William Reece Burns III MD FACS
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Melanoma, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor in Surgery
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600 N Wolfe St RM 608Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-5169
Fax+1 443-769-1276
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Education & Training
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2012 - 2015
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2012
National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Surgery Branch, 2006 - 2009
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2004
Wake Forest UniversityBS, Chemisty, Summa Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MI State Medical License 2015 - 2019
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2016
DC State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Mutational Status of Driver Genes in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Is Associated With Pathological Characteristics and Overall Survival.Brady A Campbell, Dario Solinas, Amanda L Blackford, Marco Dal Molin, Julia Purchla
Annals of Surgery. 2025-10-01 - Time-varying impact of established prognostic factors in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Ammar A Javed, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Ingmar F Rompen, Omar Mahmud, Iris W J M van Goor
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-09-03 - First National Effort to Optimize the Performance of Cancer Surgery by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and Cancer Surgery Standards Program: Earl...Matthew H G Katz, Amanda B Francescatti, Timothy W Mullett, James Harris, Aaron D Bleznak
Annals of Surgery. 2025-09-01
Journal Articles
- Completion Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy for Sentinel Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell CarcinomaAlison B Durham, Christopher K Bichakjian, James A Hayman, Scott A McLean, Jay S Lee, Paul W Harms, William R Burns, Kelly L Harms, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Press Mentions
- After 26 Years with the CIA, I Had Silent WoundsMarch 16th, 2021
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