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General InfoDr. Burnham is a board-certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He serves as the Medical Director of Sports Medicine and current Section Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Ochsner – Baton Rouge. He specializes in knee, hip, shoulder, elbow and ankle injuries, and operative and nonoperative treatment of all sports injuries. He has had experience as a team physician at the professional, collegiate and high school levels, and continues to educate and train new sports medicine residents, fellows and athletic trainers.
While maintaining an active clinical practice, he also contributes to advancing the field of sports medicine through musculoskeletal research, and has published over 50 peer reviewed research publications and text book chapters on sports medicine diagnosis and treatment. In addition to his academic interests, he has served in leadership roles at the regional and national levels, and has lobbied on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for patient rights. Dr. Burnham also serves as an orthopedic surgeon in the United States Army Reserve.
Dr. Burnham is a graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU) where he earned a varsity letter in football, the Football Coach’s Award and SEC Academic Honor Roll. Dr. Burnham completed his orthopedic surgery and sports medicine residency at the University of Kentucky where he trained with sports medicine knee, shoulder and cartilage experts. During residency, Dr. Burnham was awarded the Intern’s Teaching Award, Best Research Presentation Awards, Outstanding Junior Resident Award and Outstanding Senior Resident Award.
Dr. Burnham then completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) under the leadership of internationally-recognized sports medicine leaders such as Dr. Freddie Fu (most published ACL surgeon in the world), Dr. Volker Musahl (Chief of Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh athletics), Dr. Jim Bradley (Pittsburgh Steelers Team Doctor, past president of NFL Team Physician Society, President of AOSSM), Dr. Craig Mauro (Pittsburgh Steelers) and others. He returned to Baton Rouge to start practice with his wife Amie and their three children. He was award the Fellow’s Award in 2019 for outstanding teaching and service by the 2019 primary care sports medicine fellows.
Dr. Burnham's areas of interest include:
- ACL and knee ligament injuries
- Meniscus repair/transplant
- Cartilage restoration
- Hip impingement and labral tears
- Shoulder dislocations
- Rotator cuff tears
- Biologics (PRP, Stem Cells)
- Injury prevention
- Sports performance
Medical School
Louisiana State University
Internship
University of Kentucky
Residency
University of Kentucky (Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine)
Fellowship
Sports Medicine University of Pittsburgh
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Ochsner Patient Verified Reviews
Kind, respectful, listens, and helps you get better. I’m recommending him to friends and family. Thank you Dr Burnham for your care and compassion when treating my shoulder!
Dr. Burnham and Jerrica, P.A. are AMAZING! As a parent, I am always concerned when choosing a doctor for my children, but after meeting Dr. Burnham my worries were instantly put to rest. Dr. Burnham and Jerrica were wonderful with my scared and hurt 14 year old son. The surgery and recovery were perfect! Thanks to Dr. Burnham, my son is beginning his come back on the baseball field! Thank you so much for everything!
Dr. Burnham is very professional. He’s thorough and takes time to explain options.
Doctor was very patient and thorough. He took time to meet with me and understand my issues. I would highly recommend him to anyone having orthopedic issues!
Dr. Burnham and his staff are wonderful! Ive had several Orthopedic Surgeons and Dr Burnham is hands down my favorite. The surgery and post surgery has been the best experience I’ve had.
Dr. Burnham and his staff are wonderful! Dr. Burnham spent so much time explaining everything to my husband and myself. This was not a quick in and out visit. He really treated us like we were important. And the care was great. Thank you so much!
Always there when you Need him. Understanding, dedicated compassion, wonderful staff, same day appointment.
Outstanding Doctor that is well trained and listens to his patients. Also takes time to explain problem and treatment plan. I would highly recommend him to treat my Wife or any other family member and this is the highest recommendation I can give.
So far, my experience with Dr. Burnham is limited. My condition was already determined before I saw he. I was referred to Dr. Burnham by another doctor due to an address change. My treatment officially began on July 20th with the first of a series of 3 injections in each knee. I had this same procedure done many years ago with great success so I am expecting to have the same results this time as well. Kudos to Leslie, Dr. Burnham's nurse. She is a joy to be around & has been so very kind to me
From the phone call to set the appointment, to the check out at the Walker location, I give them 5 Starts Plus. I was treated with respect, I was not rushed or dismissed as I find medical practitioners often do, as they are overworked these days. Debbie took my call, handled my appointment, & made sure I had clear instructions on where I was going. Dr. Burnham took the time to explain to me my medical diagnosis and treatment. The x-ray department as well as the check out desk, were also A+.