Allen C Burks, MD

Allen Cole Burks, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician. His clinical interests include:

• Interventional pulmonology
• Lung cancer diagnosis, staging, and management
• Pleural effusion diagnosis and management
• Upper airway obstruction

“I try to find a common understanding with all patients and their families because establishing a relationship will help them maximize their health,” he says. “Their experience and health are my utmost priority as a physician.”

Dr. Burks grew up in the Ozark mountains in rural Arkansas and attended the University of Central Arkansas with plans to become a marine biologist. His love of human medicine began with his first anatomy course.

He earned his medical degree at Saint Louis University, where he also completed his family medicine residency. He completed his internal medicine residency at Georgetown University and then completed fellowships in pulmonary and critical care medicine and interventional pulmonology at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, in St. Louis.

He is a peer reviewer for several journals, including the Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, and CHEST, the Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.  

“My overarching calling to medicine was that of an educated communicator and translator. I wanted to be able to help people through the most difficult times of their physical lives by not only having in-depth knowledge but also how to explain those things in easy-to-understand terms,” he says.

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Age Groups Seen

Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)

Primary Education

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Residency

SSM Health/Saint Louis University (Southwest Illin

Fellowships

University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington University Internal Medicine GME

Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine), American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)

Additional Specialties

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology