Bryan Burt

Bryan Burt, M.D., FACS

Professor and Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery

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Positions

Professor and Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery: Department of Surgery

Program Director, General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Associate Director, Faculty Mentorship: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Addresses

Thoracic Surgery (Clinic): 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: ��Ƶ of Medicine

Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care: ��Ƶ 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 ��Ƶ 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

Dr. Bryan Burt Receives NIH Grant for Mesothelioma

Division of General Thoracic Surgery

Systems Onco-Immunology Laboratory

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Selected Publications

Burt BM, Lee HS, Raghuram AC, Strange C, Mason J, Strange T, Delgado J, Sugarbaker DJ. " " J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. ;
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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. " " JCI Insight. ;
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Lee HS, Jang HJ, Shah R, Yoon D, Hamaji M, Wald O, Lee JS, Sugarbaker DJ, Burt BM. " " Clinical Cancer Research. ;
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Burt BM, Richards WG, Lee HS, Bartel S, Dasilva MC, Gill RR, Jaklitsch MT, Johnson BE, Swanson SJ, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ. " " J Thorac Oncol. ;
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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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