Lee Burnett

Burnett graduated from the University of California, Davis with an undergraduate degree, and completed medical school at Western University of Health Sciences.^[1][2] Burnett graduated from Western University of Health Sciences in 1997^[3] completed an internship at Downey Regional Medical Center and a family medicine residency at University of California Irvine.^[4] He then served as Chief Resident in Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine.^[5] He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.^[4]

In 1995, Burnett founded the website Osteopathic.com.^[6] Originally known as "The Osteopathic Source," the website eventually became Student Doctor Network,^[6] which was launched in 1999.^[7] In 2017, Burnett was appointed to position of colonel in the US Army.^[8][9] From 2018-2019, Burnett commanded the 115th Field Hospital. Burnett has served two tours of duty with the US Army in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.^[10] He was the executive director at Student Doctor Network.^[11] He currently serves on the board of directors for the Health Professional Student Association.^[12] Burnett led the 32nd Hospital Center^[13][14] until June 2020.^[15] He took command of the 65th Medical Brigade in June 2022.^[16]