
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 Lymphadenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 185 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Lymphadenectomy.
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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.
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David Euhus is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Euhus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
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Christine Teal is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Teal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Breast Infection, Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Lymphadenectomy, and Mastectomy.
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Dr. Julie Lange is an assistant professor of surgery, dermatology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lange was one of the original members of the Johns Hopkins melanoma group when it was first formed in 1995 and now serves as a clinical co-director of the Melanoma Program. Dr. Lange introduced the sentinel node technique to Johns Hopkins for both melanoma and breast cancer in the 1990s and has extensive experience with this technique. Dr. Lange is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She completed a fellowship in surgical oncology and immunotherapy at the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute as well. Dr. Lange joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins in 1994 and subsequently earned a Sc.M. in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has particular interest in melanoma at extremes of age, and in the factors associated with variance in melanoma care. Dr. Lange has published the largest study of melanoma in children, adolescents and young adults. She recognizes that melanoma in the older patient is a growing epidemic and has investigated the socioeconomic, demographic and healthcare factors that influence the treatment of melanoma in older persons. Dr. Lange is a member of the melanoma panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group that annually evaluates and revises national treatment guidelines for melanoma. In 2015, she was inducted for her work into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, which recognizes outstanding clinicians at Johns Hopkins based on a number of factors, including communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism and humanism, a scholarly approach to clinical practice, and a passion for patient care. Dr. Lange is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Lymphadenectomy.
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.
