Assistant Professor, Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist

David Scott Burkett, MD, FACC - Curriculum Vitae

January 2025

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PERSONAL

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Date of Birth: May 25, 1968 (Age 56-yr)

Place of Birth: Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Current Address: 19727 Terra Mont, San Antonio, Texas 78255

Cell Phone: (318) 267 – 8050

E=Mail: ********@***.***

Marital Status: Divorced

Daughters: Katherine (Age 26-yr), Camille (21-yr), Ella Scott (20-yr)

Sons: Marshall (18-yr), Benjamin (17-yr)

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

PRIOR ACADEMIC POSITION

PRIOR PRACTICE POSITIONS

PRIOR ER MOONLIGHTING POSITIONS

SPEAKER EMPLOYMENT

Start Date: July 31, 2023 - Current

Group Private Cardiology Practice with Cardiovascular Associates of San Antonio

Address: 1123 North Main Ave., Suite 110

San Antonio, Texas 78212

Phone: (210) 225 – 4566

Office Manager: Janie Hrbek

Start Date: August 1, 2024

Company: Clinical Advancement Center, PLLC

Position: Sub-Investigator in National Pharmaceutical Cardiovascular Trials /Studies

Address: 1123 North Main Ave, Suite 120, San Antonio, Texas 78212

Phone: 210-***-****

Fax: 210-***-****

Primary Investigator: Pablo Pergola, MD

Duration: August 2013 – April 30, 2023

Fulltime Assistant Professor of Medicine: LSU School of Medicine – Shreveport at Ochsner-LSU-Monroe-Louisiana Campus

Director of Cardiology and the Cardiac / EP Catheterization Lab

85% Practicing Internal Medicine, Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Emergency Medicine with LSU School of Medicine at Ochsner-LSU-Monroe-Louisiana Campus

15% Educating Medicine Residents, Cardiology Fellows, NP’s, Nurses, and PA’s

Physical Address:

Ochsner-LSU-Monroe Campus (E. A. Conway)

4864 Jackson Street, 5th Floor Cardiology Department

Monroe, Louisiana 71202

Phone: (318) 330 - 7037 / 7000 / 7626

PRIOR CARDIOLOGY / ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICES

Solo Cardiology / Electrophysiology Private Practice

Burkett Heart Clinic

513 Walnut Street

Monroe, La. 71201

DURATION: October 2009 – August 2013

Group Cardiology / Electrophysiology Private Practice with Father (until his death)

Burkett Cardiovascular Associates

1811 Glenmar Avenue

Monroe, La. 71201

DURATION: July 2004 – September 2009

Prior to joining Academic Medicine with LSU School of Medicine – Shreveport, I had 9 years of private practice experience from 7/2004 – 8/2013 consisting of 3,500 patients serving 3 local Hospitals (North Monroe HCA Hospital, St. Francis FMOL Medical Center, and Glenwood Regional Medical Center) and 1 Surgical Center (P&S Surgical Center). Solo and Group Private Practice Involving Cardiac Electrophysiology (70%) and General Invasive Cardiology (30%) in Monroe, Louisiana.

Personal Statement is enclosed at the bottom.

ER MOONLIGHTING PRACTICES (HOSPITAL ADDRESSES ARE LISTED BELOW IN CREDENTIALING PORTION)

ER Physician: (Full-Time Moonlighting Position with Schumacher-Group):

HOSPITAL: Ochsner-LSU-Monroe Campus (E. A. Conway)

DURATION: January 2017 – June 2020

ER Physician (Part-Time Moonlighting Position with Concord Medical Group):

HOSPITAL: Jackson Parish Hospital

DURATION: 2018 – December 2019

ER Physician and ER Director (Moonlighting Position with Schumacher and then Concord Medical):

HOSPITAL: Morehouse General Hospital

DURATION: 2015 - 2017

ER Physician (Moonlighting Position with E.S.S.)

HOSPITAL: Allen Parish Hospital

DURATION: 2016- 2018

ER Physician (Moonlighting Position with E.S.S.)

HOSPITAL: Richardson Medical Center

DURATION: March 2014 – 2016

TRAVELING EDUCATOR / SPEAKER

United Therapeutics Pharmaceutical Corporation

2018 – June 2020

I travelled the country 1-2 times monthly giving up-to-date lectures on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to fellow physicians, nurses, PA’s, NP’s, and patients.

