James Burner, M.D.

Director of Pathology Residency Training Program; Medical Director of Transfusion Services, Parkland

Pathology

Biography

Dr. Burner is originally from Fargo, North Dakota. He received both his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine at the North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND. Following medical school, he completed his Anatomic/Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Missouri-‐Kansas City School of Medicine. Following completion of a fellowship in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine at Cedar-‐Sinai Medical Center in 2004, he joined the pathology faculty at UTSW as a member of the division of transfusion medicine and hemostasis. He currently serves as the director of transfusion services for both Parkland hospital and UTSW University Hospitals. In addition he is the program director of the transfusion medicine training program and associate director of the pathology residency training program at UTSW.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Truman Medical Center-West (1999-1999), Pathology
Medical School - University of North Dakota
Residency - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Med (1994-1999), Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Fellowship - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2003-2004), Transfusion Medicine

Professional Associations & Affiliations

North Texas Society of Pathology (2005-2015), Member
American Society for Apheresis (2006-2016), Member
American Association of Blood Banks (1999-2018), Member
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (1994-2018), Fellow; Editor-in-Chief, ASCP Case Reports
California Blood Bank Society (2003-2018), Board of Directors, Treasurer
College of American Pathology (1994-2018), Fellow

Honors & Awards

Vernie A. Stembridge Clinical Pathology Teaching Award 2018, Presented annually by clinical pathology residents to clinical pathology faculty for commitment to excellence in teaching.

Books & Publications

Books
- Refractoriness to Platelet Transfusion Therapy in UpToDate
  Dennis Goldfinger & James Burner (2017), Wolters Kluwer Online Press
Publications
- Fellowship Board Pass Rates Rising.
  Jacobs JW, Booth GS, Usmani A, Burner J, Adkins BD, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 2022 Nov
- Fixed-dose prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent warfarin reversal among patients with intracranial hemorrhage.
  Dietrich SK, Mixon MA, Rech MA, The American journal of emergency medicine 2021 Nov 49 326-330
- Effect of TPE vs medical management on patient outcomes in the setting of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis with severely elevated triglycerides.
  Webb CB, Leveno M, Quinn AM, Burner J, Journal of clinical apheresis 2021 Jul
- The utility of therapeutic plasma exchange in Hyperviscosity syndrome associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: A case report.
  Green AP, Gonzalez AC, Alperin JB, Burner JD, Yates SG, Journal of clinical apheresis 2021 May
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicity: A new indication for therapeutic plasma exchange?
  Compton F, He L, Sarode R, Wodajo A, Usmani A, Burner J, Berlacher M, De Simone N, Journal of clinical apheresis 2021 Mar
- Role of plasma exchange in stiff person syndrome.
  Albahra S, Yates SG, Joseph D, De Simone N, Burner JD, Sarode R, Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis 2019 Mar
- You can't get CMV from a blood transfusion: 2017 Emily Cooley award lecture.
  Goldfinger D, Burner JD Transfusion 2018 Nov
- Plasma exchange for the management of refractory pruritus of cholestasis: A report of three cases and review of literature
  Chkheidze R, Joseph R, Burner J, Matevosyan K. Journal of Clinical Apheresis 2018 Jun 33 3 412-418
- Potential use of IgG endopeptidase in the management of platelet refractoriness due to HLA alloimmunization.
  Burner JD, Goldfinger D Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis 2018 May
- Therapeutic plasma exchange for hypertriglyceridemia induced pancreatitis: A rapid and practical approach.
  Gavva C, Sarode R, Agrawal D, Burner J Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis 2016 Feb
- Thromboembolic Outcomes Following Use of a 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Vitamin K Antagonist Reversal in a Real-World Setting
  Ranjit Joseph, James Burner, Sean Yates, Amanda Strickland, William Tharpe, and Ravi Sarode Transfusion 2016 56 4 799-807
- The HI-STAR study: resource utilization and costs associated with serologic testing for antibody-positive patients at four United States medical centers.
  Mazonson P, Efrusy M, Santas C, Ziman A, Burner J, Roseff S, Vijayaraghavan A, Kaufman R Transfusion 2014 Feb 54 2 271-7
- Advantages of isovolemic hemodilution-red cell exchange therapy to prevent recurrent stroke in sickle cell anemia patients.
  Sarode R, Matevosyan K, Rogers ZR, Burner JD, Rutherford C Journal of clinical apheresis 2011 Jul 200-7
- Management of Sickle Cell Disease and its Complications
  Navarro, Alexander; Burner, James American Society for Clinical Pathology Check Sample 2011 54 (6) 67-75
- Prospective monitoring of plasma and platelet transfusions in a large teaching hospital results in significant cost reduction.
  Sarode R, Refaai MA, Matevosyan K, Burner JD, Hampton S, Rutherford C Transfusion 2010 Feb 50 2 487-92
- Rinseback During Red Blood Cell Exchange with COBE Spectra Does Not Affect Fraction of Cells Remaining or Post-Exchange Hematocrit
  Bhagat, Ramesh; Matevosyan, Kar'en; Jones, Rebecca; Vetus, Marilou; Burner, James; Sarode, Ravi Journal of Clinical Apheresis 2010 25 (6)
- Rinseback during red blood cell exchange with COBE Spectra does not affect fraction of cells remaining or post-exchange hematocrit.
  Bhagat R, Matevosyan K, Jones R, Vetus ML, Burner J, Sarode R Journal of clinical apheresis 2010 25 6 347-9
- Whole blood in the management of hypovolemia due to obstetric hemorrhage.
  Alexander JM, Sarode R, McIntire DD, Burner JD, Leveno KJ Obstetrics and gynecology 2009 Jun 113 6 1320-6
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  Cler, Kristen; Burner, James American Society for Clinical Pathology 2009 52 (5) 51-62
- Higher optical density of an antigen assay predicts thrombosis in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
  Altuntas F, Matevosyan K, Burner J, Shen YM, Sarode R European journal of haematology 2008 May 80 5 429-35
- Higher Optical Density of an Antigen Assay Predicts Thrombosis in Patients with Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
  Altunis, Fevsi; Matevoysan, Kar'en; Shen, Yu-Min; Burner, James; Sarode, Ravi European Journal of Hematology 2008 80 (5) 429-435
- Comparison of a rapid platelet function assay--Verify Now Aspirin--with whole blood impedance aggregometry for the detection of aspirin resistance.
  Dyszkiewicz-Korpanty AM, Kim A, Burner JD, Frenkel EP, Sarode R Thrombosis research 2007 120 4 485-8

Research

Therapeutic Apheresis
Red Cell Genotyping
Immunohematology