Primary Care Physician Joins Holy Cross Medical Group

Pompano Beach, Florida (August 7, 2024) – Corey Burns, D.O. has joined Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 130 physicians providing services throughout Broward County, as a primary care physician.

Dr. Burns recently completed his three-year family medicine residency at Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach, a 678-bed hospital that provides major medical and surgical services, including comprehensive stroke and cardiac care services, to Flagler and Volusia counties in Florida. He previously tutored and mentored first and second year medical students, as well as middle and high school students in math and science.

Dr. Burns graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Business and Leadership from the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at NSU. He was the recipient of the NSU President’s Faculty Research and Development Award that enabled him to research the immune reactivity to gluten in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

As a medical student, Dr. Burns was appointed as an Osteopathic Medical Student Representative to the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Bureau of Federal Health Programs (BFHP). During his one-year term, he served as an advocate for physician and patient-centered policies at meetings with the offices of Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. and other elected officials. In this role, he was able to be the voice of fellow medical students during policy workshops, especially in conversations regarding the funding of Graduate Medical Education (GME).

An active volunteer, Dr. Burns participated in Volusia Volunteers in Medicine, providing care at a free medical clinic offering primary and preventative medical services to the low-income residents of Volusia County who have no health insurance; was a pantry volunteer for the St. Petersburg Free Clinic; built homes for Habitat for Humanity; and prepared and served meals at Jubilee Center of South Broward. As a medical student, he assisted internal medicine physicians on an outreach trip to Guatemala, where he learned to adapt to diverse work environments and refined his medical Spanish skills.

Dr. Burns is a member of the AOA, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and Osteopathic Political Action Committee. His office is located at Holy Cross Medical Group – Pompano Beach, 1975 N. Federal Highway. To schedule an appointment, call 954-522-1550 or visit holy-cross.com for more information.

 

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HEALTH 
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been recognized for six Types of Care in U.S. News and World Report's 2023-24 Best Hospital rankings and was named among the 2024 America's Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also encompasses Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, urgent care centers and more than 40 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.