Patrick C. Walsh Professor in Urology,
Professor, Oncology Center
Director, Basic Science Laboratory in Neurourology
Director, Sexual Medicine Fellowship Program
Faculty Member, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Training Program
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Arthur (Bud) Burnett received his A.B. degree in Biology from Princeton University and M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. His post-graduate training in general surgery, urology, and reconstructive urology and urodynamics was performed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently joined the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, receiving an American Foundation for Urologic Disease scholarship, and thereafter he ascended to his current rank as the Patrick C. Walsh Distinguished Professor of Urology. Dr. Burnett also holds a faculty appointment in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine Training Program, Honorary Professor, Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anesthesia & Critical Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and Professor, Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Additional appointments are that of Director of the Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-urology of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Director of the Male Consultation Clinic. He is an alumni member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received the 2016 Urology Care Foundation Distinguished Mentor Award, for exceptional leadership, skill and ability in serving as a high-quality mentor. Dr. Burnett specializes in sexual medicine, major pelvic reconstruction, voiding dysfunction, female urology, and prostate cancer. Dr. Burnett has served in multiple professional capacities with medical organizations and advisory committees to include chairperson of the Urology Study Section, National Institutes of Health (2004-2007); the Research Council, Prostate Cancer Guidelines Update Panel, and Prostate Cancer Outcomes Working Group of the American Urological Association; member of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee (2001-2005); member of the FDA Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs (2003-2007); and member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer and President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (2005-2014). Dr. Burnett has written more than 300 original peer-review articles and 50 book chapters, along with numerous additional editorials and publications 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. Dr. Burnett also has held journal editor appointments such as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Andrology, Assistant Editor of the Journal of Urology, and Reviews Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.