Biography
James F. Burke, MD is a clinical lecturer in the Department of Neurology and research fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. He has completed subspecialty training in Vascular Neurology/Stroke and is board certified in Neurology and Vascular Neurology. He is a member of the Acute Stroke Team, sees inpatients on the University of Michigan Neurology Service and outpatients at the Ann Arbor VA. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1995 and his medical degree from the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 2005 and has since received a master's degree from the University of Michigan. He completed his Neurology residency and Vascular Neurology fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Areas of Interest
Research: Dr. Burke is interested in understanding how information acquired from diagnostic tests improves clinical outcomes and developing more efficient mechanisms of determining which patients need diagnostic tests.
Clinical Interests
Stroke
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Credentials
Medical School or Training
- Loyola University Medical Center, 2005
Residency
- University of Michigan Health System, Neurology, MI, 2009
Fellowship
- Stroke, University of Michigan Health System, 2010
Board Certification
- Neurology
- Vascular Neurology
