Kristin M. Burkart MD, MSc

Kristin M Burkart, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and the Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship since July 2011. Dr. Burkart earned her medical degree at Albany Medical College, where she was named Alpha Omega Alpha; she completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center where she was honored to be selected as a chief medical resident for an additional year. Dr. Burkart completed her fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine during which time she also earned her Master of Science in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health.

Dr. Burkart is a Past President and current Secretary-Treasurer of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, an organization whose mission is to provide leadership and support for pulmonary and critical care training program directors around the country. As the Vice-Chair of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Training Committee, Dr. Burkart is actively involved in trainee education and medical education at the national level. This committee provides strategic guidance for ATS on issues related to clinical and research training in pulmonary, critical care, and sleeps medicine. Dr. Burkart serves on the Executive Committee for the ATS Section on Medical Education and works closely with national leaders in medical education. She is dedicated to providing an educational and research environment for her fellows that fosters their development into compassionate and exceptional clinical physicians, clinician-educators, and physician-investigators.

Dr. Burkart attends the MICU, on the pulmonary consultative service, the critical care consultative service, and the chronic ventilator management service. Dr. Burkart is dedicated to providing high-quality care for the diverse, under-served patient population cared for in the Chest Clinic for which she is the medical director. Dr. Burkart’s scholarly interests focus on medical education and have additional research focuses on the genetics of chronic airflow instruction, lung function, COPD, and emphysema. Areas of clinical interest include refractory hypoxemic respiratory failure / ARDS, sepsis, COPD/emphysema, and pulmonary hypertension.