Steven D Budnick, DDS

Oral Pathology

Associate Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Other Appointments/Positions

Associate Professor, Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine

Director, Head and Neck Biopsy Service, Emory University School of Medicine

Pathology Division(s):
Anatomic Pathology

Email Address:
sbudnic@emory.edu

Education:

  Univ. Richmond, VA, 1965 - 1968

  DDS Medical College of Virginia, 1968 - 1972

  Residency, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Emory Univ. School of Dentistry, Atlanta, GA, 1972 - 1974

Research Interests:

- Mucosal dysplastic disease and salivary gland tumors

Clinical Focus:

I am Director of the Head and Neck Biopsy Service, which currently evaluates over 8000 biopsy specimens per year from both inside and outside the Emory system. I also developed and direct Autocheck, a sterlizer monitoring service for medical offices

Selected Publications:

Published and Accepted Research Articles -

Inverted Papilloma of the Nasolacrimal System . Golub, J.S., Parich, S.L., Budnick, S.D. et al. Opthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 23(2): 151-153, 2007.

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Maxillary Gingiva. Chi, A., Barnes, J.D., Budnick, S.D. et al. J. Perio. 9: 1839-1845, 2007.

Bradley KT, Budnick SD, Logani S., Immunohistochemical detection of p16 in dysplastic lesions of the oral cavity. Modern Pathology (accepted for publication).

Budnick, SD. et. al, The Future of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral Surgery. 96:176-186, 2003.

Penner CR., Folpe AL., Budnick SD., C-Kit Expression Distinguishes Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma from Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma, Modern Pathology 15:687-691, 2002.

Whitaker SB., Muller S., Budnick SD., Wanderle RC. Buccal Mass with Ulceration. Oral Surgery. 83:527-531, 1997.

Muller S., Parker D., Kapadea S., Budnick S., Barnes L. Ameloblastic Fibrosarcoma of the Jaws. A Clinicopathologic and DNA Analysis of Five Cases and Review of the Literature with Discussion of its Relationship to Ameloblastic Fibroma. Oral Surg. 79:469-477, 1995.

Vigneswaran, N., Whitaker, S.B., Budnick, SD. Expression Patterns of Epithelial Differentiation Antigens and Lectin Binding Sites in Ameloblastoma: A Comparison with Basal Cell Carcinoma. Human Pathol., 24:49-57, 1993.

Whitaker S.B., Budnick SD., Vigneswaran N., Waldron C. Giant Cell Lesions of the Jaws: Evaluation of AgNORS in Lesions of Varying Behavior, J. Oral Pathol. 22:402, 1993.

Tiffee, J., Budnick SD., et al. Multiple Cutaneous Leiomyomas: Report of a Case, Oral Surg., 76:716, 1993

Fowler, CB, Budnick, SD, Hewan-Lowe, K. Poorly differentiated malignant epithelial neoplasm with Jaw metastics: report of a case problems of definitive diagnosis. Annals Denistry 46:46, 1987

Kratochvil F.K., Budnick SD et al. Leiomyosarcoma of the Jaws. Oral Surgery, December, 1982.

Giansanti J.S. and Budnick SD. Six Generations of Hereditary Opalescent Dentin: Report of case. JADA Volume 90, February, 1975.

Book Chapters -

Pediatric Oral Pathology, (contributing author), Year Book of Pediatrics, W.B. Saunders Company, October, 1991.

Current Pediatric Therapy, Budnick SD. (contributing author) Gellis S.S. and Kagon B.M. (eds), W.B. Saunders Company, S. S. and Kagon B.M. (eds), W.B. Saunders Co., December, 1983.

Books Edited and Written -

Handbook of Pediatric Oral Pathology, Year Book Medical Publishers, Published October, 1981.

Other Publications -

What is your Diagnosis? Monthly feature in the Georgia Dental Association Journal.

Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, Critical Commentary Pathology Research and Practice. May, 1993

Hewan-Lowe K., Budnick SD., et al. Thyroid Metastases to the Oral Soft Tissues: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Journal of Oral Surgery, 51:1993.

Whitaker S.B., Budnick SD. Intraoral Molluscum Contagiosum. Oral Surg., March, 1992.

Budnick SD., Turner K. Infectious Disease for the Laboratory Technician, Journal of the Georgia Dental Association, January, 1991.

Budnick SD. Minor Salivary Gland Tumors in Children, Journal of Dentistry for Children, January, 1982.

Tajima Y., Budnick SD., et al. Oral Histoplasmosis, Bulletin Josai Dental University. 10 (2), 249-255, 1981.

Budnick SD. Complex and Compound Odontomas. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, October, 1976.