About George Burden
George Burden is a family physician in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia, a graduate of Dalhousie University Medical School, class of '78. He is a freelance journalist who writes extensively for the national medical newspaper, The Medical Post, and also serves on the publication's medical advisory board.
Publications to date have included topics such as studying aviation medicine from the perspective of a CF-18 pilot during an aerial combat exercise, descending in both a Canadian naval SDL deep sea submersible as well as time aboard the Victoria class submarine, HMCS Windsor. Dr. Burden has also traveled to and written on many areas of the world including the Antarctic, West Africa and Southeast Asia.
He has published articles on diseases depicted in ancient Egyptian art at the Cairo Museum and has done an analysis of the Edwin Smith Papyrus from a modern medical perspective. Medical history is also an interest of Dr Burden and he has co-authored a book on this subject entitled Amazing Medical Stories, published by Goose Lane Editions/University of Toronto Press.
Dr. Burden presently resides in Lantz, Nova Scotia. He recently won 3 awards at the 2010 North American Travel Journalism Awards.
Gold - Category 143: Resorts - “Chilling Out at Quebec City's Le Chateau Entente”
(Published at Life As A Human on July 30th, 2010)
Silver - Category 128: Intergenerational and Family Travel - "Princess for a Day"
(Published at The Medical Post, April 6, 2010 Issue)
Bronze - Category 150: Cultural, Educational, Self-Improvement Travel - “Having a Ball, Vienna Style”
(Published at Life As A Human on June 12th, 2010)
A Land Fit For Kings
The evening haze glowed orange, incandescent from the setting Egyptian sun, which reflected in the waters of the Nile. In the distance were the silhouettes of the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus. It was mind boggling to think that this view had been awing new visitors to Egypt for almost five thousand years.
Great River Journey
What happens when a Yukon company and First Nations groups come together with the goal of promoting awareness of Yukon people and their history while maintaining the cultural integrity of its peoples? George burden has the answer in his first person account of his own experience on this unique world-class eco-tour down the Yukon River.
Pablum and the History of Children’s Health
George Burden tells us how the history of a cereal is entwined with the history of a hospital in Canada for sick children.
Dr. Eli Franklin Burton And The Electron Microscope
In 1938, Canadian Physicist, Dr. Eli Franklin Burton made a big discovery when he really only wanted to look at something tiny.
A Jimminy Christmas
When my daughter pointed out I had forgotten to buy a Christmas present for one our family members, I found myself braving the Christmas Eve crowds in search of worms.
The River Antoine Distillery
A potently eco-friendly operation that will raise the spirits of environmentalists everywhere. If every computer and power plant on the planet shut down, no one at the River Antoine Distillery would even notice.
Banting
Author and doctor, George Burden shares the moving and unusual story of the discovery of insulin and the man who accomplished it, Dr. Frederick Banting.
Amazing Medical Stories – A Book By George Burden
Amazing Medical Stories – A Book By George Burden. A fast moving collection of medical stories to tell around a blazing fire.
For The Diving Art Connoisseur
On a dive around Molinere Bay in Granada, George Burden explores the art works of British artist Jason de Caires.
George J. Klein, Canada’s Own Thomas Edison
Though most Canadians have heard of Thomas Edison few are familiar with Canada’s own Thomas Edison, design engineer George J. Klein.
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