CARDIOLOGY

TRAINING

7-1999 to 6-2002

Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas

Under the directorship of Robert Roberts, MD, FACC

Trained with Dr’s. Michael DeBakey, William Zoghbi, Miguel Quinones, Neal Klieman, Sherif Nagueh, Craig Pratt, Albert Raizner, William Winters, Christie Ballantyne, John Mahmarian, and many other well known and respected cardiologists.

EP

TRAINING

7-2002 to 6-2004

Northwestern University Medical School – Chicago, Illinois

Under the directorship of Alan Kadish, MD, FACC

Trained with Dr’s. Jeffery Goldberger, Pablo Denes, Rod Passman, Samer Dibs, Erica Engelstein, and Robert Bonow.

Ablations: I was well trained in all types of ablations

(Including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and 3-dimensional electrophysiologic mapping). My specialty is atrial fibrillation ablations, and I perform 4 of these procedures weekly.

Implant all types of devices (ICD’s, PM’s, Bi-V’s, ILR’s, SQ-ICD’s).

Trained in laser lead extractions.

Trained in trans-septal punctures and intra-cardiac ultrasound.

MEDICAL LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION

Texas State Medical License (Currently Active): Issued 8-28-1999 and Expires on 11-30-2025.

Texas DPS Registration of Controlled Substances: Issued 7-20-1999 (Currently Inactive as I Resided Outside of Texas since 2004. I am currently re-applying for it).

Illinois State Medical License: Issued 7-31-2002 (Currently Inactive as I did not renew it. EXPIRED in 2011)

Illinois Controlled Substance License: (Currently Inactive) Issued 7-31-2002 and expired 7-31-2005 and cannot be renewed because I am no longer an Illinois resident.

Louisiana State Medical License: (Currently Inactive): Issued 5-18-2004 and expired on 5-31-2023. I did renew it, but have elected to renew it and am in the process of renewing it now.

Louisiana Controlled and Dangerous Substances License: (Currently Inactive) Issued 7-1-2004.

Federal DEA: Issued 10-26-1999.

A.B.I.M. Internal Medicine Boards (Certificate #195621): Valid 1999-2009 (I elected not to recertify in 2009).

A.B.I.M. Cardiovascular Disease Boards: (Certificate #195621): Issued 2003-2013; Recertified 4-2016 and Valid Until 12-31-2026. I am enrolled on the ABIM CMP program and take the yearly CMP test to maintain BC. I last took, and passed, the 10-2023 CMP Cardiology test.

A.B.I.M. Electrophysiology Board Eligible: (Certificate #195621)

EDUCATION

Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow (PGY 7 to PGY 8)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

420 East Superior Street

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Phone: (312) 503 – 8194

July 2002 - June 2004

Cardiology Fellowship (PGY 4 to PGY 6)

Baylor College of Medicine

1 Baylor Plaza

Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: (713) 798 – 4951

July 1999 - June 2002

Internal Medicine Internship & Res. (PGY 1 to PGY 3)

Baylor College of Medicine

1 Baylor Plaza

Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: (713) 798 – 4951

June 1996 - June 1999

LSU-HSC School of Medicine Medical School

1901 Perdido Street

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Phone: (504) 568 – 4007

June 1992 - May 1996

College: Southern Methodist University (SMU) In Dallas, TX

Degree: B.S. in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

6425 Boaz Lane

Dallas, Texas 75205

Phone: (214) 768 – 2000

August 1986 - May 1992

High School:

John Marshall High School - San Antonio, Texas

September 1983 - May 1986

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

I was elected the Best Practicing Cardiologist in Monroe-West Monroe, Louisiana in 2018 (by the public).

I was the first EP Physician in the United States to implant the newly released MEDTRONIC Bluetooth Bi-Ventricular AICD in Monroe, LA. On June 2, 2020.

ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS: AMA, AHA. Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Associate Member of HRS (Electrophysiology), Member of the American College of Physicians (ACP), Bexar County Medical Society

INACTIVE / EXPIRED ORGANIZATIONS: Harris County Medical Society (Houston), Cook County Medical Society (Chicago), Ouachita Parish Medical Society (Monroe, La)

College: Who’s Who Among American College Students, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

RESEARCH

I participated in observational research with regards to the ablation of atrial fibrillation. Throughout my career, I have developed multiple ways to ablate atrial fibrillation, some being more successful than others. I have submitted a proposal to the LSU School of Medicine to participate in an observational study with regards to the successfulness of various atrial fibrillation ablation techniques. I attended additional Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Education in 2018 at St. David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas with Dr. Andre Natale and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.

