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David Bostwick, MD, MBA

photo of David G. Bostwick, MD, MBA PRESENT ACADEMIC RANK AND POSITIONS

Medical Director, Bostwick Laboratories, Richmond, VA.

Pathologist-in-Chief, Virginia Urology Center, Richmond,

Pathologist-in-Chief, Urology of Virginia, Norfolk, VA.

Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Consultant, Urologic Oncology Division, National Cancer Institute (USA), Bethesda, MD.

EDUCATION

College
University of Maryland; B.A. Biological Sciences; 5/75

Medical
University of Maryland School of Medicine; M.D. 5/79

Internship
Stanford University Medical Center; 7/79 to 7/80

Residency
Stanford University Medical Center; 7/80 to 7/81

Fellowship
Stanford University Medical Center; (Surgical Pathology) 7/81 to 7/82

Research Fellowship
Stanford University Medical Center; 7/82 to 7/84

Management
Loyola College of Maryland; M.B.A., Business Administration; 5/91

MEDICAL LICENSURE / BOARD CERTIFICATION

Virginia: 1999 to present
Minnesota: 1991 to present (35015)
Maryland: August 6, 1979 to 1991 (D23914)
Illinois: 1984 to 1988
California: March 30, 1981 to 1986 (C39672)
Diplomat, American Board of Pathology (Anatomic): Nov 6, 1985
American Board of Medical Management: Eligible

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

Summer 1976
Biologist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Summer 1977
Faculty Biologist, University of California, San Diego and The Salk Institute

1979 - 1984
Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

1984 - 1986
Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, IL

1986 - 1991
Chairman, Department of Pathology, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Adjunct Professor of Medical Technology, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD

1991 - 1999
Consultant and Professor of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1993-present)
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) (1986-1991)
American Association of Pathologists (AAP) (1984-1993)
American College of Physician Executives (1992-present)
American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) (1993-present)
American Urological Association (1997-present)
Baltimore City Medical Society (1989-1991)
California Society of Pathologists (1979-1985)
Chicago Pathology Society (1984-1986)
College of American Pathologists (1990-present)
Gastrointestinal Pathology Group, International Academy of Pathology (1988-present)
International Academy of Pathology, United States-Canadian Division (IAP) (1985-present)
International Society of Urologic Pathology (founding member) (1991-present)
Maryland Society of Pathologists (1986 to 1991)
Minnesota Society of Clincal Pathologists (1991-1999)
Zumbro Valley Medical Society (1991-1999)
New York Academy of Sciences (1990-present)
Virginia Society for Pathologists (2000-present)
Virginia State Tumor Registry (2000-present)

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

1984 - 1986
Lecturer, Year Two Pathology, University of Chicago School of Medicine

1986 - 1991
Lecturer, Year Two Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Pathology Residency Training Program Committee, Department of Pathology, University of Maryland Hospitals and Clinics Director, School of Medical Technology, Mercy Medical Center and Loyola College

1993 - 1994
Adjunct Professor of Pathology, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

1991 - 1997
Co-Director, Year Two Pathophysiology Course, Mayo Medical School. Responsible for implementation and execution of a new pathology course in 1992.

1993-present
Founder and Faculty Director, "Pathology of the Prostate," Postgraduate short course of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists

1994-1998
Founder and Faculty Co-director, "Premalignant Lesions in Urologic Pathology," postgraduate short course of the US and Canadian Academy of Pathology

1997-present
Founder and Faculty Director, "Pathology of the Bladder," Postgraduate short course of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists

INSTITUTIONAL/DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Medical Executive Committee 1986-1991

Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN

  • Education Committee, Department of Pathology, 1991-1993
  • Research Committee, Department of Pathology, 1993-1998
  • Faculty Development Committee, 1991-1994
  • Co-Director, Year 2 Pathophysiology Course, 1991-1997
  • Mayo Diagnostic Laboratory Committee, 1996-1998
  • Mayo Clinic Tissue Committee, 1996-1999

