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Dr. William E. Burak

Surgical Oncology | General Surgery
Savannah Multispecialty Associates LLC
4700 Waters Ave, 
Savannah, GA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Breast Cancer
Savannah Multispecialty Associates LLC
4700 Waters Ave, 
Savannah, GA 
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William Burak is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Burak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Burak is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles and participating in 10 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles and participated in 7 clinical trials in the study of Breast Cancer.

Specialties
Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in GA
Hospital Affiliations
Candler Hospital
Memorial Hospital And Manor
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

SAVANNAH MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
4700 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31404

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.

10 Clinical Trials

The CompassHER2 Trials (Comprehensive Use of Pathologic Response Assessment to Optimize Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer) CompassHER2 Residual Disease (RD), a Double-Blinded, Phase III Randomized Trial of T-DM1 Compared with T-DM1 and Tucatinib
The CompassHER2 Trials (Comprehensive Use of Pathologic Response Assessment to Optimize Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer) CompassHER2 Residual Disease (RD), a Double-Blinded, Phase III Randomized Trial of T-DM1 Compared with T-DM1 and Tucatinib
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Trastuzumab Emtansine, Tucatinib
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Prospective Registry Study to Evaluate the Effect of the DCISionRT Test on Treatment Decisions in Patients with DCIS Following Breast Conserving Therapy
A Prospective Registry Study to Evaluate the Effect of the DCISionRT Test on Treatment Decisions in Patients with DCIS Following Breast Conserving Therapy
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 19, 2024
Intervention Type: Device, Other
Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Study of Pembrolizumab in muScle invaSive and locAlly aDvanced urOthelial caRcinoma (AMBASSADOR) Versus Observation
Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Study of Pembrolizumab in muScle invaSive and locAlly aDvanced urOthelial caRcinoma (AMBASSADOR) Versus Observation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Procedure
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Adavosertib, Afatinib, Binimetinib, Capivasertib, Copanlisib, Crizotinib, Dabrafenib, Dasatinib, Defactinib, Erdafitinib, FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547, Ipatasertib, Larotrectinib, Nivolumab, Osimertinib, Palbociclib, Pertuzumab, PI3K-Beta Inhibitor GSK2636771, Sapanisertib, Sunitinib, Taselisib, Trametinib, Trastuzumab, Ulixertinib, Vismodegib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Randomized Trial of Olaparib (NSC-747856) Administered Concurrently With Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
A Phase II Randomized Trial of Olaparib (NSC-747856) Administered Concurrently With Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 26, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Radiation, Other
Study Drug: Olaparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Optimizing Endocrine Therapy Through Motivational Interviewing and Text Interventions
Optimizing Endocrine Therapy Through Motivational Interviewing and Text Interventions
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase II/III Study of Venetoclax (ABT199) Plus Chemoimmunotherapy for MYC/BCL2 Double-Hit and Double Expressing Lymphomas
Randomized Phase II/III Study of Venetoclax (ABT199) Plus Chemoimmunotherapy for MYC/BCL2 Double-Hit and Double Expressing Lymphomas
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological, Procedure
Study Drugs: Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Etoposide, Prednisone, Rituximab, Venetoclax, Vincristine Sulfate
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection to Axillary Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients (cT1-3 N1) Who Have Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection to Axillary Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients (cT1-3 N1) Who Have Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation, Procedure
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer
Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Phase 3
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4 Total Publications

Regulation of Estradiol Synthesis by Aromatase Interacting Partner in Breast (AIPB).
Regulation of Estradiol Synthesis by Aromatase Interacting Partner in Breast (AIPB).
Journal: Molecular and cellular biology
Published: August 30, 2021
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