Burke, Rachel A.

overview

Education

Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 07/2007 - 06/2009

General Surgery Residency, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA 06/1997 - 07/2003

M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 08/1993 - 05/1997

B.A. in Biochemistry (cum laude), Harvard College, Cambridge, MA 09/1989 - 06/1993

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor 2018 - present

Department of Surgery

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA

Assistant Professor 2005 - 2018

Department of Surgery

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Bethesda, MD

Clinical Instructor of Surgery 2007 - 2009

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Buffalo, NY

Professional Experience and Other Employment

General Surgeon / Surgical Oncologist 10/2015 - 08/2018

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Portsmouth, VA

Director for Surgical Services 10/2013 - 10/2015

General Surgeon / Surgical Oncologist

Naval Hospital Okinawa

Okinawa, Japan

General Surgeon / Surgical Oncologist 07/2009 - 10/2013

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Portsmouth, VA

General Surgeon and Senior Medical Officer 07/2010 - 01/2011

Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Lemonnier

Djibouti, Africa

General Surgeon and Medical Director, Breast Care Center 09/2004 - 06/2007

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Portsmouth, VA

Ship's Surgeon 08/2003 - 08/2004

USS George Washington (CVN-73)

Norfolk, VA

Battalion Surgeon 08/1998 - 08/1999

7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Okinawa, Japan

selected publications

2015

Homogenous Good Outcome in a Heterogeneous Group of Tumors: An Institutional Series of Outcomes of Superficial Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Sarcoma. 2015:1-7.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1155/2015/325049
2004

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: What is the real difference? Results of a prospective randomized double-blinded trial. Surgical Endoscopy. 18:334-337.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8927-x
1992

Detection of Cocaine Using the Flow Immunosensor. Analytical Letters. 25:1999-2019.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00032719208020071

research overview

My area of focus is clinical research involving adults with solid tumors. A particular area of interest is the evolving role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in both breast cancer and melanoma. I am also interested in disparities in cancer screening, treatment, and outcomes.