Patricia E. Burrows, MD — Interventional Radiology, Vascular Anomalies

Who are you, in one plain sentence?

Dr. Patricia E. Burrows is a Professor of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Attending Physician at Children’s Wisconsin — one of the most cited researchers in the history of pediatric vascular anomaly radiology, the practitioner after whom the P.E. Burrows Chair in Interventional Radiology and Vascular Anomalies at Harvard Medical School is named, and a co-author of the definitive clinical textbook on vascular anomalies alongside Fishman and Mulliken.

What is your specialty within vascular anomalies?

Pediatric interventional and neurointerventional radiology — the image-guided diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations in children, including sclerotherapy, embolization, and percutaneous interventional procedures. Dr. Burrows is recognized as a leading researcher and authority on vascular malformations and abnormalities, with expertise in both pediatric radiology and vascular interventional radiology. She brings particular depth in venous malformations, lymphatic malformations, and the complex imaging required to characterize combined anomalies before intervention.

Where do you practice and how do I reach you?

Children’s Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital (RAYUS Radiology), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Contact through Children’s Wisconsin Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Center: 414-805-5304. Worth confirming current intake procedures and whether your specific condition and age profile is within her current clinical scope — Dr. Burrows has transitioned to Emeritus status at MCW while remaining clinically active.

What makes you notable in this field?

The named chair at Harvard is the most precise signal in academic medicine that a career has been foundational. The Fishman/Mulliken/Burrows textbook on vascular anomalies is the reference work the field builds on. With over 258 publications and more than 20,000 citations, Dr. Burrows’s research output has directly informed how vascular anomalies are diagnosed and treated worldwide. Her career trajectory — from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, to Boston Children’s as chief of cardiovascular and interventional radiology and co-director of the VAC (1993–2003), to University of Texas, to Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin — represents the full arc of the modern vascular anomaly center movement. Worth knowing before your first contact with any interventional radiologist in this field: Dr. Burrows trained or influenced most of them.

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In the Published Record

Dr. Burrows holds board certifications in Diagnostic Radiology with expertise in Pediatric and Vascular Interventional Radiology. She graduated from the University of Manitoba College of Medicine in 1976 and completed fellowships at Winnipeg Children’s Hospital, Harvard University, and the Hospital du Kremlin-Bicetre, University of Paris (therapeutic and diagnostic neuroangiography). She served as head of cardiovascular radiology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto from 1987 to 1992, then as chief of cardiovascular and interventional radiology and interventional neuroradiology at Boston Children’s Hospital from 1993 to 2003, where she became co-director of the Vascular Anomalies Center. She subsequently held a visiting professorship at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston before joining the Medical College of Wisconsin faculty.

Her publications span venous malformations, lymphatic malformations, hepatic hemangiomas, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, vascular tumors, MRI characterization of vascular anomalies, and procedural innovations in pediatric IR sedation. She is a reviewer for multiple radiology journals and co-authored the Fishman, Mulliken, and Burrows reference textbook — the comprehensive clinical resource that defined the modern multidisciplinary approach to vascular anomaly care.

Source: rayusradiology.com/expertise/radiologists/dr-patricia-burrows-md · researchgate.net/profile/Patricia-Burrows-4 · childrenshospital.org (historical VAC team) · wauwatosanow.com (MCW appointment announcement). Verified: July 2026. Note: Emeritus status at MCW — confirm current clinical availability directly.

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Practitioner Profile

Name / Credentials	Patricia E. Burrows, MD
Primary Specialty	Pediatric Interventional Radiology · Pediatric Neurointerventional Radiology · Vascular Anomalies
Current Affiliation	Medical College of Wisconsin (Emeritus Professor) · Children’s Wisconsin · Froedtert / RAYUS Radiology · Milwaukee, WI
Prior Key Roles	Co-Director VAC, Boston Children’s Hospital (1993–2003) · Hospital for Sick Children Toronto (1987–1992)
Named Chair	P.E. Burrows Chair in Interventional Radiology & Vascular Anomalies — Harvard Medical School (named in her honor)
Contact	414-805-5304 (Children’s Wisconsin Birthmarks & VA Center) — prov:000007
Training	MD: University of Manitoba (1976) · Fellowships: Winnipeg Children’s Hospital · Harvard University (1982) · University of Paris — Kremlin-Bicetre (neuroangiography)
Published Record	258+ publications · 20,778+ citations · Co-author: Fishman/Mulliken/Burrows Vascular Anomalies textbook
Provider Affiliation	prov:000007 | Children’s Wisconsin
Note	Emeritus status at MCW. Still clinically active per 2026 licensing records. Confirm current scope directly.

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Verification & Catalog Status