Associate Staff
Celveland Clinic Sarcoma Program
Zachary Burke, MD is an orthopaedic oncologist in the Sarcoma Program of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his medical and orthopaedic training at UCLA where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society. He continued his training with a fellowship in orthopaedic oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, and the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto. He specializes in pediatric and adult bone sarcoma, limb sparing surgical techniques, soft tissue sarcoma, benign tumors, and metastatic bone disease. Patient-centered care is his passion.
As a surgeon-scientist, Dr. Burke is very active in research in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute (LRI) as a translational scientist. His research interests include novel treatments for prosthetic joint infection, sarcoma therapies, and clinical outcomes in orthopaedic sarcoma surgery. He completed a research fellowship at the Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center at UCLA and was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (T32) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of his work. He has numerous publications in both translational science and clinical research, has authored several book chapters, and has presented widely at national and international meetings. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS), and Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS).
Dr. Burke lives in Cleveland and devotes his time outside of the Clinic to his wife, three children, and dog.
