Chopra> ;Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2017 Aug 1
5 citations
Morin Stain Detects Aluminum-Containing Macrophages in Macrophagic Myofasciitis and Vaccination Granuloma With High Sensitivity and Specificity
Rati Chkheidze, Dennis K. Burns, Charles L. White, Diana Castro, Julie Fuller, Chunyu Cai> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2017 Apr 1
13 citations
High-dose methotrexate with leucovorin rescue: For monumentally severe CNS inflammatory syndromes.
Shin C. Beh, Eric J. Kildebeck, Ram Narayan, Allen DeSena, Doug Schell, Elizabeth S. Rowe, Vernon Rowe, Dennis K. Burns, Louis A. Whitworth, Teresa C. Frohman, Benjami...> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2017 Jan 15
82 citations
Olig2-Dependent Reciprocal Shift in PDGF and EGF Receptor Signaling Regulates Tumor Phenotype and Mitotic Growth in Malignant Glioma
Fanghui Lu, Ying Chen, Chuntao Zhao, Haibo Wang, Danyang He, Lingli Xu, Jincheng Wang, Xuelian He, Yaqi Deng, Ellen E. Lu, Xue Liu, Ravinder Verma, Hong Bu, Rachid Dri...> ;Cancer Cell. 2016 May 9
16 citations
Non-Invasive Targeted Peripheral Nerve Ablation Using 3D MR Neurography and MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) : Pilot Study in a Swine Model
Merel Huisman, Robert Staruch, Michelle Ladouceur-Wodzak, Maurice A.A.J. van den Bosch, Dennis K. Burns, Avneesh Chhabra, Rajiv Chopra> ;Plos One. 2015 Dec 14
32 citations
The defining pathology of the new clinical and histopathologic entity ACTA2-related cerebrovascular disease
Maria Magdalena Georgescu, Marco Da Cunha Pinho, Timothy E. Richardson, Jose R. Torrealba, L. Maximilian Buja, Dianna M. Milewicz, Jack M Raisanen, Dennis K. Burns> ;Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2015 Dec 4
8 citations
Clinical Outcome of Silent Subtype III Pituitary Adenomas Diagnosed by Immunohistochemistry.
Timothy E. Richardson, Derek Mathis, Bruce E. Mickey, Jack M Raisanen, Dennis K. Burns, Charles L. White, Kimmo J. Hatanpaa> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2015 Dec 1
143 citations
Adult Lineage-Restricted CNS Progenitors Specify Distinct Glioblastoma Subtypes
Sheila R. Alcantara Llaguno, Zilai Wang, Daochun Sun, Jian Chen, Jing Xu, Euiseok J. Kim, Kimmo J. Hatanpaa, Jack M Raisanen, Dennis K. Burns, Jane E. Johnson, Luis F....> ;Cancer Cell. 2015 Oct 12
5 citations
Atypical Presentation for Friedreich Ataxia in a Child.
Elena Caron, Dennis K. Burns, Diana Castro, Susan T. Iannaccone> ;Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 2015 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

INOVIO Announces U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Granted for INO-3107 for the Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory PapillomatosisSeptember 13th, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

William P. Clements, Jr. University HospitalDallas, Texas