Observational Research in 2007 - 2008 for CV Therapeutics (now known as Gilead) regarding Ranexa in the treatment of atrial dysrhythmias (particularly PAC’s, atrial tachycardia, and atrial fibrillation). Data was presented to Dr. Bellardinelli in Palo Alto, California, and forwarded to Utica, New York, for continuation. This was an independent study I performed myself without financial gain. I was flown to California to reveal my results with the company. RANEXA significantly decreased atrial ectopy in those who took it.

Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow at Northwestern University Medical School as a PGY 7 and PGY 8:

Abstract Published: New Ablation Technique for RVOT Tachycardia Utilizing the Lasso Electrode Catheter

Abstract Published: The Incidence of AVNRT and Inappropriate ICD Therapies in patients with Implantable Defibrillators

Case Report: A Rare and Benign Electrophysiologic Finding: A Right Ventricular Fasciculo-Ventricular Accessory Pathway

Electrophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine as a PGY 6 Cardiology Fellow:

R&D of a deflectable pulmonary vein ultrasound ablative catheter for atrial fibrillation. Pulmonary Vein Isolation with High Frequency Ultrasound Balloon at the University of Oklahoma under Dr. Shih and Dr. Nakagawa: 2001 – 2002

Supervised by Dr. Hue Teh Shih and performed at the University of Oklahoma Animal Research laboratory under Dr. Nakagawa and Dr. Sonny Jackmon

COLLEGE:

Signal Averaged ECG Research at SMU under Dr. Davilla: 1988 – 1989

Evoked Potentials Research at SMU under Dr. Davilla: 1989 - 1990

Co-authored a research project published in the IEEE Journal entitled, “The Effects of Signal Averaging of Evoked Potentials to Minimize Data Acquisition.”

PRIOR HOSPITAL CREDENTIALING

PRIOR MOONLIGHTING POSITIONS DURING MY CARDIOLOGY / EP TRAINING

PRIOR CO-OPT JOBS I PERFORMED DURING MY SMU COLLEGE ENEGINERRING EDUCATION

ER Physician Moonlighting Positions

1.Morehouse General Hospital

323 W. Walnut Avenue

Bastrop, Louisiana 71220

Phone: (318) 283 – 3600

2.Allen Parish Hospital

108 Sixth Avenue

Kinder, LA 70648

Phone: (337) 738 – 2527

3.Richardson Medical Center

254 LA – 3048

Rayville, Louisiana 71269

Phone: (318) 728 - 4181

4.Jackson Parish Hospital

165 Beech Springs Road

Jonesboro, Louisiana 71251

Phone: (318) 259 – 4435

5.Ochsner-LSU-Monroe Campus (E. A. Conway)

4864 Jackson Street

Monroe, Louisiana 71202

Phone: (318) 330 - 7037 / 7000 / 7626

Cardiology / Electrophysiology / Internal Medicine Positions while in Private Practice

1.HCA North Monroe Hospital (No Longer in Business)

3421 Medical Park Drive

Monroe, La. 71203

DURATION: July 2004 – July 2007

*** This Hospital was sold to Saint Francis Hospital System in 2007. I only practiced at this hospital from July 2004 to July 2007. When it was sold to SFMC, I then joined the SFMC downtown hospital as well.

2.St. Francis North Monroe Hospital (No Longer in Business)

3421 Medical Park Drive

Monroe, La. 71203

DURATION: July 2007 – July 2009

*** This Hospital (the above one sold) went to ER only services in 2009, so I no longer served this hospital after inpatient services were discontinued by the SFMC organization. It permanently closed in September 2021.

3.St. Francis Medical Center Monroe (Downtown Campus)

309 Jackson Street

Monroe, La. 71201

Phone: 318-***-****

DURATION: July 2007 - March 2012

*** I joined this downtown hospital after they purchased the HCA North Monroe Hospital. I left it when I joined LSU School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor as I only attended the academic hospital and NOT private hospitals.

