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Arthur L. (Bud) Burnett, II, M.D.

Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD is Professor, Department of Urology, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where he is also Director of the Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-urology. Currently, Dr. Burnett holds professional appointments at the Johns Hopkins Hospital including Director of the Male Consultation Clinic and researcher/clinician at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. He is an active staff member at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Burnett received his undergraduate degree in biology from Princeton University and subsequently his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then completed his internship and residency in surgery, and subsequently residency and fellowship in urology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Upon completion of his urology residency, he also received an American Foundation of Urologic Disease New Investigator Award to continue research work into the regulatory basis of nitric oxide in the mediation of penile erection. He has maintained an active laboratory in neuro-urology since that time.

Among Dr. Burnett's key research interests are the neurophysiology and vascular physiology of penile erection, and the pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction. Additionally, he is an expert in the areas of major pelvic reconstruction, voiding dysfunction, female urology, and prostate cancer. A frequent contributor to the medical press, Dr. Burnett has written more than 100 original peer-reviewed articles, along with numerous additional articles, editorials, and book chapters, relating to his biomedical research and clinical activities. His work has appeared in many prominent journals such as Science, Nature Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Urology, Urology, and Journal of Andrology. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Burnett is also a member of the American Urological Association, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research, Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, Urodynamics Society, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. He is on various advisory committees including the Urology Study Section, National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review.