Dr. Burrascano - What he has done for you and I
Rita Stanley
for the Lyme community; what this man has dedicated his life to; what can
and will be swept away very easily and without fanfare by the NY OPMC.
At this point in time, he now needs OUR help to continue the fight to not
only save his medical practice, but to continue helping all of us. His legal
battle has been extended, and his need for additional contributions to keep
his fight going is at a very critical point.
Please contribute to:
Burrascano Legal Defense Fund
C/O Monica Miller
PO Box 410
Kinderhook, NY 12106
Rita
Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., M.D.
139 Springs Fireplace Road
East Hampton, New York 11937
CURRICULUM VITAE, December, 1999
EDUCATION
1978-1981 Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated
Hospitals, Omaha
1974-1978 New York University School of Medicine; M.D.
1973-1974 New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Biology
1969-1973 New York University, Washington Square College of Arts and
Sciences; B.A.
Biology/Psychology
PRACTICE
Internal Medicine, with a strong interest in tick borne diseases, East
Hampton, New York- an
area hyperendemic for Lyme Disease.
RESEARCH
Viral encephalomyelitis in Lyme Disease patients.
Coinfection of other tick borne pathogens in Lyme Disease.
Neurally mediated hypotension in Lyme Disease
Autonomic dysfunction in chronic Lyme Borreliosis: correlation with SPECT
scanning and
tilt table testing
Serum antibiotic levels in Lyme Disease patients.
Relationship between disease duration and need for extended therapy.
Clinical antigen capture assay, with National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases at
Rocky Mountain Laboratories.
Antibody response to Bb, IgM vs. HL-A type, with National Institute of
Allergy and
Infectious Diseases at Rocky Mountain Laboratories.
Clinical antibiotic trials, Azithromycin, with Pfizer Pharmaceutical.
Cefuroxime Axetil: efficacy in killing B. burgdorferi- initiation of
studies in vitro and in vivo
Ongoing studies of Lyme Borreliosis: diagnostic criteria, clinical
manifestations, advanced
testing methodologies, treatment protocols, rehabilitation
protocols, dark field
examination of Bb in peripheral blood and culturing Bb from
peripheral blood using
special media.
Predictors for treatment resistance.
Lyme Disease rehabilitation protocols
Supportive nutritional therapy in Lyme.
Immune responsiveness as relates to disease chronicity.
Immune modulation as adjunctive therapy
AFFILIATIONS
Southampton Hospital, Attending
Southampton Hospital, Chairman, Committee on Lyme Disease,
Southampton Hospital, Committee on Health Improvement and Wellness,
Member and Lecturer
Lyme Disease Foundation, Board of Directors, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Lecturer and medical consultant
Bi-Town (East Hampton and Southampton) task force on Lyme Disease
Kiwanis Club of Southampton-Hampton Bays
PUBLICATIONS
Burrascano, J.J. Borreliosis in Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases, D.
Schlossberg,
editor. Mosby, New York. 1999.
Burrascano, J.J. Lyme Disease in Conn’s Current Therapy, R. Rakel, editor.
W.B.
Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 1997
Burrascano, J.J. Borreliosis in Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases, D.
Schlossberg,
editor. Mosby, New York. 1996.
Burrascano, J.J. Managing Lyme Disease: Diagnostic Hints and Treatment
Guidelines. Eleventh edition, October, 1996
Burrascano, J.J. On the Over Diagnosis of Lyme Disease (letter) JAMA
Burrascano, J.J., Failure of Aggressive Antibiotic Therapy to Protect the
Placenta From
Invasion by B.burgdorferi in a Pregnant Patient with Lyme
Borreliosis (abstract), 6th
Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference (Lyme Disease Foundation)
May, 1993
Burrascano, J.J., Successful Use of Vancomycin in Treating Lyme Borreliosis
(abstract), 6th
Annual LymeDisease Scientific Conference (Lyme Disease Foundation)
May, 1993
Burrascano, J.J., Rehabilitation Therapy in Chronic Lyme Disease (abstract),
6th Annual
Lyme Disease Scientific Conference (Lyme Disease Foundation) May,
1993
Burrascano, J.J., Lyme Disease Presenting as Organic Psychosis (abstract),
6th Annual Lyme
Disease Scientific Conference (Lyme Disease Foundation) May, 1993
Fallon, B., J. Nields, J. Burrascano, The Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of
Lyme Borreliosis, Psychiatric Quarterly, Spring, 1993.
Burrascano, Jr., J., Infectious Diseases 1992- Lyme Disease Update, Internal
Medicine World Report, September, 1992.
Burrascano, Jr., J., Transmission of B. Burgdorferi by Blood Transfusion
(abstract), Fifth
International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis, Arlington, Va., 1992.
