Harry Burke Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Office Phone: 202-994-3539 Email: Email Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Education

• BA, University of Chicago, 1979
• MA, University of Chicago, 1980
• PhD, University of Chicago, 1987
• MD, University of Chicago, 1988

Biography

Harry B. Burke, MD, PhD, was awarded his medical and doctoral degrees by the University of Chicago. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. His research interests include: improving safety, quality, and value; advanced statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and deep learning; health informatics, including clinical decision support systems and natural language processing; applied information theory; and the use of molecular biomarkers in precision medicine. He has an extensive publication record, he is a member of the Editorial Board of several journals, including the Journal of the National Cancer Instituteand the American Cancer Society’s journal Cancer, and he reviews for many high impact journals.
Selected publications can be accessed at: www.harryburke.com

Research

Improving safety, quality, and value
Advanced statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and deep learning
Health informatics, including clinical decision support systems and natural language processing
Applied information theory
Use of molecular biomarkers in precision medicine

Grants

Current:
2014 - 2019              Principal Investigator, Patient Safety and Quality Academic Collaborative, Defense Health Agency, Uniformed Services University joint program, Department of Defense, $2,750,000.
2018 – 2019              Principal Investigator, DHA Patient Safety Program, Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Program Management Support (USU).Department of Defense, $187,200.

 

Teaching

Graduate Informatics Program:
Bioinformatics: Clinical Genomics
Proteomics & Biomarker Discovery: Clinical Proteomics

Centers and Institutes

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Programs

• Medical Informatics

Industry Relationships and Collaborations

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported a financial interest with the health care related companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the University and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• None