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Harriett Purves Burns

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics
3116 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27704
Office hours 8-5 Monday and Friday
8-12 Tuesday and Thursday
1-5 Wednesday  

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Assistant Profesor in Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Relationship between surgeon caseload and sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · February 2005 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine by means of a national database whether higher surgeon caseload correlates with greater utilization of sphincter-sparing procedures than of abdominoperineal resections in treatment of patients with rectal can ... Full text Link to item Cite

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database.

Journal Article Ann Surg · January 2004 OBJECTIVE: To compare length of hospital stay, in-hospital complications, in-hospital mortality, and rate of routine discharge between laparoscopic and open appendectomy based on a representative, nationwide database. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Numerous sing ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2005 M.D.