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Charles D. Burger, MD

Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Medical Director, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Charles D. Burger, MD, has been on the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine staff at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, since 1991. He is a professor of medicine and is the director of the pulmonary vascular disease and the rare cystic lung disease programs. Both centers are accredited as comprehensive care with accomplishments in both education and research. He is a graduate of Wake Forest School of Medicine. He performed his internal medicine training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his fellowship in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. 


Dr Burger was recognized as the 2014 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Clinician and the 2019 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator. He has lectured nationally and internationally and has served as editor in chief of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension. He has authored more than 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts, chapters, and letters.  

Contributing Articles

Present and Future Therapies for Interstitial Lung Disease and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
Interstitial Lung Disease

Present and Future Therapies for Interstitial Lung Disease and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

expert roundtables
By Charles D. Burger, MD; Justin Oldham, MD, MS; Steven D. Nathan, MD
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Treatment
Interstitial Lung Disease

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Treatment

expert roundtables
By Charles D. Burger, MD; Justin Oldham, MD, MS; Steven D. Nathan, MD
Respiratory Decline in Patients With Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
Interstitial Lung Disease

Respiratory Decline in Patients With Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema

patient care perspectives
By Charles D. Burger, MD
Management of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Connective Tissue Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease

Management of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Connective Tissue Disease

expert roundtables
By Charles D. Burger, MD; Justin Oldham, MD, MS; Steven D. Nathan, MD
Fibrotic Lung Disease: Factors Associated With Progression
Interstitial Lung Disease

Fibrotic Lung Disease: Factors Associated With Progression

expert roundtables
By Charles D. Burger, MD; Justin Oldham, MD, MS; Steven D. Nathan, MD