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Allen W. Burton, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Department Chair, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: Unit 409
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Room Number: FC13.3026
Email: awburton@mdanderson.org

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1991 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, MD, Medicine
1987 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, BS, Science

Postgraduate Training

1997-1998 Clinical Fellowship, Pain Management, UTMB, Galveston, TX, Courtney Williams, M.D.
1994-1995 Chief Resident, Dept. of Anesthesia, Chief Resident, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Daniel Detrick, M.D.
1992-1995 Anesthesiology Residency, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Daniel Detrick, M.D.
1991-1992 Transitional Medicine Internship, Mac Neal Hospital, Chicago, IL, Russell Petrak, M.D.

Board Certifications

2003 Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice, World Institute of Pain (WIP)
1/2001 Diplomate, American Board of Pain Medicine
9/1998 Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management
1/1996 Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 10/2000-8/2007
Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist, Department of Anesthesiology, Associated Anesthesiologists, Inc., St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, 1/1998-1/2000
Fellow in Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 1/1997-12/1998
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 1/1995-1/1998
Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Boston, MA, 1/1994-12/1995

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Clinical Medical Director, Pain Management Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 12/2003-2/2009
Section Chief of Cancer Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2000-1/2009

Institutional Committee Activities

Director, Peggy and Avinash Ahuja Center of Excellence in Pain Research and Treatment, 5/2008-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuraxial Opioids, Horlocker TT, Burton AW, Connis RT, Hughes SC, Nickinovich DG, Palmer CM, Pollock JE, Rathmell JP, Rosenquist RW, Swisher JL, Wu CL. Practice guidelines for the precention, detection, and management of respiratory depression associated with neuraxial opioid administration. Anesthesiology 110(2). e-Pub 2/2009.
2. Saulino M, Burton AW, Danyo DA, Frost S, Glanzer J, Solanki DR. Intrathecal ziconotide and baclofen provide pain relief in seven patients with neuropathic pain and spasticity: case report. European Journal of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine 21. e-Pub 1/2009.
3. Perez-Toro MR, Burton AW, Hamid B, Koyyalagunta D. Two-Tuohy Needle and Catheter Technique for Fluoroscopically Guided Percutaneous Drainage of Spinal Epidural Abscess: A Case Report. Pain Medicine 16. e-Pub 1/2009.
4. Saulino M, Burton AW, Solanki, MD, Danyo, MD, Glanzer, MD. Intrathecal Ziconotide and Baclofen Provide Pain Relief in 7 Patients with Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity: Case Reports. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009.
5. Gofeld M, Bhatia A, Burton AW. Vertebroplasty in the management of painful bony metastasis. Curr Pain Headached Rep 13((14)):288-94, 2009.
6. Yao KC, Burton AW, Suki D, Rhines LD, Villareal H, Hentschel SJ, Fourney DR, Thomas S. Wang ML, Mendel E. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Successfully treats painful multiple myeloma related vertebral compression fractures: Experience at a large tertiary cancer center. Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine). Submitted.

Last updated: 10/13/2009