Rebecca Burke, MD
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Education & Affiliations
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Dr. Rebecca Burke joined the Section of General Internal Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2017. She works as a consulting physician at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System.
Dr. Burke received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She obtained her Medical Doctorate from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She returned to her home state of Texas to complete her residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, followed by her fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She received her board certification in Family Medicine in 2016. Dr. Burke is interested in advanced care planning, complex symptom management at the end of life, and academic advancement of the Palliative Care specialty.
Contributions
Burke R. Ethics, Emotions, and the Skills of Talking About Progressing Disease With Terminally Ill Adolescents: A Review. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: http://www.practiceupdate.com/content/talking-about-progressing-disease…. 11/2016
Burke, RV, MD, Sierpina, VSS, MD, ABFM, ABIHM. On The Fly Evaluations: Promoting Resident Feedback. Society for Teachers in Family Medicine website. Available at: http://www.stfm.org/NewsJournals/EducationColumns. 3/2016
Burke RV, Elliott TC. Parenteral Penicillin G Remains at the Mainstay of Syphilis Treatment. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/14096. 11/2014
Burke RV, Elliott TC. Is Syphilis Really Back? PracticeUpdate website. Available at: http://www.practiceupdate.com/c/19437/1/1. 11/2014
In process: Burke R, Reddy A. Treatment with Duloxetine for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. D. Hui, A. Reddy, E. Bruera (Eds). 50 Palliative Care Studies Every Doctor Should Know. New York, NY. Oxford University Press.
In process: Burke R, Yennu S. Sleep Disturbance in Palliative Care. Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care: Flashcards and Handbook. New York, NY. Oxford University Press.
