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Physician Profile for Dr. Nelson A. Burton, MD

Addresses:
4320 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22304
2921 Telestar Court
Falls Church, VA 22042
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Male
Years Since Graduation: 34
Practice Member Since: 1988.
Physician Website: http://www.cvtsa.com
 
Professional Appointments:
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Surgical Director, Heart and Lung Transplantation
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Chief Transplant Surgery Section
University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
 
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Medical Society of Virginia
American College of Cardiologists
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
American College of Chest Physicians
American Medical Association
American Heart Association
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
International Federation For The Surgery Of Obesity (IFSO)
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
 
Committees:
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery, American Heart Association
 

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialties:
Cardiac Surgery
A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Thoracic Surgery
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Nelson A. Burton, MD is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery)
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Medical School:
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT 1975
 
Internship:
Stanford University Hospital, Surgical
Stanford, CA 1976
 
Residency:
Stanford University Hospital, Thoracic/Cardiovascular Surgery
Stanford, CA 1982
 

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:
  • All Major Plans
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has confirmed that Dr. Nelson A. Burton, MD has received 2 sanctions.

Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.


Sanction #1

Type: Sanction issued by State Medical Board in MD on Mar 16, 2009.
Nature of Complaint: Disciplinary action in another state
Action: Reprimand
Sanction Description: Dr. Nelson Avard Burton; License # D38816

Nature of Complaint:

The physician has been the subject of disciplinary action in another state.

The physician was issued a reprimand by the Virginia Board of Medicine on 08-19-2008 for failure to follow up on a CT scan report that recommended MRI follow up and subsequently another physician ordered a CT scan that revealed a tumor on the patient's liver which was malignant.

Action Taken:

The physician has been issued a Reprimand by the Maryland Board of Physicians.

Sanction #2

Type: Sanction issued by State Medical Board in VA on Aug 19, 2008.
Nature of Complaint: Substandard Care, Incompetence or Negligence
Action: Reprimand
Sanction Description: Dr. Nelson Avard Burton; License # 0101042328

Nature of Complaint:

The physician ordered a CT scan of a patient's chest prior to scheduled coronary bypass surgery which revealed a lesion on the patient's liver. The physician failed to follow-up on a report that recommended MRI follow-up for the patient.

Action Taken:

The physician has been issued a Reprimand by the Virginia Board of Medicine.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Nelson A. Burton, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.    Learn More
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