- Master's Degree: University of North Carolina Gillings School (Clinical Research)
- Fellowship: University of North Carolina (Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine)
- Residency: University of Louisville (Internal Medicine)
- Medical Degree: The University of Toledo
- Bachelor's Degree: Allegheny College (Undergraduate, graduated magna cum laude, Chemistry/Minor in History)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 2016-08-25)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) (Certification Date: 2019-11-21)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (Certification Date: 2022-11-28)
Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine
- Medical Sciences Building
- Office 513-558-4831
- Email burkesrt@ucmail.uc.edu
Clinical Interests
Asthma
Critical Care Medicine
Lung Disease
Pulmonary Disease
Airway Disorders
Aspergillosis
Bronchial Disease
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic Cough
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Dyspnea
Emphysema
Hemoptysis
Histoplasmosis
Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis)
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Emphysema
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Respiratory Tract Disease
Respiratory Tract Infections
Shortness of Breath
Thoracic Disease
Triad Asthma
Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Peer Reviewed Publications
Burkes, Robert M; Couper, David J; Barjaktarevic, Igor Z; Cooper, Christopher B; Labaki, Wassim W; Han, Meilan K; Woodruff, Prescott G; Lazarus, Stephen C; Parekh, Trisha M; Paine, Robert; Comellas, Alejandro P; Bowler, Russell P; Loehr, Laura R; Putcha, Nirupama; Wise, Robert A; Brown, Todd T; Drummond, M Bradley 2021. Age-Dependent Associations Between 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Levels and COPD Symptoms: Analysis of SPIROMICS. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.), 8 2, 277-291
Burkes, Robert M; Panos, Ralph J; Borchers, Michael T 2021. How might endotyping guide chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment? Current understanding, knowledge gaps and future research needs. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 27 2, 120-124
Burkes, Robert; Osterburg, Andrew; Hwalek, Timothy; Lach, Laura; Panos, Ralph J; Borchers, Michael T 2021. Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity is Associated with Airflow Limitation in a Cohort of Veterans with a High Prevalence of Smoking. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.), ,
Mandru, Rachana; Zhou, Christine Y; Pauley, Rachel; Burkes, Robert M 2021. Considerations for and Mechanisms of Adjunct Therapy in COPD. Journal of clinical medicine, 10 6,
Sanders, Emily C; Burkes, Robert M; Mock, Jason R; Brown, Todd T; Wise, Robert A; Hansel, Nadia N; Liu, Mark C; Drummond, M Bradley 2021. Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Plasma Cathelicidin Response to 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Supplementation: A Pilot Study. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.), 8 3, 371-381
Burkes, Robert M; Ceppe, Agathe S; Couper, David J; Comellas, Alejandro P; Wells, J Michael; Peters, Stephen P; Criner, Gerard J; Kanner, Richard E; Paine, Robert; Christenson, Stephanie A; Cooper, Christopher B; Barjaktarevic, Igor Z; Krishnan, Jerry A; Labaki, Wassim W; Han, MeiLan K; Curtis, Jeffrey L; Hansel, Nadia N; Wise, Robert A; Drummond, M Bradley 2020. Plasma Cathelicidin is Independently Associated with Reduced Lung Function in COPD: Analysis of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study Cohort. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.), 7 4, 370-381
Burkes, Robert M; Ceppe, Agathe S; Doerschuk, Claire M; Couper, David; Hoffman, Eric A; Comellas, Alejandro P; Barr, R Graham; Krishnan, Jerry A; Cooper, Christopher; Labaki, Wassim W; Ortega, Victor E; Wells, J Michael; Criner, Gerard J; Woodruff, Prescott G; Bowler, Russell P; Pirozzi, Cheryl S; Hansel, Nadia N; Wise, Robert A; Brown, Todd T; Drummond, M Bradley 2020. Associations Among 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels, Lung Function, and Exacerbation Outcomes in COPD: An Analysis of the SPIROMICS Cohort. Chest, 157 4, 856-865
Burkes, Robert M; Panos, Ralph J 2020. Ultra Long-Acting ?-Agonists in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Journal of experimental pharmacology, 12 , 589-602
Mathioudakis, Alexander G; Sivapalan, Pradeesh; Papi, Alberto; Vestbo, Jørgen 2020. The DisEntangling Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease Exacerbations clinical trials NETwork (DECODE-NET): rationale and vision. The European respiratory journal, 56 1,
Burkes, Robert M; Astemborski, Jacquie; Lambert, Allison A; Brown, Todd T; Wise, Robert A; Kirk, Gregory D; Drummond, M Bradley 2019. Plasma cathelicidin and longitudinal lung function in current and former smokers. PloS one, 14 2, e0212628
Burkes, Robert M; Drummond, Michael B 2019. Initiating drug therapy in early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: does it impact the course and outcome? Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 25 2, 132-137
Wells, J Michael; Xing, Dongqi; Viera, Liliana; Burkes, Robert M; Wu, Yixin; Bhatt, Surya P; Dransfield, Mark T; Couper, David J; O'Neal, Wanda; Hoffman, Eric A; Gaggar, Amit; Barjaktarevic, Igor; Curtis, Jeffrey L; Labaki, Wassim W; Han, Mei Lan K; Freeman, Christine M; Putcha, Nirupama; Schlange, Thomas; Blalock, J Edwin 2019. The matrikine acetyl-proline-glycine-proline and clinical features of COPD: findings from SPIROMICS. Respiratory research, 20 1, 254
Burkes, Robert M; Donohue, James F 2018. An Update on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Guidelines With a Focus on Classification and Management of Stable COPD. Respiratory care, 63 6, 749-758
Burkes, Robert M; Gassett, Amanda J; Ceppe, Agathe S; Anderson, Wayne; O'Neal, Wanda K; Woodruff, Prescott G; Krishnan, Jerry A; Barr, R Graham; Han, MeiLan K; Martinez, Fernando J; Comellas, Alejandro P; Lambert, Allison A; Kaufman, Joel D; Dransfield, Mark T; Wells, J Michael; Kanner, Richard E; Paine, Robert; Bleecker, Eugene R; Paulin, Laura M; Hansel, Nadia N; Drummond, M Bradley 2018. Rural Residence and COPD Exacerbations: Analysis of the SPIROMICS Cohort. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, ,
Burkes, Robert M; Mkorombindo, Takudzwa; Chaddha, Udit; Bhatt, Alok; El-Kersh, Karim; Cavallazzi, Rodrigo; Kubiak, Nancy 2018. Impact of Quality Improvement on Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in an Internal Medicine Resident Clinic. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 6 3,
Burkes, Robert; Pfister, Gregory; Guinn, Brian; Cavallazzi, Rodrigo 2017. Opioid overdose leading to intensive care unit admission: Epidemiology and outcomes. Journal of critical care, 37 , 261
Pfister, Gregory J; Burkes, Robert M; Guinn, Brian; Steele, Jacquelene; Kelley, Robert R; Wiemken, Timothy L; Saad, Mohamed; Ramirez, Julio; Cavallazzi, Rodrigo 2016. Opioid overdose leading to intensive care unit admission: Epidemiology and outcomes. Journal of critical care, 35 , 29-32
McGrady, Angele; Burkes, Robert; Badenhop, Dalynn; McGinnis, Ron 2014. Effects of a brief intervention on retention of patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 39 3-4, 163-70