Urogynecologist, Reconstructive Pelvic Surgeon
2015, Doctor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
2008, Bachelor's of Arts in Human Biology, Concentration in Public Health & Infectious Disease Stanford University, Stanford, California
2023, Fellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
2018-2019, Fellowship, Medical Education Research Fellowship, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
2012-2015, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Research Fellowship, Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
2015-2021, Residency, Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
2016, Internship, General Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
2023-present Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Glendora and Arcadia, CA
Urogynecologist and reconstructive pelvic surgeon Claire Burton, M.D., was inspired to pursue her calling by the example of her mother, who was also a surgeon. She is passionate about helping people and finds fulfillment in channeling her skills to make a substantial difference in patients’ quality of life.Â
Dr. Burton’s approach to treatment is to first learn a patient’s goal for their care, then develop a therapeutic plan through shared decision-making. Her specialties include male and female voiding dysfunction, incontinence, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder neck obstruction, bladder and uterovaginal prolapse, rectocele, female genitourinary reconstruction, urethral diverticulum and urinary tract fistula. She is a physician-scientist with 14 peer-reviewed publications when she joined City of Hope in 2023, including an American Journal of Medicine study showing that female primary physicians offer better care to women with urinary incontinence. During medical school at USC, she was chapter president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
Away from the clinic, Dr. Burton enjoys spending time with her two sons, walking in the San Gabriel Mountains, running and visiting the beach.
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