Cat N. Burkat

MD, FACS

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.