4.Glenwood Regional Medical Center

503 McMillan Road

West Monroe, La. 71291

Phone: 318-***-****

DURATION: October 2009 - March 2012

*** I joined this hospital in 10-2009 after I entered into private SOLO practice after my father became ill. I left it when I joined LSU School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor as I only attended the academic hospital and NOT private hospitals.

5.P&S Surgical Center – Monroe

312 Grammont Street

Monroe, La. 71201

Phone: 318-***-****

DURATION: July 2007 - March 2012

*** I joined this facility in 2007 after joining SFMC downtown as it was a facility connected to SFMC, and it was a physician owned facility. I was an investor in this facility as well. I sold my stock and left it when I joined LSU School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor as I only attended the academic hospital and NOT private hospitals.

Cardiology / Electrophysiology / Internal Medicine Positions while in Academic Medicine Practice

1.Ochsner-LSU-Monroe Campus (E. A. Conway)

4864 Jackson Street

Monroe, La. 71202

Phone: (318) 330 - 7037 / 7000 / 7626

DURATION: August 2013 – April 30, 2023

Evanston Northwestern Hospital

2650 Ridge Avenue

Evanston, IL 60201

Phone: (847) 570 - 5020

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my EP Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. I was an admitting cardiology physician that also attended to the ER, ICU, and CCU.

DURATION: November 2002 - June 2004

Glenbrook Northwestern Hospital

2100 Pfingsten Road

Glenview, IL 60025

Phone: (847) 657 - 5800

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my EP Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. I was an admitting cardiology physician that also attended to the ER, ICU, and CCU.

DURATION: November 2002 - June 2004

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

251 East Huron Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: (312) 926 - 2000

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my EP Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. I was an admitting cardiology physician that also attended to the ER, ICU, and CCU.

DURATION: November 2002 - June 2004

Ben Taub County Hospital ER Attending Physician

1504 Taub Loop

Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: (713) 873 - 2000 or (713) 873 - 2675

Supervisor: Janice Zimmerman, MD

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I was an admitting internal medicine physician that also attended to the ER, ICU, and CCU. I supervised the Baylor medical house staff.

DURATION: October 1999 - June 2002

The Methodist Hospital CCU

6565 Fannin Street, F1003

Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: (713) 441 – 5650

Supervisor: Craig Pratt, MD

DURATION: October 1999 - June 2002

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I was an admitting and attending CCU physician. I performed acute coronary care management, ventilator management, hemodynamic management (invasive and noninvasive), and emergent cardiac catheterization.

Houston Cardiology Associates

6560 Fannin, Suite #1654

Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: (713) 790 – 0841

Supervisor: Mark Hausknecht, MD

*** This was a weekend moonlighting position I performed during my Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I was an admitting cardiology physician who admitted, consulted, and rounded on cardiac patients for this group of 8 private practice cardiologists. General patient load of 45 inpatients and 10-15 ER consultations per weekend.

DURATION: December 1999 - June 2002

Baylor University Medical Center: Biomedical Services

3500 Gaston Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75246

Phone: 214-***-****

DURATION: September 1991 - August 1992

*** During my college at SMU, I co-opted every other semester and alternated working a semester and going to college a semester. I was employed in my field of studies (electrical and biomedical engineering).

I performed quality and safety assurance checks / repair of medical equipment. I also performed R&D of devices to enhance the quality of life, independence, and productivity of persons with disabilities.

LTV Missiles and Electronics (Governmental Contractor)

Grand Prairie, Texas

DURATION: August 1989 – December 1989 and January 1989 – May 1989

*** During my college at SMU, I co-opted every other semester and alternated working a semester and going to college a semester. I was employed in my field of studies (electrical and biomedical engineering).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.Software Quality Assurance

2.Computer programming in FORTRAN, C, ADA, Pascal, and Cobalt

3.Governmental security clearance

4.Troubleshooting software on the Stealth Aircraft fighter’s electronic system.