Burrascano, Jr., J., Lyme Disease Update, Guidelines for Physicians, in
Internal Medicine World Report, 9/1/91, with follow up in 11/15/91
issue.
Burrascano, Jr., J., Treating Late Lyme Disease-Options and Guidelines, in
Internal Medicine, December, 1990.
PRESENTATIONS (partial listing)
12th Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, New York, N.Y., April, 1999.
The New
Lyme Disease: redefining the illness based on co-infection
Tenth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference. National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda,
MD., April, 1997. Early Lyme Disease- Diagnosis and Treatment
Advanced Topics in Managing Lyme Disease. Special educational program,
Glaxo
Pharmaceuticals. April, 1997
Managing Lyme Disease. Washington County Hospitals, Hagerstown, MD, June,
1996
Ninth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, Boston, MA., April, 1996.
Use of
Vancomycin in Treating Chronic Lyme Disease.
Eighth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, Vancouver, B.C., April,
1995.
Chronic Lyme Disease
Tick Borne Diseases- A Spring Update. Southampton Hospital, March, 1995
Lyme Disease: Clinical Aspects. Long Island University, October, 1994
Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Forum, Lyme Disease Resource Center,
California, July, 1994: Management of Chronic Lyme Disease
Invited speaker, U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources,
Washington, D.C., August, 1994.
Sixth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, Atlantic City, N.J.,
May,1993 (two
presentations): Gestational Lyme Borreliosis, and Rehabilitation
Therapy in Chronic
Lyme Disease)
Fifth International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis, Arlington, Va.,
May-June,
1992. Transfusion Acquired Lyme Borreliosis
Speaker, private session, U.S. Senate and House, Washington, D.C., June,
1992
Grand Rounds, Fort Morgan Hospital, Fort Morgan, Colorado, June, 1992
Lyme Disease Foundation international Conference, Stanford, Conn.,
April,1992
Speaker, Congressional Lyme Awareness Week Press Conference, Wash, D.C.,1991
1991 Lyme Borreliosis International Scientific Symposium, Santa Monica,
Calif., April, 1991
Lyme Borreliosis International Scientific seminar, Santa Monica,
California, 1991
Fourth International Congress on Lyme Borreliosis, Stockholm, Sweden, June,
1990
State of the Art Workshop, Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, NIH,
Bethesda, Maryland. December, 1990
Resource Center for Lyme Disease, Ukiah, California, May, 1990
Borreliosis '90, International Lyme Borreliosis Conference,
Orlando, Florida, 1990
Borreliosis West, International Lyme Borreliosis Conference, Oakland,
California, November, 1989
Medical Grand Rounds, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
Grand Rounds, Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y.
Family Practice Division, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals,
Omaha,
Nebraska
Lecturer, North Shore Comprehensive Care, Boston, Massachusetts
Grand Rounds, DOCS, Multidisciplinary Practice, Westchester, New
York
CONSULTING
Faces of Lyme Silver Award winning video on the personal impact of chronic
Lyme Disease on
a family
Lyme Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment - Guidelines for Physicians (video),
Lyme Disease
Foundation
Dr. Ticked-Off and His Tick Patrol - Open Captioned, bi-lingual children's
puppet video for
ages four to nine, Lyme Disease Foundation
WTIK: A Special Lyme Disease News Update, Open Captioned, bi-lingual
children's puppet
video for ages ten to sixteen+, Lyme Disease Foundation
Guidelines for Physicians Regarding Treatment on Tick Bite, Lyme Disease
Foundation, 1991
Lyme Disease Diagnostic Poster, medical and lay versions, Lyme Disease
Foundation, 1991
Cost to Society of Lyme Disease, contributing clinician, Society of
Actuaries, and Lyme
Disease Foundation, 1992
Lyme Disease Surveillance Case Definition Review Meeting, Chair, Clinical
Section,
Atlanta, March, 1993
CITATIONS:
Riding the Wave: He Wrote The Book, by Jean K. DeLeslie
Coping With Lyme Disease, by Denise Lang
The Widening Circle, by Polly Murry
Lyme Disease: What you need to Know, by Karen Vanderhoof Forschner
INTERNET:
Dr. Burrascano’s web pages:
http://dwp.bigplanet.com/eojlyme
MEDIA
1998 Distinguished Physician Award, Lyme Disease Resource Center
Best Physician Award, Dan's Papers, 1994, 1995, 1996
Television and cable:
WABC-TV
WNBC-TV
WCBS-TV
WTIC-TV
CNN-TV
PBS-TV
WRIV-TV
Radio Interviews-
WOR national radio network
WCBS Newsradio 88, N.Y.C
WLIW radio, Long Island, NY
Detroit, Michigan
Washington, D.C
Newspaper articles and interviews:
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Long Island Newsday
National Underwriter
New York Newsday
The East Hampton Star
First Magazine for Women
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