Dr. Burrascano is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated complex infectious diseases, and the chronic illnesses that accompany them. He is best known for his educational presentations and for his monographs on diagnostic and treatment guidelines for Lyme and related tick-borne illnesses- a classic series that has been freely circulated around the world since 1989.
With over three decades of experience and research in this field, he has appeared in and on virtually every form of media, has advised the CDC and NIH, testified before the U.S. Senate, an armed services joint subcommittee, and at various governor&#8217;s councils. A founding Board Member of ILADS, he also served as a Director of the ILADS Educational Foundation.
A graduate of the NYU School of Medicine with a specialty in Internal Medicine, Dr. Burrascano left clinical practice in 2006 to enter the biotech space where he works full time as a project analyst and manager for a privately held company, helping to bring advanced technologies and treatments out of the lab and into general use. However, he continues to be active in educating practitioners and the interested public on issues related to tick-borne diseases. He is an active writer and ghost writer and has authored or edited articles (both lay and peer-reviewed), book chapters, whole textbooks, web page content, public relations releases, book reviews and more. He also serves on the editorial review board for several medical journals.
In addition, his lifelong interest in nutrition has resulted in his ongoing consultative work with various nutritional supplement companies.

Joseph Burrascano Jr., MD