Dr. Burkard received his medical degree and PhD in chemistry from the University of Rochester. He subsequently trained in internal medicine at New York Hospital-Cornell University and in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. During his oncology fellowship, he studied cell cycle enzymes as novel targets for cancer therapy. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. As an oncologist, his clinical practice and research interest is in breast cancer and experimental therapeutics.