RobertStevenBuschMD

Endocrinology • Albany, NY

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Assistant Clinical Professor, Endocrinology, Albany Medical College

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Office
1365 Washington Ave
Ste 300
Albany, NY 12206
Phone+1 518-489-4704

Fax+1 518-489-0512

Education & Training

Albany Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1984
N Shore U1981
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Hudson Valley Magazine Castle Connolly, 2012-2013
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Clinical Trials

Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering Trial (EXSCEL): A Trial To Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes After Treatment With Exenatide Once Weekly In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 18
Completed
Phase 3
A Study Comparing Dulaglutide With Insulin Glargine on Glycemic Control in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Moderate or Severe Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Study to Evaluate the Effects of BMS-813160 on Protein Loss in the Urine of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 18
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

366 citations
Dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (AWARD-7): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial
Katherine R. Tuttle, Mark Lakshmanan, Brian Rayner, Robert S. Busch, Alan G. Zimmermann
The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2018-08-01
189 citations
Semaglutide once weekly as add-on to SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy in type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 9): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Bernard Zinman, Vaishali Bhosekar, Robert S. Busch, Ingrid Holst, Bernhard Ludvik
The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2019-05-01
36 citations
Combination SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy: a complementary approach to the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Robert S. Busch, Michael P. Kane
Postgraduate Medicine. 2017-06-28

Press Mentions

Endocrinology Clinical Trials Program ThrivingMay 4th, 2022
50 Things Doctors Would Tell Their Own MothersAugust 9th, 2019
Diabetes Increases the Risk of Heart Failure More in Women Than in MenJuly 22nd, 2019
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