Joshua Burack, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Director of Thoracic Surgery - KCHC
jburack@downstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Place Of Birth: Bronx, New York
Education  
Undergraduate: College of the Arts and Sciences, Cornell University - Ithaca, New York (B.A. 1977)
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University - Bronx, New York (M.D. - 1982)
Post Doctoral Training:
  • Resident in Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York (1982-1987)
  • Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery - SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
    Brooklyn, New York (1987-1989)
Licensure & Board Certification:
  • 1982, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • 1988, 2000 American Board of Surgery
  • 1991, 2000 American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Academic & Administrative Appointments:
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
    Director, Cardiothoracic ICU
    SUNY - Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York (1990-1998)
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, SUNYDownstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York (1998 - Present)
  • Director, Thoracic Surgical Service Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, New York (1990-Present)
  • Interim Director Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York ( 1996-1999, 2001-2002)
  • Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Residency Program - SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York ( 1998-Present)
Hospital Appointments:
  • Attending Surgeon, Division Cardiothoracic Surgery Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, New York (1990-Present)
  • Consultant, Department of Surgery Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center Brooklyn, New York (1990-1998)
  • Attending Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn, New York (1993-Present)
  • Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery Brooklyn Hospital Center Brooklyn, New York (1997-1998)
Memberships,
Offices & Committee Appointments:
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • General Thoracic Surgical Club of New York

  • New York Society for Thoracic Surgery
    2002-2004 Membership committee
    2004-2006 Nominating committee
    2006 - Vice-President
Editorial Review Chest
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Awards & Honors:
  • Cornell Reagents Scholarship, 1974-1978
  • Deans List-Cornell University, 1974-76
  • Alley-Sheridan Scholarship-Harvard University, JFK School of Government, 2000
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