Dr. Burk

John R. Burk, MD, FACP

Location: 1521 Cooper Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Office Phone/Fax: (817) 336-5864, Fax (817) 336-2159

Present Position: Private Practice, Texas Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants, P.A.
Medical Director, Sleep Consultants, Inc.

Education:

I. Premedical: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, B.S., 1966

II. Medical: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, M.D., 1970

III. Internship: Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1970-1971

IV. Residency: Internal Medicine, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971-1973

V. Fellowship: Pulmonary Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas 1975-1977

Licensure: Texas, 1975; Alabama, 1973; Virginia, 1970

Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973

Professional Memberships:

American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Physicians
American Society of Internal Medicine
Society of Epidemiologic Research
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Tarrant County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association
American Medical Association
Society for Health and Human Values
National Association of Medical Directors of Respiratory Care

Committees/Boards:

Baylor All Saints Medical Center: Executive Committee, Infection Control Committee, Credentials Committee, Special Care Committee, Utilization Review Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Ethics Committee

Baylor All Saints Medical Center Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, service ended January 2008

Baylor Research Institute, Institutional Review Board - 2002

Plaza Medical Center Ethics Committee 2002-2006

Harris Methodist Fort Worth Cancer Committee 1997-present

Tarrant County Academy of Medicine, Tarrant County, Board Member, 1989-1994; President 1993-1994; Coordinator, Community Ethics Consortium, 1993-2003

Tarrant County Junior College, Advisory Committee to School of Respiratory Therapy, 1977-1990

All Saints Physician Association, Board Member, 1985-1992; President, 1987-1992

American Lung Association of Texas, Board Member, 1986-1989

Trinity Health Network, Board Member, 1986-1992; Chairman, Credentials Committee, 1986-1987

National Task Force on the Role of Physicians in Voluntary Hospitals of America, 1986-1989

National Medical Advisory Board for CountDown USA: The National Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Check, 1988-1989

All Saints Episcopal Parish Day School, School Committee Member, 1984-1987

Koppa Conference Steering Committee, 1989-1992

El Tesoro de la Vida, Camp Counselor, July 1989, 1990, and 1991

Foster Family for the Edna Gladney Center, 1992-1999

The Hunter Group, Physician Advisor, 1989-1994

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Executive Committee, 1992-1993

Health Volunteers Overseas, Internal Medicine Overseas Division, Steering Committee, 1993-1995

Community Cancer Program, Institutional Review Board, 1995-1997

Honors:

Life and Breath Advocate Award, American Lung Association of Texas, 1988
Chairman, Alabama State Advisory and Coordinating Council on Hypertension, 1974-1975
Trustees Award for Excellence in Medical Writing, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1973
Intern of the Year, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1973
President, Walter Reed Society, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1969-1970

Continuing Medical Education Activities