William Burrough, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Dr. Burrough is a primary care pediatrician who cares for children, adolescents and young adults in School Based Health Centers and a Pediatric-focused FQHC in Oakland, CA. He is a staff physician at the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center’s Medical Unit where he serves as the “Substance Use Champion” for the facility and has expanded their Medications for Opioid Use Disorder program.
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He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the UCSF School of Medicine and is heavily involved in teaching and mentoring trainees at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Pediatrics Residency program where he completed his residency training and Chief Residency year. He came to California by way of Wisconsin where he completed his undergraduate, medical doctorate and public health degrees at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. His interests lie in early child development and behavioral health, adolescent substance use disorders, and using technology to improve healthcare practices.
Education & Training
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- Chief Residency Children’s Hospital Oakland 06/2022
- Residency Children's Hospital Oakland 06/2021
- MD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 05/2018
- MPH University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 05/2018
- BS University of Wisconsin 05/2011
Interests
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- public health
- medical informatics
- health equity
- addiction medicine
- justice-involved youth
- quality improvement
- substance use disorders
- behavioral health
Publications (3)
Top publication keywords:
ChildUnited StatesRetrospective StudiesInfant, NewbornDelivery of Health CareSchoolsPeer GroupCurriculumChild, PreschoolCost-Benefit AnalysisAdolescent Health ServicesAdolescentQuality-Adjusted Life YearsPandemicsInfant
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Utility of illness symptoms for predicting COVID-19 infections in children.
BMC pediatrics 2022 Zhou GY, Penwill NY, Cheng G, Singh P, Cheung A, Shin M, Nguyen M, Mittal S, Burrough W, Spad MA, Bourne S, Bardach NS, Perito ER -
Indirect COVID-19 health effects and potential mitigating interventions: Cost-effectiveness framework.
PloS one 2022 Maya S, Kahn JG, Lin TK, Jacobs LM, Schmidt LA, Burrough WB, Ghasemzadeh R, Mousli L, Allan M, Donovan M, Barker E, Horvath H, Spetz J, Brindis CD, Malekinejad M -
Teaching Adolescents to Manage Their Own Health Care.
The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses 2019 Aeschbach CJ, Burrough WB, Olejniczak AB, Koepsel ER