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  • Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
  • 57 years of experience
  • Utmb Health Clear Lake Campus Hospital 200 Blossom St, Webster, TX 77598
  • (832) 632-6500

Brief Intro

Born in San Diego, California, but residing in the %u201CGolden Triangle%u201D from early childhood, Dr. Burns graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont then attended medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. A year as an intern at The University of California at Davis in Sacramento, California was followed by two years in the United States Army. After completing Orthopaedic Surgery residency at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Burns practiced for five years in New Castle, Pennsylvania; then completed a Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, where he studied with Dr. Harold Kleinert. In 1980, Dr. Burns and his family returned to Texas when he was appointed faculty director of the Orthopaedic Hand and Microsurgery Service of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School. Since 1984 Dr. Burns has been in private practice in Houston. He and his wife now reside in League City, Texas.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Uc Davis Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston - 1968

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Utmb Health Clear Lake Campus Hospital
  • 200 Blossom St, Webster, TX 77598

Specialties Treated

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Hand Surgery

Conditions Addressed

  • Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
  • Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
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Procedures Performed

  • Carpal Tunnel Decompression
  • Cancer 66
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
  • Orthopedics 124
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
  • Children's Hospital 23
  • Urology 117
  • Psychiatry 96
  • Geriatrics 115
  • Rehabilitation 139
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
  • Ophthalmology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 2
  • Long Term Care 50
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60