Claire Burton, M.D.
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.
Having grown up in Pasadena, Dr. Burton is excited to return home and care for the community that supported her during her formative years. Her approach to treatment is to first learn a patient’s goal for their care, then develop a therapeutic plan through shared decision-making.
Dr. Burton’s 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.
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, CA
2019, 2020 SUFU Winter Meeting Resident Travel Award
2019 Certificate in Innovation and Curriculum Design and Evaluation
2018 H&H Lee Surgical Research Scholars Grant
2011-2015 Dean’s Recognition, Keck School of Medicine
2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Chapter President
2014 Ray and Fern Wilson Scholarship
2014 William Powell Memorial Scholarship
2014 Boon Cancer Research Scholarship
2012 Goddard Endowed Cancer Research Fellowship, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
2016, Society of Women in Urology
2015, Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society
- Burton, CS., Gonzalez, G., Choi, E., Bresee, C., Nuckols, TK., Eilber, KS., Wenger, NS., Anger, JT. The Impact of Provider Gender and Experience on the Quality of Care Provided for Women With Urinary Incontinence. The American Journal of Medicine. Epub ahead of print.
- Cohen, TN., Kanji, F., Burton, CS., Patel, D., Ackerman, AL., Eilber, KS., Anger, JT. Applying a Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Experience with Sacral Neuromodulation. Urology. 156: 78-84. Oct 2021.
- Burton, CS., Gonzalez, G, Zekster, Y., Arnold, C., Almario, CV., Spiegel, BMR., Anger, JT. Lower Urinary Tract Disease Prevention Strategies Recommended on Social Media Platforms: Mixed Correlation with Evidence., Urology. 150: 139-145. Apr 2021.
- Cohen, TN., Cohen, KA., Burton, CS., Kanji, F., Francis, SE., Patel, D., Ackerman, AL., Eilber, KS., Anger, JT. Identifying Opportunities to Improve Patient Experience with Sacral Neuromodulation: A Human Factors Approach. Urology. 150: 207-212. Apr 2021.
- Lenis AT., Burton, CS., Golla V, Pooli A, Faiena I, Johnson DC, Salmasi A, Drakaki A, Gollapudi K, Blumberg J, Pantuck AJ, Chamie K. Cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and venous thrombus-Trends and effect on overall survival. Urologic Oncology. 37(9): 577.e9-577.e16. Sep 2019.
- Flaherty DC., Bawa R., Burton, CS, Goldfarb, M. Breast Cancer in Male Adolescents and Young Adults. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 24(1): 84-90. Jan 2017
- Hugen CM., Hu B., Jeldres, C., Burton, CS., Nichols, CR., Porter, CR., Daneshmand, S. Utilization of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer in the United States: Results from the National Cancer Database (1998-2011). Urologic Oncology. 24(11): 487.e7-487.e11. Nov 2016.