Dr. Burns earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1986 and was commissioned in the United Stated Air Force. He completed his general surgery residency at David Grant U.S.A.F. Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in California. Upon completion of his residency in 1991, Dr. Burns was assigned to Misawa Air Force Base in Northern Japan where he served as Chief of Surgery and Anesthesia for two years. His subsequent assignment as a General Surgeon was at the U.S.A.F. Academy Hospital where he served for five years. Air Force recognitions included a Commendation Medal and a Meritorious Service Medal. For the next twenty-one years, Dr. Burns was in private practice providing surgical care at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. He and his wife, Rita Burr, MD, have two children. Beth, a U.C.C.S. graduate, is an ICU nurse and Tyler, a U.S.A.F. Academy graduate, is a systems engineer in the Air Force.
Locations
719.364.6487
719.364.6488Qualifications and experience
- Specialties
- Surgery - Trauma and Acute Care , Digestive System - Biliary Surgery, Digestive System - Gastrointestinal Surgery, Digestive System - Hemorrhoids, Digestive System - Hernia, Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery, Surgery - Robotic Surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Languages spoken
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English
- Education
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Medical School
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1986)
Internship
David Grant USAF Medical Center (1987)
Residency
David Grant USAF Medical Center (1991)
- Insurance
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