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Blake Buchan, PhD, DABMM

Professor

Location

  • Pathology - Children's
  • 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Microbiology

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Infectious Disease

Treatments and Services

  • MALDI-TOF
  • Molecular Diagnostics

Patients Ages Seen

  • Infant
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Board Certifications

  • Medical Microbiology

Clinic Locations

map of clinics' locations

Biography

Dr. Buchan is a Professor in the Department of Pathology, ӰԺ, and the Director of Clinical Microbiology, Serology, and Molecular Infectious Disease at Children’s Wisconsin.  In his role as Professor, Dr. Buchan participates in the education of Pathology Residents as well as Infectious Disease Fellows and Medical students during their rotations Microbiology and Molecular Pathology. He leads trainees in practical, didactic, and discussion sessions related to education in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics. In his role as Director for Clinical Microbiology Dr. Buchan oversees all aspects of the clinical microbiology laboratory including test interpretation, review of daily results, and council of technologists. He provides consultation with clinicians to aid in appropriate laboratory utilization and serves on multiple hospital committees including Infection prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship. In addition, Dr. Buchan has an active research program, serving as Principal Investigator for numerous clinical trials involving novel diagnostic assays for the identification of bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens.

Education and Training

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Microbiology - ӰԺ - Milwaukee, WI (2009-2011)
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA (2009)
BS in Microbiology - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, WI (2002)