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Overview of Dr. Busam
Dr. Klaus Busam is a pathologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Albert Ludwigs University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. He is one of 168 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 28 doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue who specialize in Pathology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1992 - 1997
Albert Ludwigs University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2003 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2022 - 2023
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology- American Board of Pathology Dermatopathology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Primary Cutaneous NUT Adnexal Carcinoma: A Case Report With Novel Clinical and Pathological Observations.Michael L Middleton, Caitlin Purvis, Christina Sun, Klaus J Busam, Bently Doonan
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2026-04-01 - The impact of next generation sequencing studies on the diagnosis of BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumors.Jonathan Braat, Nithya Sai Trichy, Lindsay Jeanne Holic, Shantel Olivares, Armita Bahrami
Human Pathology. 2026-03-12 - The Extended Spectrum of Morphologic and Molecular Findings in ALK Fusion Spitz Neoplasms: A Study of 144 Cases.Lindsay J Holic, Nithya S Trichy, Jonathan Braat, Shantel Olivares, Scott Florell
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2026-03-12
Journal Articles
- Massively Parallel Sequencing Analysis of Benign Melanocytic NeviAllan C Halpern, Travis J Hollmann, Klaus J Busam, Histopathology
- Reflectance Confocal Microscopic and en Face Histopathologic Correlation of the Dermoscopic “Circle Within a Circle” in Lentigo MalignaKlaus J Busam, Ashfaq A Marghoob, JAMA
- Comparison of Melanoma Gene Expression Score with Histopathology, Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization, and SNP Array for the Classification of Melanocytic NeoplasmsKlaus J Busam, Kelly Morrissey Williams, Nature
Press Mentions
Specialty-Trained Pathologists More Likely to Make Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic LesionsNovember 10th, 2023- DermTech Announces Three New Scientific Advisory Board MembersJune 2nd, 2021
- Specialty-Trained Pathologists More Likely to Make Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic LesionsNovember 18th, 2023
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