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Ulrike Kirsten Buchwald

Ulrike Kirsten Buchwald, MD, MSc

Infectious DiseasesGastroenterology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64

Languages

  • German
  • English

In-Network Plans

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Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Ulrike Kirsten Buchwald

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Independent Clinician

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Background

Ulrike Kirsten Buchwald is an infectious diseases and HIV physician who attended Medical School in Germany and completed training in internal medicine residency and infectious diseases at New York University.  In 2010, she joined the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and the Institute of Human Virology.

Dr. Buchwald received training in anal cancer screening and high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) and started a dedicated anal cancer screening clinic known as the Anal Lesion Evaluation Research Treatment (ALERT) clinic at the University of Maryland. She was the director of the ALERT clinic and in 2017 co-founded the Maryland Consortium for Anal Cancer Screening (MCACS) with Dr. Joyce Jones, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, and colleagues from the Department of Colorectal Surgery, to strengthen clinical care and research for HPV-related anal disease. She joined the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Johns Hopkins in 2019 to build a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to anal cancer screening, and to increase access to high-resolution anoscopy services and HPV-related anal dysplasia treatment for high-risk patients in Baltimore and the region.

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Research Interests

Anal Cancer, Anal Dysplasia, Cancer Screening Program

Research Summary

Dr. Buchwald's research interests include the acceptance and impact of anal cancer screening, design of cancer screening programs, and the natural history of HPV related anal dysplasia in high-risk populations.

PubMed - Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?sort=pubdate&term=Buchwald%20UK&cauthor_id=10085274

Selected Publications

  • Buchwald UK, 2015. Pelvic squamous cell cancer in an HIV-infected man with a history of treated anal dysplasia. Int J Colorectal Dis. 31(5):1079-80. doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2409-1. Epub 2015 Oct 7

  • Bull-Henry K, Morris B, Buchwald UK. 2020. The importance of anal cancer screening and high-resolution anoscopy to gastroenterologic practice. Curr Opin Gastroenterol; 36: 393-401

  • Chen S, Leeds IL, Cerullo M, Jones JL, Buchwald UK, Efron, JE, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH. 2019. Anal Cancer Screening Attitudes and Practices in Maryland Healthcare Providers: Implications for National Trends. J Surg Oncol, 2(3): 2-7

  • Sowah LA, Buchwald UK, Riedel DJ, Gilliam BL, Khambaty M, Fantry L, Weaver J, Spencer DE, Skoglund M, Taylor G, Amoroso A, Redfield RR. 2015. Anal cancer screening in an urban HIV clinic - Provider perceptions and practice. J Int As soc Provid AIDS Care. 14(6):497-504. doi: 10.1177/2325957415601504. Epub 2015 Aug 25

  • Sowah LA, Schmalzle SA, Khambaty M, Buchwald UK, 2020, Establishing an Anal Cancer Screening Program in an Outpatient HIV Clinic: Referral Patterns and Patient Perceptions Survey. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 19: 1-5

Memberships

  • IANS,

    International Anal Neoplasia Society

  • IDSA,

    Infectious Diseases Society of America

  • HIVMA,

    HIV Medicine Association

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Expertise

Education

  • Graduate School: University of London, Public Health, MSc, 2019
  • Fellowship: NYU Langone Hospital, Infectious Diseases, 2010
  • Residency: NYU Langone Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2007
  • Graduate School: London Foundation School, Certificate Program, 2001
  • Medical Education: Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, MD, 1998

Board Certifications

  • Infectious Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010
  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007

Insurance

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Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)