Dr. Thomas W. Burns This is Me

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1. 1. Faculty Profiles

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   Published on: 4/3/2008   Last Visited: 7/2/2008

   Thomas W. Burns, M.D.

2. 2. Faculty Profiles

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   Published on: 1/8/2007   Last Visited: 7/2/2008

   Thomas Burns, M.D.
   
   Professor of Clinical Medicine
   
   With our Department since 1955.Stafford Distinguished Professor of MedicineDirector, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1969-92.Director, Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center, 1976-92.Consultant- Harry S. Truman Memorial VA, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia Regional Hospital.
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   Thomas Burns

3. 3. Diabetes Center History

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   Published on: 10/24/2005   Last Visited: 7/2/2008

   The founder and longtime director of the center, Dr. Thomas Burns, gives credit to the Cosmopolitan International organization and to University of Missouri officials for having the foresight 20 years ago to form a partnership in order to achieve the goal of opening a diabetes center.Back in the 1970s, the Cosmopolitans, a private, philanthropic organization with 3,500 members worldwide, decided to make a campaign against diabetes mellitus their principal challenge.The group realized that its efforts might be more effective if it focused on the single project of establishing a diabetes center at the University of Missouri.In 1976, Dr. Thomas Burns accepted the directorship of the center.He worked tirelessly with the Cosmopolitans and MU officials, who agreed that the former would raise funds for the construction of a facility, while the latter would provide funding for operating expenses.The Cosmopolitans raised more than $1 million for the building and equipping of the center.
   
   The center has vigorously pursued its three objectives: 1) to provide state-of-the-art care to a large population of people with diabetes, 2) to educate patients and health care professionals about the disease, and 3) to conduct basic and clinical research.Cosmopolitan International and the University of Missouri have continued to support the center's efforts, and have been awarded certification as a "Recognized Diabetes Education Program" by the American Diabetes Association.Dr. Burns retired in 1992, but he remains an active, integral part of the center's success.
   
   In June, 1999, Thomas W. Burns, MD, MACP, was recognized by the American Diabetes Association for his outstanding contributions to the field of diabetes.