Dr. Deborah M. Burton earned her bachelor's degree in 1981 from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and her medical degree with honors in 1985 from Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Burton interned at Tripler Army Medical Center from 1985-1986. She then completed a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego, California.
Prior to founding Atlanta Kids ENT, PC, Dr. Burton was in private practice in Atlanta for over 5 years, and also served as a Major in the United States Army Medical Corps, where she was Chief of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Service at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. She was also a clinical instructor at the Uniformed Services University Health Science Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Burton is a diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Burton is a fellow of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, a member of the Society for the Advances of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders in Children, and has applied for membership in the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. Her practice is limited to pediatric otolaryngology, with special interests in ear disease, sinus disease and allergy management.
Dr. Burton has published articles in professional journals including Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Archives of Otolaryngology, Annals of Otolaryngology, and International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. She has also presented numerous papers at local, regional and national society meetings.
She is on the staffs of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital, Atlanta Outpatient Peachtree Dunwoody Center and Northside Hospital.
