Dr. Burton is Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Medical School and Director of the PKU and Metabolic Disease Clinic at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She is a Board-certified biochemical geneticist, has made numerous contributions to the medical literature on metabolic disorders, and was extensively involved in initiating expanded newborn screening in Illinois. Dr. Burton serves as Secretary of the Society of Inherited Metabolic Disorders. Dr. Burton has been particularly interested in educating physicians on the early recognition of symptoms of metabolic disorders.