Dr. Leah Weyerts Burke MD
Pediatrician
112 Colchester Ave Vermont Regional Gen Burlington VT, 05401About
Dr. Leah Burke is a pediatrician practicing in Burlington, VT. Dr. Burke is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Burke diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Burke can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1987
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1987
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Analysis of genomic instability using multiple assays in a patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
- Familial unilateral ectopia lentis.
- Disclosure of Genome Sequencing Results: Are Pediatricians Ready?
- Kabuki syndrome: underdiagnosed recognizable pattern in cleft palate patients.
- Unusual presentation of trisomy 13.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
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