CURRENT PRACTICE: When I completed my electrophysiology fellowship, I was offered a position in Houston, Texas, with the group that I moonlit for during my cardiology fellowship. My father was a solo practicing interventional cardiologist in Monroe, Louisiana, and I elected to join him instead. I have second guessed this decision all my life. I loved my father and family, and desperately wanted to work with him. Also, my ex-wife is from Monroe, Louisiana. Therefore, I relocated to Monroe, Louisiana, were there was no full-time electrophysiologist in the community. I was in partnership with my father (Burkett Cardiovascular Associates) in Monroe, Louisiana, from 7-2004 to 9-2009. I started the EP program at both the HCA Hospital in North Monroe as well as at the P&S Surgical Center in downtown Monroe, Louisiana. My father became ill with Leukemia and underwent a bone marrow transplant. He was unable to practice medicine after developing some complications and was confined to a wheelchair. I then established a solo private cardiology / electrophysiology practice (Burkett Heart Clinic) in October of 2009 and had about 3,500 patients. Due to the location of Monroe, Louisiana, I drew patients from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. I desired only to practice EP when finishing fellowship; however, it would have been difficult to survive and support my family in the small town of Monroe. Thus, I began practicing general cardiology as well and have been performing cardiac caths, nuclear stress tests, echocardiograms, peripheral angiograms, etc. since 2005.

Despite the hardships, I established a strong practice in Monroe, Louisiana. I perform about 5 AFIB ablations weekly (WACA, linear lines of conduction block, and PV isolation approach). AFIB ablations are my passion. I perform VT ablations (ischemic and non-ischemic) of both the re-entry and focal type. I ablate isolated PAC’s and PVC’s as well. I implant probably 5-10 devices (especially Bi-V PPM’s / ICD’s) weekly. I implanted the first 3 Boston Scientific SQ-ICD’s in North Louisiana when they were released. I was the first United States physician to implant the newly released MEDTRONIC Bi-ventricular ICD having smart phone capabilities (June 2, 2020). I was voted the #1 Cardiologist in Monroe / West Monroe (out of a total of 10) in 2018 by the city’s population. I am not bragging, but this did occur.

I had a strong referral from other parts of the region and not just Monroe. Basically, I ablate anything and everything, but only via an endocardial approach (I do not ablate epicardially as I was not trained in it). I am trained to do laser lead extractions but have not done them in 10 years as the hospitals in Monroe would not purchase the equipment. I also perform about 10-15 heart caths weekly, interpret 40 nuclear stress tests weekly, and read about 100 echocardiograms (TTE) weekly. I do not perform TEE’s. I have no problem taking general cardiology call, as I currently do it daily. I desire to train in the implantation of the Watchmen device, which is the left atrial appendage occluder. Training has been offered to me by Boston Scientific when desired.

My father became quite ill with leukemia in 2009, and I inherited his practice on top of my current practice. I made an attempt to cover 2 hospitals and a surgical center by myself. I was able to do this for two years, until I reached my limit. I was on call 24 – 7 and never home. I just could not take it anymore as I had no call coverage. I elected to close my private practice, and I accepted an academic position with LSU School of Medicine - Shreveport at the Monroe Campus (E. A. Conway Hospital, which is now known as Ochsner – LSU - Monroe). At that time, they did not have a cardiac catheterization / electrophysiology lab. We opened our lab in 2015, and I started a cardiology / electrophysiology program once again at this institution. We became very successful and then opened our Hybrid lab in 2019.

I was an Assistant Professor and Chief of Cardiology / Electrophysiology at Ochsner - LSU – Shreveport - Monroe Campus (formerly University Health - Monroe and prior to that was E. A. Conway Hospital). I continued to see my private patients at this facility, as well as educate the residents and run a medicine/cardiology team. Given the fact that I had 5 children to support, and academic pay was not quite enough, I began moonlighting with 3 different ER companies since 2013. I have worked for Schumacher Group, E.S.S., and Concord Medical performing ER work at 6 Louisiana hospitals. I was also employed by United Therapeutics Pharmaceutical Corporation and served as a physician-nurse-patient educator in the field of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. I traveled the United States giving educational lectures 1-2 times monthly. I do treat pulmonary hypertension as well.

After the death of my father (2012) and sister (2015), I lost my immediate family that lived in Monroe. I divorced in January 2022 and have elected to return to my home state of Texas. I have joined the Cardiovascular Associates of San Antonio and will complete my Cardiology / Electrophysiology career in San Antonio, Texas. It was just time to return home, and I am excited to return to Texas medicine. I have been blessed to have been offered a position in San Antonio, and have met so many wonderful and thankful patients. Many have composed letter of recommendation if you desire to read them. This is not my ideal practice, and I am seeking other opportunities.

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