Michael W Burns

DO

Lieutenant, Navy

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Medicine
Title
Assistant Clerkship Director
Location: Navy Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
Research Interests:

Education

College of the Holy Cross, BA '12
SUNY Buffalo, MS '14
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO '18

Biography

Institutional and Professional Service:

Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth
2023- present DMS Representative, Credentials Committee

2022 – present Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
-Serves as supervisory physician for residents in both inpatient and outpatient environments, ensuring
appropriate educational advancement through didactic and clinical teaching

2022 – present Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Internal Medicine Residency
-Reviews progress of 34 residents annually, ensuring completion of requirements for graduation
from residency program
-Individually mentors 4 trainees annually, providing additional mentorship in medical and naval
career paths.
2022 – 2023 Chair, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
-Led interdisciplinary team of 20 medical professionals in quality improvement and stewardship
measures across hospital and seven branch clinics
2021 – 2022 DMS Representative, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Deployment: USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) - Continuing Promise 2022

Deployment: Ft Barfoot (formerly Ft Pickett) - Operation Allies Welcome

Lyme Carditis With Complete Heart Block Successfully Treated With Oral Doxycycline

Representative Bibliography

Burns M, Robben P, Venkataraman R. Lyme Carditis with Complete Heart Block Successfully Treated with Oral Doxycycline. Mil Med. 2021 (Epub ahead of print).

Burns M, Singh AK, Hoefer CC, Zhang Y, Wallace PK, Chen GL, Platek A, Winslow TB, Iovoli AJ, Choi C, Ross M, McCarthy PL, Hahn T. Impact of conditioning regimen on peripheral blood hematopoietic cell transplant. World J Clin Oncol. 2019;10(2):86-97.