Gary C. Burget papers

The papers contain records that document Dr. Gary C. Burget's (1941-2017) plastic surgery education, plastic surgery career and medical practice, teaching, conference activity, as well as a small part of his personal correspondence and travels from 1962 - 2017. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, publications, patient records, photographs, slides, and video tapes. Correspondence includes letters from Dr. Robert W. Berliner (1915-2002) and Dr. Frederick J. Menick regarding Burget’s teaching, conference activities, and publications. Certificates and awards won throughout his career are included in the collection and include society awards, such as the Fellow award from the American College of Surgeons, and various other medical and personal societies to which he belonged. Records relating to his surgical education include certificates and diplomas from his various residencies including the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City, New York and the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. Records relating to his surgical career are the majority of the collection and consist of surgical patient records: patient charts, 35mm slides, photographs, x-rays, negatives, and consults created in Miami and Chicago. 35mm slides and photographs are present throughout the collection, documenting patients’ pre-, intra-, and post- operative conditions and surgical procedures. Photographs, slides, x-rays, and negatives within patient charts were kept in context and 35mm slides, photographs, and negatives maintained in separate files by Burget may be found in multiple sub-series. Dr. Burget specialized in facial surgery and nasal reconstructive surgery, but patient records may include treatment, surgeries, and consultations about a range of plastic surgery areas. The illustrations and artwork created in the scope of his practice, teaching, and in publishing his books include works by Todd Buck and other artists. The illustrations and artwork include oversized material, illustrations, pencil on paper, paint on paper, ink on paper, negatives, and hand sketches. Materials documenting Burget’s teaching and conference activity throughout the United States and around the world as well as his international volunteerism work in Southeast Asia, Korea, and South America include manuscripts, personal and professional correspondence, illustrations, photographs, notes, and slides.