Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York
Kristin M Burkart, MD, MSc is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician and a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She is the Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Training Program, the Medical Director of the Chest Clinic and the Course Director of the Pulmonary Section in The Body in Health and in Disease Medical School. Dr. Burkart is an active member on the Ethics Committee and the Department of Medicine’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness Executive Committee. Dr. Burkart cares for a diverse population of patients including medically underserved patients from the surrounding Washington Heights neighborhood as well as tertiary and quaternary referrals for critical care management.
Dr. Burkart is a leader in fellowship training and medical education with several current and past national service and leadership positions. She is a Past President and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD), an organization whose mission is to provide leadership and support for fellowship training programs across the country. Dr. Burkart is the Immediate-Past Chair of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Training Committee, Chair of the APCCMPD Education Committee and a Deputy Editor for ATS Scholar, an online medical education journal. Dr. Burkart provides an inclusive, equitable and diverse learning environment for her fellows that fosters their development into compassionate and exceptional clinical physicians, clinician-educators, and physician-investigators.
Friday, November 10, 2023
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM CST
