Dr. Christopher Joseph Burns M.D.
Surgeon
National Naval Medical Center 8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda MD, 20889Rating
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Dr. Christopher Burns is a general surgeon practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Burns specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Burns provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A tethered bilayer sensor containing alamethicin channels and its detection of amiloride based inhibitors.
- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis as a novel source of embryos for stem cell research.
- The role of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) in insulin secretion.
- Generation of a human embryonic stem cell line encoding the cystic fibrosis mutation deltaF508, using preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
- The structural basis of Janus kinase 2 inhibition by a potent and specific pan-Janus kinase inhibitor.
- N-(3,3a,4,4a,5,5a,6,6a-Octahydro-1,3-dioxo-4,6- ethenocycloprop[f]isoindol-2-(1H)-yl)carboxamides: Identification of novel orthopoxvirus egress inhibitors.
- Cell-based treatments for diabetes.
- The discovery of pyrano[3,4-b]indole-based allosteric inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase with in vivo activity.
- Pyrido-pyrimidine derivative CYC10424 inhibits glycosaminoglycan changes on vascular smooth muscle-derived proteoglycans and reduces lipoprotein binding.
- Discovery of 2-(alpha-methylbenzylamino) pyrazines as potent Type II inhibitors of FMS.
- Discovery of CYT997: a structurally novel orally active microtubule targeting agent.
- Phenylaminopyrimidines as inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAKs).
- CYT997: a novel orally active tubulin polymerization inhibitor with potent cytotoxic and vascular disrupting activity in vitro and in vivo.
- Importance of quantitative analysis in the generation of insulin-expressing cells from human embryonic stem cells.
- Venous thromboembolic disease in colorectal patients.
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