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BK Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, MD
Professor, Pathology
Medical School
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MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
(1977)
Undergraduate School
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BS, Carroll College (MT)
(1973)
Residencies
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University of Colorado, Pathology (1978)
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University of Colorado, Pathology (1982)
Fellowships
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University of Colorado, Neuropathology
(1983)
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University of Kansas School of Medicine Program, Neuropathology
(1985)
Languages
English
Department
Pathology
Professional Titles
- Professor of Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
- Head of Neuropathology
Recognitions
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Meritorious Service / Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Neuropathologists
(2015)
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Pathologist of the Year, UC-SOM
(2012)
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Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2012-2015)
(2012)
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Summit Award for Excellence in Teaching, UC-SOM
(2010)
2010 through 2014
Publications
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343. Gilani, A., Siddiq, Z., Kleinschmidt-Demasters, B.K. Temporal lobe myxoid glioneuronal tumor, PDGFRA p.K385L-mutant with DNA methylation confirmation. Brain Pathol. 2022 Sep;32(5):e13079
344. Kleinschmidt-Demasters, B.K., Marshall, CB. Thyroid metastases to the central nervous system and vertebrae. Folia Neuropathol. 2022;60(3):292-300
345. Monogue, B. Chen, Y., Sparks, H., Behbehani, R., Rajic, A., Massey, A., Kleinschmidt-Demasters, B.K., Kunath, T., Beckham, J.D. Alpha-synuclein supports type 1 interferon signaling in neurons. Brain. 2022 Oct 21;145(10):3622-3636
346. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K., Gilani A., Extra-CNS and dural metastases in FGFR3::TACC3 fusion-positive glioblastoma. Neuro oncology Practice, 2022 May 24;9(5):449-455
347. Cimino PJ, Ketchum C, Turakulov R, Singh O, Abdullaev Z, Giannini C, Pytel P, Lopez GY, Colman H, Nasrallah MP, Santi M, Fernandes IL, Nirschl J, Dahiya S, Neill S, Solomon D, Perez E, Capper D, Mani H, Caccamo D, Ball M, Badruddoja M, Chkheidze R, Camelo-Piragua S, Fullmer J, Alexandrescu S, Yeaney G, Eberhart C, Martinez-Lage M, Chen J, Zach L, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Hefti M, Lopes MB, Nuechterlein N, Horbinski C, Rodriguez FJ, Quezado M, Pratt D, Aldape K. Expanded analysis of high-grade astrocytoma with piloid features identifies and epigenetically and clinically distinct subtype associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Acta Neuropathol. 2023 Jan;145(1):71-82
348. Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Childhood small-vessel primary angiitis of the central nervous system: overlap with MOG-associated disease. Pediatr Dev Pathol., 2023 Jan-Feb;26(1):18-29
349. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Ormond DR. Leptomeningeal metastases and dural spread in adult high-grade astrocytomas, J Neuropathol Exp Neurol., 2023 Feb 21;82(3):194-201
350. Gilani A, Siddiq Z, Kissell E, Kasson J, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Genomic and epigenomic re-categorization of congenital glioblastoma and desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jan 28.
351. Kleinschmidt-Demasters, B.K., Gilani, A. Some CNS sarcomas seen-a 22-year series. Clin Neuropathol. 2023 Mar-Apr;42(2):54-65
352. Guzman, S, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Urothelial carcinoma metastases impacting the CNS: a 20-year retrospective. Ann Diag Pathology 2023 Jan 27;64:152109.
353. Piantadosi, AL, Bombin A, Shariatzadeh, N, Arkun K, Alexandrescu, S, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Solomon IH, . Double stranded RNA immunohistochemistry as a screening tool for viral encephalitis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2023 Aug 1;160(2):210-219
354. Welton, T., George, NM., Ozbay, BN., Polese, AG., Osbore, G., Futia, GL., Kushner, JK., DeMasters, BK., Alexander, AL., Abosch, A., Ojemann, S., Restrepo, D., and Gibson, EA. Two-photon microendoscope for label-free 2 imaging in stereotactic neurosurgery. Biomed Opt Express. 2023 Jun 27;14(7):3705-3725
355. Shrestha, K., Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K., Ormond, D.R., Diagnostic challenges of neurosarcoidosis in non-endemic areas, Frontier in Neurology, press
356. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Unusual features of neurosarcoidosis: an 18-year retrospective study. Ann Diag Pathol, Ann Diagn Pathol. 2023 Dec;67:152201
357. Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Histological and neuroimaging comparison of SMART syndrome versus focal neuronal gigantism. Clin Neuropathol, in press
358. Guzman, S, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, B.K. Rheumatoid arthritis for the neuropathologist: review of the literature. Brain Pathology, in preparation.
359. Lee, JC, Furtado, LV, Rose, G, Larkin, T, Sances, T, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, BK, Bodmer, JL, Gokden, M, Bertrand, KC, Moreira, DC, GRobinson, GW, Ellison, D, Orr, BA Concurrent ependymal and ganglionic differentiation in a subset of Supratentorial Neuroepithelial Tumors with EWSR1-PLAGL1 rearrangement, in preparation
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Willard N, Honce JM, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. PRES: Review of Histological Features. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2018 Feb 1;77(2):100-118. PubMed PMID: 29325172
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Carr SB, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Kerr JM, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Wierman ME, Lillehei KO. Negative surgical exploration in patients with Cushing's disease: benefit of two-thirds gland resection on remission rate and a review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2017 Dec 8;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29219752
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Yang MJ, Whelan R, Madden J, Mulcahy Levy JM, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Hankinson TC, Foreman NK, Handler MH. Intracranial Ewing sarcoma: four pediatric examples. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Dec 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29285586
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Pan Z, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. CNS Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Challenge to Diagnose. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2017 Dec 1;76(12):986-996. PubMed PMID: 29096034
Professional Memberships
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Society for Neuro-Oncology, Member
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American Association for Cancer Research, Member
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American Association of Neuropathologists, Member
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American Association of Pathologists, Member
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Pathology, Board Certification (1982)
- Neuropathology, Board Certification (1985)
Conditions & Treatments
- Brain and Nervous System - Brain Tumors
- Brain and Nervous System - Multiple Sclerosis
- Brain and Nervous System - Pituitary Disorders
- Cancers - Brain Cancer
- Brain and Nervous System
- Cancers