Linda J. Burns MD

Dr. Burns received her MD from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. She then completed aresidency and chief residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Iowa. From 1992 to 2014, Dr. Burns was a member of the Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at the University of Minnesota where she was Professor of Medicine. Dr. Burns also served as the inpatient BMT Medical Director and Director of the Institutional Site Specific Teams for the Masonic Cancer Center, as well as the fellowship program director for her division. She is the only threetime awardee of the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation academic mentor award, the 2012 recipient of the Eric G. Neilson, MD Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Specialty Professors, received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Missouri-Columbia, served as a Director of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation from 2010-2013, andserved as the President of the American Society of Hematology in 2014. In December 2014, Dr. Burnsjoined the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, where she is the Medical Director of Health Services Research.