International Society of Urologic Pathology

  • Co-founder and Treasurer, 1991-1995
  • Secretary, 1997-1999
  • President-Elect: 1999-2001

Journal of Urologic Pathology

  • Founder and Editor-in-Chief, 1993-1997
  • Editor Emeritus 1997-present

American Cancer Society

  • Prostate Cancer Task Force, 1990-1998
  • Chairman, Prostate Cancer Task Force, 1998
  • Planning Committee, First International Consultation on Prostate Cancer, 1990-1991

College of American Pathologists

  • State Commissioner of Maryland, Laboratory Accreditation Program, 1989-1991; Laboratory Inspector, 1986-1991
  • Member of the Cancer Committee, 1996-present

Children’s Research Foundation for Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

  • Secretary and Founding Member, 1996-present

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS

American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Official Journal of the Am Soc. Clin. Path.)
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Cancer (Official Journal of the American Cancer Society- Associate Editor)
Human Pathology
Journal of Urology (Official Journal of the American Urological Assoc.)
Journal of Urologic Pathology (Official Journal of the Int. Soc. Urol. Pathologists)
Modern Pathology (Official Journal of the US-Canadian Academy of Pathology)
Prostate
Seminars in Urologic Oncology
World Journal of Urology

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS (1990-1997)

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PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS (1990-1997)

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INVITED VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS (1990-1997)

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 24-25, 1990
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Aug. 29-31, 1990
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Jan. 28-30, 1991.
Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 13, 1991.
University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, June 4-6, 1992.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, April 1-4, 1993.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, April 21, 1993.
Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL, May 26, 1993.
University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy, May 31-June 11, 1993.
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, Sept. 20, 1993.
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, Nov. 8, 1993.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Nov. 16, 1993.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Feb. 3, 1994.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, Nov. 14, 1994
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Nov. 28, 1994
St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL, September 27, 1996
State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, March 18, 1997
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, March 28, 1997
University of Innsbrook, Innsbrook, Austria, March 13, 1997

EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARDS

1995-1997
Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Prostate Cancer Project (Dr. S. Graham, PI)

1996-1998
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Prostate Cancer Project (Dr. L. Chung, PI)

1999-present
Cancerhome.com, Tarrytown, NY (Unique patient information website)

2000-present
White Plains Cancer Center, White Plains, NY

CLINICAL PRACTICE AND INTERESTS

Diagnostic surgical pathology, with special emphasis on urologic pathology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Prognostic Factors in Prostate Cancer
  • Diagnostic Urologic Pathology
  • Precursors of Prostate Cancer
  • Pathology of the Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, Testis
  • Gastrointestinal Pathology
  • Patient Education

OTHER

America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Guide, 2000 to present.

RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

Title: Precursors of Prostate Cancer
Principal Investigator: D.G. Bostwick
Source American Cancer Society, Illinois Division
Period: 1985-1986

Title: SPORE in Prostate Cancer; Project 6: The Role of Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN)
Principal Investigator: D.J. Tindall
Source: NIH (CA58225)
Period: September 1992 through August 1995

Title: Molecular Biology of Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) and Adenocarcinoma
Principal Investigator: D.G. Bostwick
Source: CR20 (Mayo Clinic Intramural Grant)
Period: January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995

Title: Amphiregulin in Prostate Cancer
Principal Investigator: NJ Maihle
Source: Pardee Foundation
Period: January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996

Title: Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer in Men with Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
Principal Investigator: D.G. Bostwick (S. Alberts as of June 1, 1999)
Source: NIH Master Agreement
Period: September 30, 1996 through September 29, 2001

Title: Phase I Studies of New Chemopreventive Agents
Principal Investigator: J.J. Lipsky
Source: NIH-NCI-N01-CN-65008-70
Period: September 1, 1996 through September 30, 1998

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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