
Melvin Daniel Burton MD D,ABSM, FCCP
Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine
Maui Chest Medicine
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380 Huku Lii PlSte 204Kihei, HI 96753
Phone+1 808-874-8774
Fax+1 808-874-8947
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Summary
- Dr. Melvin Burton is a Pulmonology specialist located in Kihei, HI, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, and Sleep Medicine. His education includes a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine from the Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical School which was completed in 1991. He did his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Brown University (completed in 1987), where he also graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School (1983). Further, he pursued research work in Neuroscience at the Massachusetts General Hospital while also working as an Attending Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital & Assistant in Medicine / Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School until 1999. He relocated to Hawaii has been serving as an Attending Physician at Maui Memorial Medical Center since 1999. His expertise lies in sleep medicine, pulmonary critical care, critical care medicine, general pulmonology, and neurocritical care. Additionally, he has numerous publications to his name, including works in Respiration Physiology and Journal of Medical Genetics.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospitalresearch, special work in Neuroscience, 1991 - 1999
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1991
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1987
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
HI State Medical License 1999 - 2022
MA State Medical License 1990 - 1999
RI State Medical License 1986 - 1988- American Board of Sleep MedicineSleep Medicine
- American College of SurgeryAdvanced Trauma Life Support
- Neurocritical Care SocietyEmergency Neurologic Life Support
- United Council of Neurological SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 75 citationsNeurotransmitters in central respiratory controlMelvin D. Burton, Homayoun Kazemi
Respiration Physiology. 2000-09-01 - 23 citationsTwo novel germline mutations of the retinoblastoma gene (RB1) that show incomplete penetrance, one splice site and one missenseHans Scheffer, P. van der Vlies, Melvin D. Burton, E Verlind, Annette C. Moll
Journal of Medical Genetics. 2000-07-01 - Evidence-based audiology.Melvin D. Burton
British Journal of Audiology. 1999-10-01
Press Mentions
People Who Made a DifferenceDecember 25th, 2013
Committees
- Chair, Medical Executive Committee, Maui Memorial Med Ctr 2013 - 2015
- Chair, Critical Care Committee, Maui Memorial Med Ctr 2005 - 2017
- Chair, Medical Executive Committee, Maui Memorial Med Ctr 2004 - 2005
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