Orthopedic Surgery
Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UTHealth), Vice Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery, Chief of Orthopedic Trauma at McGovern Medical School, USA
Dr. Andrew Burgess is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston the and Vice Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery. He also served as Former Chief of Orthopedic Trauma at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Burgess specializes in Orthopedic Trauma with an emphasis on the management of complex orthopedic injuries, limb reconstruction, and pelvis and lower extremity fractures and dislocations. He has been actively involved in the education and training of future trauma surgeons, holding teaching positions at esteemed institutions including Johns Hopkins University and Pennsylvania State College of Medicine before joining the faculty at McGovern Medical School.
Dr. Burgess received a B.A. from Hanover College. He then attended medical school and completed his residency at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. Dr. Burgess went on to complete two trauma fellowships, one at Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems in Baltimore, and then an AO fellowship at Kantonsspital in Chur, Switzerland.
Selected publications from PubMed
Importance of Pelvic Radiography for Initial Trauma Assessment: An Orthopedic Perspective.
Verbeek DO, Burgess AR
J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;50(6):852-8 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.03.048.
Are we delivering two standards of care for pelvic trauma? Availability of angioembolization after hours and on weekends increases time to therapeutic intervention.
Schwartz DA, Medina M, Cotton BA, Rahbar E, Wade CE, Cohen AM, Beeler AM, Burgess AR, Holcomb JB
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Jan;76(1):134-9 doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab0cfc.
An analysis of outcomes of reconstruction or amputation after leg-threatening injuries.
Bosse MJ, MacKenzie EJ, Kellam JF, Burgess AR, Webb LX, Swiontkowski MF, Sanders RW, Jones AL, McAndrew MP, Patterson BM, McCarthy ML, Travison TG, Castillo RC
N Engl J Med. 2002 Dec 12;347(24):1924-31.
A modified extensile exposure for the treatment of complex or malunited acetabular fractures.
Reinert CM, Bosse MJ, Poka A, Schacherer T, Brumback RJ, Burgess AR
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988 Mar;70(3):329-37.
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