Blake Buchan, PhD

Professor

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Locations

Pathology - Children's

Specialties

Microbiology

Languages

English

Education

Biography

As Assistant Professor of Pathology, Dr. Buchan is the education of residents in the Pathology residency program at MCW. He is the Associate Residency Program Director for Clinical Pathology, Course Director for the PGY-1 Molecular Pathology rotation, and attending faculty for the PGY-2 Microbiology rotation. In these roles he leads trainees in practical, didactic, and discussion sessions related to education in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Dr. Buchan serves in the clinical role of Associate Director for Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics in which he oversees many aspects of the clinical microbiology laboratory including test interpretation, review of daily results, and council of technologists. In addition, he serve as Principal Investigator for numerous clinical trials involving new diagnostic assays for the identification of bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens.

Research Interests

Molecular Diagnostics

MALDI-TOF

Surveillance cultures following a regional outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

(Rivera F, Reeme A, Graham MB, Buchan BW, Ledeboer NA, Valley AM, Munoz-Price LS.) Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):454-460 PMID: 33985611 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105848855 05/15/2021
A Multicenter Clinical Study To Demonstrate the Diagnostic Accuracy of the GenMark Dx ePlex Blood Culture Identification Gram-Negative Panel.

(Wolk DM, Young S, Whitfield NN, Reid JL, Thornberg A, Carroll KC, Buchan BW, Davis TE, Salimnia H.) J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Aug 18;59(9):e0248420 PMID: 34232066 PMCID: PMC8373019 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113721106 07/08/2021
Evaluation of a High-Definition PCR Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Extracted and Nonextracted Respiratory Specimens Collected in Various Transport Media.

(Buchan BW, Gerstbrein D, Cruz A, Hoff J, Sievert E, Ledeboer NA, Faron ML.) Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Jun 17;156(1):24-33 PMID: 33940605 PMCID: PMC8135719 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108387082 05/04/2021
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: The Emergence of Important Genetic Variants and Testing Options for Clinical Laboratories.

(Buchan BW, Yao JD.) Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2021 Jun 01;43(11):89-96 PMID: 34035555 PMCID: PMC8138692 05/27/2021
Bronchoalveolar lavage-based COVID-19 testing in patients with cancer.

(Abid MB, Chhabra S, Buchan B, Graham MB, Abedin S, Thapa B, D'Souza A, George B, Hamadani M.) Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2021 Mar;14(1):65-70 PMID: 33058787 PMCID: PMC7543702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092735525 10/16/2020
Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile colonization as a risk factor for development of C. difficile infection in solid-organ transplant patients.

(Keegan J, Buchan BW, Ledeboer NA, Zhou Z, Hong JC, Graham MB, Munoz-Price LS.) Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Mar;42(3):287-291 PMID: 32933595 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092160301 09/17/2020
Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist During Microbiology Rounds.

(Sapozhnikov J, Huang A, Revolinski S, Ledeboer NA, Buchan BW.) Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Feb 11;155(3):455-460 PMID: 32949141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102099001 09/20/2020
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: The Emergence of Important Genetic Variants and Testing Options for Clinical Laboratories

(Buchan BW, Yao JD.) Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 1 June 2021;43(11):89-96 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106928950 06/01/2021
Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 PCR Cycle Threshold Values Provide Practical Insight Into Overall and Target-Specific Sensitivity Among Symptomatic Patients.

(Buchan BW, Hoff JS, Gmehlin CG, Perez A, Faron ML, Munoz-Price LS, Ledeboer NA.) Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Sep 08;154(4):479-485 PMID: 32687186 PMCID: PMC7454307 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091263722 07/21/2020
Racial Disparities in Incidence and Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19.

(Muñoz-Price LS, Nattinger AB, Rivera F, Hanson R, Gmehlin CG, Perez A, Singh S, Buchan BW, Ledeboer NA, Pezzin LE.) JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Sep 01;3(9):e2021892 PMID: 32975575 PMCID: PMC7519420 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091807867 09/26/2020
Direct detection of intact Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase variants from cell lysates: Identification, characterization and clinical implications.

(McGee WM, Faron ML, Neil JR, Kronewitter SR, Buchan BW, Ledeboer NA, Stephenson JL Jr.) Clin Mass Spectrom. 2020 Aug;17:12-21 PMID: 34820520 PMCID: PMC8600995 07/18/2020
Direct detection of intact Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase variants from cell lysates: Identification, characterization and clinical implications

(McGee WM, Faron ML, Neil JR, Kronewitter SR, Buchan BW, Ledeboer NA, Stephenson JL.) Clinical Mass Spectrometry. August 2020;17:12-21 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089093667 08/01/2020