Biographical summary
Tatnai L. Burnett, M.D., is an assistant professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following medical school and residency at the University of Michigan, he completed a 2
year fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at Southern Illinois University before joining the faculty in his current position, and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Clinically, Dr. Burnett specializes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery with a focus on endometriosis and pelvic pain. He coordinates a complex endometriosis program, the center of which is an interdisciplinary MRI and endometriosis conference co-chaired with radiology that has advanced endometriosis care at Mayo Clinic. His research interests include endometriosis and its relationship to varying patient phenotypes and its coexistence with other pelvic pain generating diseases such as adenomyosis. He is actively involved in education, training residents and fellows.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        Interests
- Excisional treatment of endometriosis
- Surgical treatment of benign uterine pathology — uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, abnormal uterine bleeding
- Pelvic pain
- Presacral neurectomy
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2015Fellow - Minimally Invasive Gynecologic SurgerySouthern Illinois University 
- 2012Residency - Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of Michigan Health System 
- 2008MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School 
- 2003BSAndrews University 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2014Obstetrics & GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Awards and honors
- 2019Magna Cum Laude Poster Award:  Case Based Review of Missed Finding of Endometriosis on Routine Pelvic Ultrasound and MR ExaminationsSociety of Abdominal Radiology 
- 2015First place award, 25th Annual Trainee Research SymposiumSouthern Illinois University School Of Medicine 
- 2012Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, selected by 3rd year medical students on the OB/GYN clerkship for teaching excellence.University of Michigan 
- 2012Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award for showing promise in operative laparoscopy.University of Michigan 
- 2011Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, selected by 3rd year medical students on the OB/GYN clerkship for teaching excellence.University of Michigan 
- 2004Ferdinand and Ripley Schemm Endowed Scholarship, merit based admission scholarship.University of Michigan 
- 2004Longway Scholarship, merit based admission scholarship.University of Michigan 
- 2003Magna Cum LaudeAndrews University 
Professional memberships
- 2020 - presentMemberDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Research Committee 
- 2019MemberSurgical Operating Room Allocation Task Force 
- 2019 - presentMedical EditorMayo Clinic Global Business Solutions (GBS) 
- 2018 - 2022MemberDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Diversity & Inclusion Committee 
- 2018 - presentMemberSociety of Abdominal Radiology - Endometriosis Disease Focus Panel 
- 2018 - presentMemberSociety of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders 
- 2017 - presentMemberDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Quality Committee 
- 2017 - presentMemberMinimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Special Interest Group 
- 2016 - presentMemberInternational Pelvic Pain Society 
- 2011 - presentMemberAAGL, Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide 
- 2004 - presentMemberAmerican Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 
Publications