Bryan Burt, M.D., FACS
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Positions
- Professor and Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
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Department of Surgery
- Program Director, General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Associate Director, Faculty Mentorship
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Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Addresses
- Thoracic Surgery (Clinic)
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Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6376
lungsched@bcm.edu
Education
- Residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- Boston, MA
- Thoracic Surgery
- Residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- Boston, MA
- General Surgery
- MD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- New York, NY
- BA from New York University
- New York, NY
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- Feature Editor
- The Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Enduring Education
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Peter Bent Brigham Scholar Award
- The Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- The Clarence Coryell Prize in Surgery
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- The Gustav Seeligmann Prize in Obstetrics
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- The William C. Thro Memorial Prize in Pathophysiology
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- The Dr. Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Prize
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Professional Interests
- Early stage lung cancer with minimally invasive, robotic surgery
- Advanced lung cancer and major, extended lung resections
- Oligometastatic lung cancer, surgical and non-surgical
- Esophageal cancer with minimally invasive, robotic surgery
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma
- Early stage thymoma and thymic cancers with robotic surgery
- Advanced stage thymoma and thymic cancers with major, extended
- Tumors of the chest wall, diaphragm, and pericardium
- Thoracic outlet syndrome with novel approaches including transthoracic, robotic first rib resection
- Gastroesophageal reflux with robotic surgery
- Hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia with robotic surgery
- Robotic surgery for achalasia
- Pneumothorax and pleural effusion
- Minimally invasive lung biopsy
- Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema and bullous lung disease
Professional Statement
Dr. Burt is Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Burt is a Harvard-trained thoracic surgeon and surgical oncologist who prides himself on providing the highest level of care for his patients, without exception. Dr. Burt uses state-of-the-art surgical technology, is a skilled robotic surgeon, and enjoys the art and science of multi-disciplinary patient care. Dr. Burt is an academician dedicated to the clinical, education, and research missions of the BCM Division of Thoracic and to every member of its team. Dr. Burt is a surgeon-scientist with an NIH-funded laboratory and an active research program. Dr. Burt’s research effort is focused on improving the conditions that he treats in the clinic and its objective is to advance the standard of care for his patients.Websites
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Selected Publications
- Burt BM, Lee HS, Raghuram AC, Strange C, Mason J, Strange T, Delgado J, Sugarbaker DJ "Preoperative prediction of unresectability in malignant pleural mesothelioma." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 32087959
- Lee HS, Jang, HJ, Choi JM, Zhang J, Lenge De Rosen V, Wheeler T, Lee JS, Tu T, Jindra P, Kerman R, Jung SY, Kheradmand F, Sugarbaker DJ, Burt BM "Comprehensive immunoproteogenomic analyses of malignant pleural mesothelioma." JCI Insight.; Pubmed PMID: 29618661
- Lee HS, Jang HJ, Shah R, Yoon D, Hamaji M, Wald O, Lee JS, Sugarbaker DJ, Burt BM "Genomic analysis of thymic epithelial tumors identifies novel subtypes associated with distinct clinical features." Clinical Cancer Research.; Pubmed PMID: 28400429
- Burt BM, Richards WG, Lee HS, Bartel S, Dasilva MC, Gill RR, Jaklitsch MT, Johnson BE, Swanson SJ, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ "A phase I trial of surgical resection and intraoperative hyperthermic cisplatin and gemcitabine for pleural mesothelioma." J Thorac Oncol.; Pubmed PMID: 29753120
- Hamaji M, Ali OS, and Burt BM "A meta-analysis of surgical versus non-surgical management of recurrent thymoma." Ann Thorac Surg.;
- Burt BM, Ocejo S, Mery C, Dasilva M, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch M "Aggressive and repeated metastasectomy for leiomyosarcoma pulmonary metastases extends survival." ;
- Burt BM, Rodig SJ, Tilleman T, Elbardissi AW, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ "Circulating and tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells predict survival in human pleural mesothelioma." Cancer.;
- Burt BM, Ali SO, DaSilva MC, Yeap BY, Richards WG, Baldini EH, Sugarbaker DJ "Clinical indications and results after chest wall resection for recurrent mesothelioma." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.;
- Mery CM, Pappas AN, Burt BM, Bueno R, Linden PA, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT "Diameter of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Correlates With Long-term Survival: Implications for T Stage." Chest.;
- Padda SK, Burt BM, Trakul N, Wakelee HA "Early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and individualized adjuvant therapy." Semin Oncol.;
- Burt BM, Bader A, Winter D, Rodig SJ, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ "Expression of interleukin-4 receptor alpha in human pleural mesothelioma is associated with poor survival and promotion of tumor inflammation." ;
- Burt BM, Cameron RB, Mollberg NM, Kosinski AS, Schipper PH, Shrager JB, Vigneswaran WT "Malignant pleural mesothelioma and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database: An analysis of surgical morbidity and mortality." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.;
- Burt BM, Plitas G, Zheng Z, Bamboat Z, Nguyen HM, Dupont B, and DeMatteo RP "The lytic potential of human liver natural killer cells is restricted by their expression of killer immunoglobulin-like receptors." J Immunol.;
- Burt BM, Kosinski AS, Shrager JB, Onaitis MW, Weigel T "Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with acceptable morbidity and mortality in patients with predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 second or diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide less than 40% of normal." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.;
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Skills
- Early stage lung cancer
- Minimally-invasive (robotic and thoracoscopic) lobectomy and minimally-invasive sub-lobar resections
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