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)
Explorers Wanted
The Explorer’s Club counts among its past and present membership some of the world’s most revered explorer’s, from Sir Edmund Hillary to Buzz Aldrin. Members are welcome if you have the courage for true adventure and the stomach for the club’s annual dinners.
Did Epilepsy Lead to the Foundation of Christianity?
Did an epileptic seizure lay the groundwork for Christianity to spread through the Roman Empire two thousand years ago? Writer and doctor George Burden takes readers on a fascinating journey of medical discovery.
Attack of the Killer Lobster
A Maritime outing in search of the world’s best lobster leads to a crustacean attack, and leaves a doctor wondering how to code the injury for Medicare. Was it all worth it? Oh yeah!
My Father’s Day Gift
I’ve never disliked Irishmen. In fact, being a born Newfoundlander, the lilting accent and ruddy-faced smiles of Dublin make me feel more at home than I usually do on the North American mainland. There is one Irishman, however, towards whom I've … Read more →
Having a Ball, Vienna Style
George Burden saw a side of beautiful Vienna few tourists ever get to experience — as a guest at the exclusive Imperial Ball at the Winter Palace. But first, how on earth did one dance a Viennese waltz and would his father’s tuxedo for this black tie event really do the job?
One in Eleven Odds: The Deadly Risk of Being U.S. President
Despite top notch 24-hour security, being the president of the United States is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world! Medical doctor and writer George Burden takes a close look at the deadly odds.
Do You Know Where Your Salt Comes From?
Salt treatment apparently proved effective for asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory complaints. Today, salt therapy is still gaining popularity all over the world. George Burden travels to a salt source, a quarter-mile below ground in the yawning caverns of a Nova Scotia salt mine.
Norwegian Hat Trick
After a dip in the Arctic Ocean, the author explores three fascinating districts in southern Norway, taking in everything from Edvard Munch’s famously eerie painting “The Scream” to a Leprosy Museum to a soiree with a beautiful princess.
Swimming in the Arctic Ocean (and Other Adventures in Europe’s High North)
George Burden’s final step in his personal goal to swim in all five of the world’s oceans finds him dipping in the Arctic Ocean (yikes) on his amazing journey in Europe’s High North.
Five Miles High
George Burden gets a taste of what it’s like to fly in a Top Gun type aerial combat exercise and finds out how much fun you can have in an F-18.
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