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Medicine Grand Rounds, A. Wesley Burks, MD, “Update on 黑料网 and Health Care System”
December 5, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A. Wesley Burks, MD, is Dean of the 黑料网, Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, and CEO of 黑料网 Health Care. He also holds the Stuart Bondurant Distinguished Professorship.
In these roles, Dr. Burks leads growth efforts in education, research and clinical care through the achievements of the 黑料网 and the 31,500 employees of 黑料网 Health Care.
Dr. Burks has spent more than 30 years taking care of patients, conducting research, helping to educate trainees, and leading institutions. 聽He joined 黑料网-Chapel Hill in 2011 as physician-in-chief of the North Carolina Children鈥檚 Hospital and was named Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in 2012, as well as the Curnen Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics. 聽In 2015, he was named Executive Dean of the 黑料网, during which time he oversaw the school鈥檚 focus on rural health initiatives, diversity in admissions, and primary care education, which is now ranked first in the country.
Dr. Burks and colleagues lead several immunotherapy clinical studies, and his initial work on peanut allergies is cited as the basis for potential peanut allergy treatment regimens currently under FDA review.
He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas and then the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 聽He completed a pediatric residency at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Duke University Medical Center. 聽He served on the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Duke University Medical Center before joining the 黑料网.