John Burns, M.D.

JOHN L. BURNS, M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery


CURRENT POSITIONS
Partner, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute
Staff Physician, Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery for Infants and Children, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Dallas Day Surgery Center, Dallas, TX
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, TX
Univeristy of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

EDUCATION
Post-graduate
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Residency, Plastic Surgery, Integrated Program
July 1998 – July 2003

Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Externship
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
March 2002

Aesthetic Surgery Externship
Plastic Surgery Associates, Miami, FL
Thomas Baker, MD, James Stuzin MD, and Tracy Baker, MD
April 2002

Fellowship, Vascular Anomalies and Laser Surgery
The University of Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery
July 2003 – July 2004

Graduate
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
M.D., Medical School Research Honors Program, Summa Cum Laude May 1998

Undergraduate
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
B.S., English and Chemistry May 1992

AWARDS AND HONORS
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1998
UTMB Research Honors Program, Honors in Molecular Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha National Research Award, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award, Texas Alpha Chapter, 1997
UTMB Medical Student Research Award, 1997
Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Medical Scientist Fellowship, 1997
Stjepcevich Scholars Fellowship Finalist, 1997
Mayo Clinic Frankel Scholarship, 1997
Vanderbilt University Honor Society, 1989-1991
Vanderbilt University Varsity Letterman, Track and Cross Country, 1988-1991

RESEARCH
Clinical Trial Principal Investigator. UltraShape: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of the UltraShape Non-Invasive Ultrasound Lipolysis Device. Protocol PRT005 (SW). Western Institutional Review Board.

PRESENTATIONS
Noninvasive body contouring: Is it really coming to this? Dallas Aesthetic Surgery Symposium. November 5, 2004. Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas.

Hair removal 2005: Do we have a treatment for nonpigmented hair? Dallas Aesthetic Surgery Symposium. November 5, 2005. Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas.

Non-surgical body contouring – Does it really work. Advances in Cosmetic Surgery: What’s New, What Works, What is Coming Up. March 4, 2005. Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas.

Facial resurfacing with the erbium:YAG laser, avoiding scarring and pigmentary changes. May 3, 2005. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Aesthetic Meeting 2005. Hilton New Orleans Riverside. New Orleans, Louisiana.

UltraShape: Non-surgical body contouring. May 2005. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: The Aesthetic Meeting, Hot Topics Section 2005. Hilton New Orleans Riverside. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Overview of Suturing: September 17, 2005. Pediatric Review: Lacerations to Birth Defects – Tips for the Office. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Nevi and Other Skin Conditions: September 17, 2005. Pediatric Review: Lacerations to Birth Defects – Tips for the Office. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Fraxel: Fractional Photothermolysis. September 24, 2005. American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Hot Topics Section. McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago, IL.

Fraxel: Fractional Photothermolysis. April 21, 2006. American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Hot Topics Section. Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL.

Botox: Chemodenervation for facial aging. August 06, 2006. National Medical Association. Dallas Convention Center. Dallas, TX.

UltraShape: Non-surgical body contouring. August 13, 2006. Controversies and Conversations in Cutaneous Laser Surgery. Four Seasons Hotel. San Diego, California.

Issues in Pediatric Tissue Expansion. September 9,2006. Interactive Craniofacial, Cleft, and Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Westin Galleria Hotel and Convention Center. Dallas, TX.

UltraShape: Non-surgical body contouring. Dallas Aesthetic Surgery Symposium. March 1, 2007. Westin Galleria, Dallas, Texas.

PUBLICATIONS
Ma J, Norton JC, Allen AC, Burns JB, Hasel JL, Burns JL, Sutcliffe JG, and Travis GH. (1995). Retinal degeneration slow (rds) in mouse results from simple insertion of a t haplotype-specific element into protein-coding exon II. Genomics 28: 212-219.

Burns JL, Guzder SN, Sung P, and Prakash L. (1996). An affinity of human replication protein A for ultravioletdamaged DNA. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271: 11607-11610.

Burns JL, Mancoll JS, and Phillips LG. (2003). Impairments in wound healing. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 30(1): 47-56.

Ha RY, Burns JL, Hoopman JE, and Burns AJ. (2003) Lasers in plastic surgery. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 9(40).

Burns JL and Kenkel JM. (2006) Vascular Anomalies and Lymphedema. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 10(40). Burns JL and Burns AJ. (2006) Lasers in plastic surgery. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery 10(40).

BOOK CHAPTERS
Burns, JL, and Phillips, LG. Burns. In S. Boutros, R. D. Galiano, and J. G. McCarthy (Eds.), Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery, Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, Mosby, Churchill-Livingstone, 2004.

Burns, JL and Blackwell SJ. Plastic Surgery. In CM Townsend, DR Beauchamp, BM Evers, and KL Mattox (Eds.), Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 17th Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2004.

Burns, JL and Blackwell SJ. Plastic Surgery. In CM Townsend, DR Beauchamp, BM Evers, and KL Mattox (Eds.), Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 18th Edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2007.

Burns, JL. Stucture and Function of Skin. In J. Janis and J. Rios (Eds.), Handbook of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Burns, JL. Burns. In J. Janis and J. Rios (Eds.), Handbook of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Burns, JL. Vascular Anomalies. In J. Janis and J. Rios (Eds.), Handbook of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Burns, JL. Congenital Nevi. In J. Janis and J. Rios (Eds.), Handbook of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Burns, JL. Facial Resurfacing. In J. Janis and J. Rios (Eds.), Handbook of Plastic Surgery, St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2005.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Wold, M. S. (1997) RPA: A heterotrimeric, single-stranded DNA-binding protein required for eukaryotic DNA metabolism. Annual Review of Biochemistry. Volume 66.

ORGANIZATIONS
1992 – present: Vanderbilt University Alumni Association
1994 – present: American Medical Association, Vice-President UTMB Student Section (1995)
1994 – present: Texas Medical Association
1998 – present: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1998 – present: University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association
1998 – present: Christian Medical and Dental Society
1999 – present: Candidate Member of the American College of Surgeons
1999 – present: Candidate Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2001 – present: Affiliate Member of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
2003 – present: Member American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
2006 - present: Member Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons
2006 - present: Member Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
2006 - present: American Board of Plastic Surgery
2003 - present: University of Texas Medical Branch – Singleton Surgical Society
2003 – present: University of Texas Medical Branch – Blocker-Lewis Plastic Surgery Society

INTERESTS
Sports: Triathlon (swimming, biking, and running), golf, and tennis
Fiction writing
Nineteenth and twentieth century American literature