Dr. Bussian grew up in Florence, Alabama, and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biology from Vanderbilt University in 1991. She was president of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1995. After a year and a half of residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAB, she transferred to Anatomic Pathology, serving as Chief Resident in 1999-2000. From there she went to Duke University for her dermatopathology fellowship and became board certified in 2001. She was an Assistant Professor in the department of Pathology for one year at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she practiced dermatopathology and gynecologic pathology before joining Skin Pathology Associates, Inc., in 2002, where she has been happily practicing since.
She finds her career in dermatopathology rewarding and satisfying. She looks forward to work each day in the collegial and relaxed environment at Skin Pathology Associates. She relishes discussing interesting cases with referring clinicians and colleagues, correlating the clinical findings with the histopathologic features. She enjoys teaching in this informal setting as well, and welcomes dermatology trainees or practitioners to spend a morning or afternoon at the microscope with her.
Dr. Bussian is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Women’s Dermatology Society, the College of American Pathologists, and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, among others. She is a past president of the Alabama Dermatology Society.
Board Certification
Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology
American Boards of Pathology and Dermatopathology
Fellowship
Dermatopathology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Residency
Anatomic Pathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Internship, OB/GYN
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Education
Medical Degree
University of Alabama
School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN