Find Faculty
Home>Find Faculty>David S. Burstein, MD, MS

David S. Burstein, MD, MS

David S. Burstein, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, RUSH Medical College
Education

MD, Rush Medical College
Residency, Primary Care Track, The George Washington University
Clinical Research Fellowship, Northwestern University

Areas of Expertise

Health services research, quality of care, serious complex chronic illness, payment models, physician-patient relationships, patient-centered care, electronic health record use, spirituality in healthcare, occupational health & burnout

Contact Info:

1725 W. Harrison St.
Suite 263
Chicago, IL 60612
David_S_Burstein@rush.edu
Links:
Honors and Activities
  • Distinguished Achievement in Quality Improvement, The George Washington University Department of Medicine, 2018
  • Essay Contest Winner, On Wellness, The George Washington University Office of Graduate Medical Education, 2017
Publications
  • Burstein DS, Svigos F, Patel A, Reddy NK, Michelson KN, O’Dwyer LC, Linzer M, Linder JA, Victorson D. Caring in the current health system: a scoping review on the concept of physician caring. J Gen Intern Med 2022; in press.
  • Burstein DS, Chretien KC, Puchalski CM, Teufel K, Aivaz M, Kaboff A, Tuck M. Internal Medicine Residents’ Experience Performing Routine Assessment of What Matters Most to Patients Upon Hospital Admission. Teach Learn Med 2022; in press.
  • Association of Primary Care Physician Compensation Incentives and Quality of Care in the United States, 2012-2016:
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33852143/
  • Conflating Medical Care With Patient Care:
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29075402/
  • The Things We Take for Granted:
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28441195/
  • Qualitative assessment of patient-reported outcomes in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis:
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21552137/
Grants
  • Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine and The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Fellowship in Diagnostic Excellence, 2022-2023
  • Society of General Internal Medicine, Founder’s Grant Award, 2020-2021
  • GW Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, Hospital Innovation Leadership Award, 2017, Internal Medicine Residents’ Experience Performing Routine Assessment of What Matters Most to Patients Upon Hospital Admission
Invited Presentations
  • Burstein DS, Delay K, Gates S, Lahey R. Living Life Can Be Exhausting, Psychsocial Strains on Mental Health. Invited Panelist. Rush University Mental Health Forum, Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, IL. October 14th, 2021
  • Scharle E, Burstein DS, Ngongo W, Everhart M, Mottet J. Patient narratives: Learning from stories in medicine. Invited Storyteller. National Collaborative for Education to Address Social Determinants of Health, 2021 Annual Conference (held virtually). Northwestern University. February 22, 2021
  • Teufel K, Burstein DS, Thompson D. In medical error, who is responsible: systems or individuals? Invited Panelist. Graduate Medical Education Core Curriculum, The George Washington University. Washington, DC. March 7, 2018