R. Phillip Burns, MD, FACS

Dr. Burns, board certified through the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), specializes in breast surgery. Dr. Burns jointly founded University Surgical Associates in 1976.

Dr. Burns has office hours at the Erlanger Medical Mall Tuesday (1 – 5 pm), Wednesday (10:30 am – noon; 12:30 – 4:30 pm), and Friday (10 am – noon).  He performs surgery at Erlanger Hospital, the Plaza Surgery Center at Erlanger, Parkridge Hospital and CHI Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Burns is a professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, and Chairman of the Board of University Surgical Associates.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Burns, call 423-267-0466.

Education

Undergraduate (1960 – 1963)
Univ. of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN

Graduate (1963 – 1966)
UT College of Medicine – Memphis, TN

Internship (1967)
Univ. of Tennessee
City of Memphis Hospitals – Memphis, TN

Residency (1970 –1974)
General Surgery
Univ. of Tennessee
City of Memphis Hospitals – Memphis, TN

Honors & Awards

Clinician of the Year Award (1979)
UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga
Department of Surgery

Baroness Award for Teaching Excellence (1981)
Chattanooga Golden Apple

Special Recognition Faculty Award (1985)
Surgical Housestaff

Baroness Award (1987)
Teaching Excellence

Special Recognition Faculty Award (1995)
UT College of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Chattanooga, TN

McCravey Award (1999)
Teaching Excellence

Baroness Foundation (2007)
Outstanding Physician Award
Teaching Excellence

Outstanding Tennessee Physician Award (2009)
Tennessee Medical Association

Military Service

Captain, U.S. Air Force
1968–1970

Academic Appointments

1978 – present
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
UT College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN

1976 – 1978
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
UT College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN

1975 – 1976
Director of Emergency Services
University of Tennessee
City of Memphis Hospitals
Memphis, TN

1974 – 1976
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UT College of Medicine
City of Memphis

Veterans Administration and
W. Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, TN

Certifications

Diplomate, ABS, 1975
Medical License – Tennessee, 1967
Medical License – Georgia, 1983

Professional Organizations

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society; Tennessee Medical Association; American Medical Associaiton; American College of Surgeons; American Surgical Association; Southern Surgical Association, President, 2006 – 2007; Southeastern Surgical Congress, President, 2006 – 2007; Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; Association for Academic Surgery; Harwell Wilson Surgical Society; Residency Review Committee for Surgery, ACGME; Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Chapter of Tennessee