Edith A. Burns
Experienced in Alzheimer's Disease

Dr. Edith A. Burns

Geriatrics
Northwell Health
Northwell Health Physician Partners Geriatrics And Palliative Medicine At New Hyde Park
410 Lakeville Road, Suites 200, 
Lake Success, NY 
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Experienced in Alzheimer's Disease
Northwell Health
Northwell Health Physician Partners Geriatrics And Palliative Medicine At New Hyde Park
410 Lakeville Road, Suites 200, 
Lake Success, NY 
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Overview

Edith Burns is a Geriatrics provider in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Burns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Pneumonia, and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Alzheimer's Disease.

Graduate Institution
University Of Wisconsin
Residency
Aurora Sinai Medical Center-GME
Specialties
Geriatrics
Licenses
Geriatric Medicine in WI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
Fellowships
Medical College of Wisconsin
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
Glen Cove Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
French
Gender
Female

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Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at New Hyde Park
410 Lakeville Road, Suites 200, Lake Success, NY 11042
Call: 516-708-2520

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Burns has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Advance Care Planning: Communicating With Outpatients for Vital Informed Decisions
Advance Care Planning: Communicating With Outpatients for Vital Informed Decisions
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 05, 2022
Intervention Type: Other

47 Total Publications

An Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
An Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: JAMA network open
Published: May 09, 2025
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