Cat N. Burkat, MD, FACS Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Cat Burkat is a board-certified ophthalmologist with expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery and aesthetic surgery around the eyes. Dr. Burkat has been uniquely, dual-fellowship trained in both ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery as well as cosmetic facial surgery. The anatomy around the eyelids and orbit is both delicate and complex, and therefore her training in ophthalmology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and cosmetic facial surgery, with an emphasis in the tissues surrounding the eyes, allows her to offer an approach that combines the microsurgical precision of ophthalmology with the concepts of aesthetic facial surgery.
Dr. Burkat specializes in a broad range of conditions, including surgical repair of droopy eyelids, eyelid and eyelash abnormalities, correction of congenital eyelid abnormalities, tear duct abnormalities, socket conditions, orbital and periocular tumors, cancer reconstruction and thyroid eye disease. She also offers a wide array of non-surgical and surgical cosmetic procedures for enhancing the natural beauty of the face, including cosmetic eyelid and forehead surgery, cosmetic Botox ® and soft tissue filler injections, facial laser resurfacing and other related procedures.
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Specialties
Clinics
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Ophthalmology
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| Fellowship |
Ophthalmic Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Facial Cosmetic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 2003-2005 |
| Residency |
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
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| Internship |
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
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| Medical School |
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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Languages Spoken
| Vietnamese |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
| Research |
Dr. Burkat has been uniquely dual-fellowship trained in both ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as cosmetic facial surgery, which allows her to offer an approach that combines the microsurgical precision of ophthalmology with the concepts of aesthetic facial surgery. She graduated from Harvard University and University of Rochester, followed by a dual-fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Throughout her training, and continuing in addition to her patient care activities, Dr. Burkat has been active in clinical research, studying outcomes of surgical techniques and facial anatomy. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and more than 40 book chapters, and is on the review board of many prestigious journals. She is active in several education and leadership committees in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Society and American Board of Ophthalmology, and leads skills courses and breakfast expert roundtables at the annual AAO scientific meeting. She has been invited to speak at numerous national and international courses, and is the Lead Section Editor of the Oculoplastics and Orbit Section for the American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeWiki educational website. She has received multiple awards including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery Richard B. Aronsohn Founder’s Award for the year’s Best Scholarly Manuscript published. |
PubMed Articles
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Boulter TD Burkat CN Downie E Hawes MJ Willoughby B Fante RG
Silicone Scaffold Support Using a Bilayer Dermal Regeneration Matrix Template for Correction of Primary or Recurrent Eyelid Retraction. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2021 Mar-Apr 01;37(2):183-187
[PubMed ID: 32826828]
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Wang J Ford J Esmaeli B Langer P Esmaili N Griepentrog GJ Couch SM Nguyen J Gold KG Duerksen K Burkat CN Hartstein ME Gandhi P Sobel RK Moon JY Barmettler A
Inverted Papilloma of the Orbit and Nasolacrimal System. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2021 Mar-Apr 01;37(2):161-167
[PubMed ID: 32501879]
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Sweeney AR Wang M Weller CL Burkat C Kossler AL Lee BW Yen MT
Outcomes of corneal neurotisation using processed nerve allografts: a multicentre case series. Br J Ophthalmol . 2020 Nov 16;
[PubMed ID: 33199302]
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Downie EM Chen Y Lucarelli MJ Burkat CN
Isolated Ophthalmoplegia Following Filler Injections to the Upper Face. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2020 Nov Dec;36(6):e152-e154
[PubMed ID: 32282643]
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Hamed-Azzam S Burkat C Mukari A Briscoe D Joshi N Scawn R Alon E Hartstein M
Filler Migration to the Orbit. Aesthet Surg J . 2020 Sep 5;
[PubMed ID: 32887989]
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Gazit I Gildener-Leapman J Or L Burkat CN Pras E Hartstein ME
Müller's Muscle-conjunctival Resection Combined With Tarsectomy for Treatment of Congenital Ptosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2019 Nov Dec;35(6):619-622
[PubMed ID: 31162300]
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Bradfield Y Burkat CN Albert DM Potter HAD
Capillary Hemangioma Presenting as a Scleral Vascular Lesion in a Child. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2019 Sep Oct;35(5):e115-e116
[PubMed ID: 31503170]
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Papudesu C Burkat CN Potter HAD
Breast Metastases Masquerading as Cellulitis. Ophthalmology . 2019 May;126(5):722
[PubMed ID: 31005191]
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Burris CK Rodriguez ME Raven ML Burkat CN Albert DM
Adult-Onset Asthma and Periocular Xanthogranulomas Associated with Systemic IgG4-Related Disease. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep . 2016 Apr;1:34-37
[PubMed ID: 27152364]
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Wei LA Brown JJ Hosek DK Burkat CN
Osseointegrated implants for orbito-facial prostheses: Preoperative planning tips and intraoperative pearls. Orbit . 2016;35(2):55-61
[PubMed ID: 26817410]
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Ramey NA Butt Z Burkat CN Rose JG Lucarelli MJ
Patient-reported outcomes: comprehensive analysis for the oculofacial clinician. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2014 Jul-Aug;30(4):279-89
[PubMed ID: 24814273]
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Griepentrog GJ Burkat CN Kikkawa DO Lucarelli MJ
Tumors masquerading in patients with thyroid eye disease. Orbit . 2013 Aug;32(4):260-2
[PubMed ID: 23662589]
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Ramey NA Burkat CN
Arcanobacterium hemolyticum orbital cellulitis: a rare but aggressive disease. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2013 May-Jun;29(3):e69-72
[PubMed ID: 23128539]
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Griepentrog GJ Lemke BN Burkat CN Rose JG Jr Lucarelli MJ
Anatomical position of hyaluronic Acid gel following injection to the infraorbital hollows. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2013 Jan-Feb;29(1):35-9
[PubMed ID: 23299806]
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Warner EJ Burkat CN Gentry LR
Orbital fibrous histiocytoma mimicking cavernous hemangioma on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRA imaging. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2013 Jan-Feb;29(1):e3-5
[PubMed ID: 22836792]
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Ramey NA Lucarelli MJ Gentry LR Burkat CN
Clinical usefulness of orbital and facial Time-Resolved Imaging of Contrast KineticS (TRICKS) magnetic resonance angiography. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2012 Sep-Oct;28(5):361-8
[PubMed ID: 22836799]
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Goel S Burkat CN
Unusual case of persistent Horner's syndrome following epidural anaesthesia and caesarean section. Indian J Ophthalmol . 2011 Sep-Oct;59(5):389-91
[PubMed ID: 21836349]
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Repp DJ Burkat CN Lucarelli MJ
Lacrimal excretory system concretions: canalicular and lacrimal sac. Ophthalmology . 2009 Nov;116(11):2230-5
[PubMed ID: 19744730]
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Burkat CN Van Buren JJ Lucarelli MJ
Characteristics of orbital multiple myeloma: a case report and literature review. Surv Ophthalmol . 2009 Nov-Dec;54(6):697-704
[PubMed ID: 19709708]
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Frame NJ Burkat CN
Identifying an appropriate animal model for the nasolacrimal drainage system. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg . 2009 Sep-Oct;25(5):354-8
[PubMed ID: 19966646]