Pathology

Bruce Dunn, MD

Professor of Pathology
Chief of Pathology, Milwaukee VA Hospital

Dr. Dunn serves as Chief Pathologist of Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, overseeing nine clinical laboratories in a four state (MI, WI, IL and IN) territory.

Research Interests

• Primary diagnostic telepathology
• Angiogenesis
• Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori, a human gastroduodenal pathogen

Professional Background

• Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Staff Pathologist, Denver VAMC (1985 - 1989)
• Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Staff Pathologist, Little Rock VAMC, Little Rock, AR (1989 - 1992)
• Associate Professor and Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Chief of Pathology, Milwaukee VAMC, Milwaukee, WI (1992 – present)

Educational Background

• BS, Clemson University (1977)
• MD, Medical University of South Carolina (1981)
• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital (1981 - 1985)

Board Certifications

• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Selected Publications

• Dunn, L.K., Gruenloh, S., Dunn, B.E., Falck, J.R., Jacobs, E.R. and M. Medhora 2005. Chick chorioallantoic membrane as an in vivo model to study vasoreactivity: Characterization of development-dependent hyperemia induced by epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). Anat. Rec. 285A:771-780.
• Dunn, B.E. and B.K. Vail. 2005. Effects of the electronic medical record on pathology. Bull. Roy. Coll. Pathol. 131:22-24.
• Dunn, B.E. and S. H. Phadnis. 2006. Serologic and molecular diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. In: Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology, 7th ed. ASM Press, Detrick, B. Hamilton, R.G. and J.D. Folds, Eds. ASM Press, Washington, DC, pp 462-467.
• Dunn, B.E., Choi, H., Recla, D.L., and T.R. Wisniewski. 2009. Telepathology as an essential networking tool in VISN 12 of the United States Veterans Health Administration. In: Telepathology, eds. S. Kumar and B. E. Dunn. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg.
• Dunn, B.E., Choi, H., Recla, D.L., Kerr, S.E. and B.L. Wagenman. 2009. Robotic surgical telepathology between the Iron Mountain and Milwaukee Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: A twelve year experience. Human Pathol. 40:1092-1099.
• S. Kumar and B. E. Dunn, editors. 2009. Telepathology. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg.