Mark G. Burnett, MD
Dr. Burnett graduated from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in 1998, MD, and completed his neurosurgical residency training at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, where he also served as Chief Resident. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in complex spine surgery at the prestigious Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Burnett has long been committed to neuroscience research and continues to publish widely in the field. He has been the recipient of two research grants from the National Institutes of Health for his work in neurophysiology and cerebral blood flow. In addition, Dr. Burnett holds a patent for a non-invasive cerebral blood flow monitor used in the management of patients with brain and spinal injuries.
As the Medical Director of the NeuroTexas Institute Research program, Dr. Burnett has been instrumental in developing the Center for Computational Neuroscience which focuses on the analysis of neurosurgical outcomes and development of novel treatment pathways to improve the care of neurosurgical patients.
Curriculum vitae of Mark G. Burnett, MD (PDF)
Education:
B.A., Yale University, 1993
M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1998
Internship (Surgery), University of Pennsylvania, 1998-99
Residency (Neurosurgery), University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2005
Recognition:
J. William Fulbright Scholar, 1993-94
Chief Resident (Neurosurgery), University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2005
Fellow, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, 2005-2006
Research Grants and Fellowships:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Diffuse light imaging of flow, oxygen and brain metabolism
Co-Investigator R01 HL077699-01 (2004-2008)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Activation Flow Coupling: effects of graded ischemia
Principle Investigator F32 NS4 4750-01 (2002-2004)
American Dermatology Association Research Fellowship
American Academy of Dermatology (1995)
Short Term Research Training Program Grant
University of Maryland School of Medicine (1994)
Robert C. Bates Fellowship
Yale University / Oxford University (1992)
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences Grant
Recipient (1991)
Awards:
National Research Service Award
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health, 2002
Research Award
Pan-Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference, 2001
William H. Mosberg, Jr., MD, Award for Neurosurgery, 1998
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dwight Hall Humanitarian Service Award, 1993
Yale University