Professional Background

Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, MS is the Edward H. Hashinger Professor of Medicine and the Co-Director of the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (KU ADRC) , one of 33 nationally designated centers in the country. Dr. Burns also directs the Department of Neurology's Neurocognitive Division, the Clinical and Translational Science Unit - Fairway, and the KU ADRC’s Clinical Core, which is a site for national clinical trial networks.

Dr. Burns started the Alzheimer’s clinical research program at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2004. His education includes a BA (English and Japanese) from the University of Notre Dame, medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center, neurology residency at the University of Virginia, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Alzheimer's at Washington University in St. Louis. He then returned to his hometown of Kansas City to start the Alzheimer's clinical program to stimulate and support AD and aging research locally while pursuing research investigating how various lifestyle factors influence brain aging and AD. The program has grown into a vibrant research and training environment for AD and brain aging research. Dr. Burns has been continuously funded as a PI by the NIH since 2005 for work focused on how various lifestyle factors influence brain aging and AD progression.

  • BA, English and Japanese, University of Notre Dame
  • MD, Medicine, University of Kansa Medical Center
  • MS, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship, Alzheimer's Disease, Washington University , St. Louis, MO
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
  • Medical Doctor (MD), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
  • Physician and Surgeon, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
  • Alzheimer's Disease Center Clinical Core Steering Committee and Clinical Task Force, Chair, 2022 - Present
  • Alzheimer's Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship, Member, 2019 - Present
  • Alzheimer's Disease Center Clinical Core Steering Committee and Clinical Task Force, Member, 2012 - Present
  • Academy of Clinical Research Professionals, Member, 2005 - Present
  • American Academy of Neurology, Member, 1999 - Present