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Eric Burdge, MD, General Surgery, Forty Fort, PA, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

EricC.BurdgeMDPhD, FACS

General Surgery Forty Fort, PA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Surgical Breast Oncology

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Summary

  • I am a board-certified general surgeon who has completed an Interdisciplinary Surgical Oncology Breast Fellowship at UAMS-Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute under the tutelage of Dr. V. Suzanne Klimberg. I also served as the State Air Surgeon (SAS) for the Arkansas Air National Guard.

    As a surgeon interested in breast disease, I am educated in a multimodality fashion, developing knowledge of benign and malignant conditions. I am trained in molecular epidemiology; genetics; screening and detection; breast imaging; benign breast disease/breast pain; behavioral, medical, surgical, pathological and radiation oncology; biostatistics, and clinical trial design and analysis.

    I also specialize in Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery, and General Surgery. Additionally, I conduct advanced Endoscopic and Colonoscopic procedures. My practice has included pediatric surgical cases (i.e., appendectomies, circumcisions, herniorrhaphies, etc.)

    As the State Air Surgeon (SAS), I ensured the State maintains a viable and healthy force for worldwide deployment. I coordinated with the State’s Army National Guard Surgeon as well as other ANG SASs within the Federal Emergency Management Agency region to identify military medical capabilities. I facilitated appropriate use of medical assets mobilized for state or national emergencies and exercised staff oversight of ANG medical activities. As the senior ANG medical officer in the State, I served as consultant to the the Adjutant General (TAG) for all medical issues. I also liaisoned between NGB/SG and all medical units within the State.

    Finally, for five years I served as a Clinical Professor for general surgery residents at the Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi, MS which is the largest surgical residency program in the United States Air Force.

    Specialties: Surgical Breast Oncology, Breast Diseases (benign and malignant), General Surgery, Aerospace Medicine.
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Education & Training

  • Air University of the United States Air Force
    Air University of the United States Air ForceDistinguished as an EXCELLENT Graduate, Air War College-senior professional military education, EXCELLENT Graduate, 2014 - 2014
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2012 - 2013
  • USAF School of Aerospace Medicine
    USAF School of Aerospace MedicineFlight Surgeon, Primary Aerospace Medicine Curriculum (AMP 101 Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, AMP 201 Clinical Aerospace Medicine, and AMP 202 Operational Aerospace Medicine), Awarding of Aeronautical Wings and Flight Surgeon Status, 2012 - 2012
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center
    Long Island Jewish Medical Center2004 - 2005
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center
    Long Island Jewish Medical Center1998 - 2005
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1998, MD, HONOURS in Research
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonPh.D, Bioengineering, 1991 - 1996
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonBSME, Mechanical Engineering, 1984 - 1989
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonPre-Medical Education, Mechanical Engineering, 1981 - 1982
  • Panama Canal College
    Panama Canal CollegePre-Engineering, 1980 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2005 - 2018
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2006 - 2014
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 2012 - 2013
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Society for Surgical OncologySSO Approved Surgical Oncology Breast Fellowship
  • Society of Surgical OncologyApproved fellowship in Breast Diseases
  • Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Who’s Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis Who’s Who, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 2017
  • Guide to America’s Top Surgeons, (Profiled in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Editions) Consumers’ Research Council of America, Washington, D.C, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Marquis Who’s Who in America (Profiled in the 67th Edition). Berkeley Heights, NJ. Marquis Who’s Who, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Nipple Skin-Sparing Mastectomy is Feasible For Advanced Disease <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1245%2Fs10434-013-3174-4>  
    Burdge EC, Yuen J, Hardee M, Gadgil P, Das C, Klimberg VS, Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/2013

Abstracts/Posters

  • A finite-element analysis of the effects of the redistribution of the mitral valve’s principal microstructural components on its biomechanical behavior.
    Burdge EC, Reinhall PG, Tuttle ME, et al, Ninth Annual Symposium for the Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine, http://books.google.com/books/about/A_microstructural_and_biomechanical_anal.html?id=KLiCNwAACAAJ
  • Digital analysis of mitral valve microstructure.
    Burdge EC, Kunzelman KS, Schmidt RA, et al, ASAIO, 23: 28
  • Determining the expected mean squares and subsequent power calculations: an application to biostatistics.
    Lindenauer JM, Burdge EC, Philpot JW, Twenty-First Annual SAS® Users Group International Conference, pp. 1426–1430, http://www.sascommunity.org/sugi/SUGI96/Sugi-96-234%20Lindenauer%20Burdge%20Philpot.pdf
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Breast Cancer: Finding It, Treating It, Living With It
    Breast Cancer: Finding It, Treating It, Living With ItApril 13th, 2022
  • Reducing breast cancer risk factors
    Reducing breast cancer risk factorsOctober 31st, 2018
  • Dr. Burdge, Subject Matter Expert for Call the Doctor - How Comprehensive is Your Cancer Care-WVIA
    Dr. Burdge, Subject Matter Expert for Call the Doctor - How Comprehensive is Your Cancer Care-WVIAOctober 31st, 2013
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Research History

  • Nipple Skin-Sparing Mastectomy is Feasible For Advanced Disease <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1245%2Fs10434-013-3174-4>Skin-Sparing Mastectomy (SSM) or Nipple Skin-Sparing Mastectomy (NSSM) are procedures commonly offered as part of the surgical treatment for breast cancer. Each involves a mastectomy with preservation of the skin overlying the breast (in SSM) and often also the skin overlying the nipple areolar comp2012 - 2013
  • A Microstructural and Biomechanical Analysis of the Mitral ValvePhD Dissertation Research on the Microstructural and Biomechanical Analysis of the Mitral Valve in both the normal and diseased states.1991 - 1996

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations