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Brian D. Robinson, M.D.

Pathology - Anatomic

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Biographical Info

Dr. Robinson is a board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty expertise and interest in Genitourinary Pathology. After finishing his general pathology residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, he completed a clinical and research fellowship in Urologic Pathology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. His research focuses on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of bladder, kidney, and prostate cancers.

Dr. Robinson has co-authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications, edited two textbooks, and written multiple textbook chapters on both benign and malignant urologic diseases.  He sits on several expert panels for prostate, bladder, and upper urinary tract malignancies, and he serves on the Editorial Board for Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and BMC Cancer.  He is also an invited speaker at both national and international meetings.

In addition to his research activities, he is active in medical student and graduate medical education, and he serves administratively as Director of Anatomic Pathology for the department.

Honors and Awards

2020 - Paul Peter Rosen Clinical Service Award

2013 - Medical Student Second Year Teaching Award

2012 - Stowell-Orbison Award, Certificate of Merit (Mentor)

2009 - American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award

Board Certifications
American Board of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology)
Clinical Expertise
Surgical Pathology
Pathology Consultation
Urologic Pathology
Surgical Pathology Consultation With Frozen Section
Autopsy
Languages
English
Spanish
Education 
  • M.D.
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
    2006
  • B.A.
    Washington University in St. Louis
    2002
Appointments 
  • Associate Attending Pathologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Associate Professor of Pathology in Urology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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