Burns, David Michael, M.D.
(Pulmonologist, UC San Diego; Plaintiff Expert) Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. He was the Coordinator of Developmental Pulmonary Clinical Research Laboratory.He was the Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy (Burns C.V.) Professor of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, U. of California--San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8475 (Orleans & Slade; Burns C.V.). He is board certified in internal medicine pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine (Secretary Sharon 5/5/94). He testified for plaintiff in Horton and Wilks cases. He was senior reviewer of several Surgeon General reports on smoking, Scientific Editor, Surgeon General's Report (1980-1983), Senior Scientific Editor Surgeon General's Report (1984-1987), Senior reviewer of the Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Health (1987-present) (Burns C.V.). He was a contributor to all Surgeon General reports on smoking since 1975. He runs coronary care unit at a hospital in San Diego. His specialty is mechanical ventilation/intensive care/critical care of smokers (Secretary Sharon 5/5/94). He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School (1972) (Burns C.V.) He spoke at the Castano PLC meeting in Miami 4/30/94. He was a contributor to Orleans & Slade Nicotine Addiction (1993). Dr. David Burns is board certified in pulmonary medicine. (State of Florida's Proposed Plaintiff's Disclosure of Expert Witnesses, 2/5/97) He has knowledge of the human diseases related to cigarette smoking.