Whitney Morgan Burrows, MD

Whitney Burrows, MD

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Clinical Locations

  • Temple Lung Center
    3401 N. Broad St
    Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19140
    Phone: 800-836-7536
  • Temple Lung Center at Jeanes Campus
    7600 Central Avenue
    Patient Care Center, 1st Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    Phone: 800-836-7536
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    333 Cottman Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    Phone: 888-369-2427

Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Specialties

  • Thoracic Surgery

Areas of Expertise

Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Thymoma, Lung Metastases

Treatment Focus

I have particular interest and experience in the integration of surgery in the multidisciplinary treatment of esophageal cancer, thymomas and other anterior mediastinal tumors, and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer following neoadjuvant therapy.

In addition to these thoracic malignancies, I perform Sympathectomy for refractory ventricular arrhythmias/Electrical Storm, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) for emphysema, Thymectomy in the comprehensive management of Myasthenia Gravis, and Transthoracic repair of complex and recurrent paraesophageal hiatal hernias. 
 

Distinctions

Treatment Philosophy

 

When I first meet a patient, I listen to their concerns as if a family member or close friend were expressing them. I consider their ailment uniquely -- another patient may have suffered similarly or carried the same diagnosis, but I am intent on forging a therapeutic response that is particular to them. I hear their fears, questions, and hopes and see their education as my first obligation before I deliver any actual treatment. And, I approach our initial encounter as the first of many in my commitment to a perhaps lifelong relationship. I have a singular purpose in mind -- caring for them as if they were related to me. In my view, patient care isn’t part of being a physician, it is essential to being one.

 

Educational Background

  • MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
  • Fellowship, General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
  • Residency, General Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery - Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Honors & Awards

  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2024

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