Overview
Richard Burkhart, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with a focus on complex minimally-invasive surgery and research for cancers of the pancreas, liver and bile ducts. Dr. Burkhart received his medical degree from Boston University and completed his surgical residency and research fellowships at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgery for the Alimentary Tract, the Pancreas Club, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Outside the operating room, Dr. Burkhart heads a multidisciplinary laboratory team dedicated to bringing next-generation precision medicine approaches into the routine clinical care of patients that we serve. He has a particular research interest in using personalized models of pancreas cancer, made from tumor during and immediately after surgical resection, to select the best chemotherapy for each patient to support long-term survival and improve rates of disease cure. The laboratory team, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up to Cancer, is also thankful to the many patients who have supported the work through philanthropic gift.
Dr. Burkhart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 184 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
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
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Jin He, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is the Division Chief of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology. Dr. He specializes in diseases and tumors of the pancreas, liver, bile duct, and gallbladder. He performs open as well as minimally invasive (robotic and laparoscopic) surgery, including the Whipple procedure. Dr. He received his medical degree from Beijing Medical University and a Ph.D. in oncology from Fudan University Shanghai Medical College. He completed the Halsted general surgery residency training at Johns Hopkins, followed by an ACGME accredited fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. He is the John Cameron Professor of Alimentary Tract Diseases. Dr. He’s research focuses on personalized treatment through stratifying pancreatic tumors on their genetic features. He holds several patents in anti-cancer vascular targeting agents and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and lectured internationally. He serves on several national committees, including the NCCN panel on neuroendocrine tumors and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Dr. He is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
Debashish Bose is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bose is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Bose is currently accepting new patients.
Howard University
Quyen Chu is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Chu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombophlebitis. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Mastectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Chu is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- PancreatectomyDr. Burkhart isElite. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Burkhart isElite. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Distinguished
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Burkhart isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Burkhart isDistinguished. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Burkhart isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Advanced
- Ampullary CancerDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- GastrectomyDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary SurgeryDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
- Liver CancerDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Pancreatic AdenomaDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Adenoma.
- Pancreatic Islet Cell TumorDr. Burkhart isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- CholangitisDr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Burkhart isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.