Department of Internal Medicine

Hematology, Oncology and Blood &  Marrow Transplantation Faculty

Medical School:
University of Kansas

Residency:
Cleveland Metropolitan
General Hospital
University Hospitals of Cleveland

Fellowship:
Case Western Reserve University
US Public Health Service

C. Patrick Burns, M.D.
Emeritus Professor

Dr. Burns' research interests focus on the role of oxidation of membrane lipids in experimental cancer therapeutics with drugs. This involves measuring and manipulating drug transport, cell differentiation, membrane physical properties, free radicals, and membrane lipid composition. His clinical interests are in general hematology and in the area of neoplastic disease, particularly the neoplastic diseases of the blood. He is involved with the investigation of experimental therapies for hematologic malignancies.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Board of Internal Medicine and Board of Medical Oncology, and Board of Hematology, Diplomate
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Hematology, Test Writing Committee Member
• Chairman,  American Board of Internal Medicine Self Evaluation Process and Recent Advances in Hematology Committee, 2006-2011
• American College of Physicians, Master
• American Society for Hematology
• American Society Clinical Oncology
• Cancer Research, Board of Associate Editors
• Central Society for Clinical Research
• International Society of Hematology
• NCI Cancer Centers Review Committee
• NCI Clinical Cancer Investigation Review Committee (CCIRC)
• NIH, Experimental Therapeutics Study Section
• NIH, Research Career Development Awardee
• NIH, PI of Training Program in Hematology 1991-2005
• Royal Society of Medicine
• Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
• Veterans Administration Medical Research Service Career Development Committee
• External Advisory Committee, University of Oregon Cancer Center
• Director, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, 1985-1999
• Member Board of External Advisors, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
• Advisory Board, Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland/NIH Consortium on Clinical Trials
• Listed in Who's Who in America
• Listed in Guide to America's Top Physicians, Consumer's Research Council of America
• Distinguished Emeritus Member Award, American Society of Hematology 2008
• Chairman, Medical Executive Committee, and Member, Board of Trustees, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Recent Publications

1. Reszka, K.J., Wagner, B.A., Teesch, L.M., Britigan, B.E., Spitz, D.R., Burns, C.P.: Inactivation of anthracyclines by cellular peroxidase. Cancer Res. 65:6346-53, 2005.
2. Reszka, K.J., Wagner, B.A., Burns, C.P., Britigan, B.E.: Effects of peroxidase substrates on the amplex red/peroxidase assay: Antioxidant properties of anthracyclines, Anal Biochem. 342:327-37, 2005.
3. Wagner, B.A., Evig, C.B., Reszka, K.J., Buettner, G.R., Burns, C.P.: Doxorubicin increases intracellular hydrogen peroxide in PC3 prostate cancer cells. Arch Biochem Biophys. 440:181-90, 2005.
4. Burns, C.P., Halabi, S., Clamon, G.H., Kaplan, E. Hohl, R.J., Atkins, M.N., Schwartz, M.A., Wagner, B.A., Pakett, E.: Phase II study of high-dose fish oil capsules for patients with cancer cachexia: A Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study, Cancer. 101:370-378, 2004.
   Burns, C.P., Vaena, D. Chemotherapy, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, 2006 (on line), 2008 (print version).

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