"A graduate of Brown University, Dr. Burns received his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, a Top 25 medical school. Prior to establishing Renaissance Family Medicine, Dr. Burns was the Associate Chairman of Family Medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and teaches at both Boston University School of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Burns has also been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, an honor given to members of the Academy who have distinguished themselves among their colleagues for their contributions to the practice of medicine and to their communities.
Dr. Burns devotes his personal time to providing free medical care to underpriviledged citizens in South America and Appalachia. Dr. Burns has the distinction of having been voted one of Boston's "Top Docs" in Family Medicine by Boston Magazine in 2014 and 2015."