Eric C. Burdge MD PhD, FACS

Breast

Surgical Breast Oncology

8901 CARTI WayLittle Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-906-3000
Fax+1 501-537-8787

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Summary

Dr. Eric C. Burdge is a board-certified General Surgeon specializing in breast surgery, based in Little Rock, AR. He completed a Fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Burdge holds an MD with Honors in Research from Weill Cornell Medicine and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. His employment history includes roles as a Surgical Breast Oncologist at The Breast Center - CARTI and various leadership positions in the Arkansas Air National Guard. He has extensive surgical experience, particularly concerning breast and trauma surgery in the austere environment of war. Dr. Burdge has co-authored several publications on mastectomy and oxygenators. His honors include the Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and repeated recognition in the Guide to America’s Top Surgeons as well as the Castle Connolly Top Doctor specializing in breast surgical oncology.

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Education & Training

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 SciencesFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2012 - 2013
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 Center2004 - 2005
Long Island Jewish Medical Center1998 - 2005

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Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MS State Medical License 2023 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2018
WA State Medical License 2006 - 2014
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
Charter Member Peer Reviewed Physicians Peer Reviewed Physicians, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

89 citations
Nipple skin-sparing mastectomy is feasible for advanced disease.
Eric C. Burdge, James C. Yuen, Matthew E. Hardee, Pranjali V. Gadgil, Chandan Das
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013-08-22
4 citations
An in vitro protocol for evaluation and comparison of membrane oxygenators.
Craig R. Vocelka, E. C. Burdge, Karyn S. Kunzelman, Robert Thomas, Edward D. Verrier
The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 1993-01-01

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

Other

A Microstructural and Biomechanical Analysis of the Mitral Valve.
Burdge EC, Doctoral Dissertation
http://books.google.com/books/about/A_microstructural_and_biomechanical_anal.html?id=KLiCNwAACAAJ
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Press Mentions

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

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

Society of Surgical Oncology - SSO
Member
American Medical Association - AMA
Member
American Society of Breast Surgeons - ASBS
Member
Medical Society of the State of New York - MSSNY
Member
American Society of Breast Disease
Member

Other Languages

Spanish

External Links

Nipple Skin-Sparing Mastectomy is Feasible For Advanced Diseasehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-013-3174-4?no-access=true
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