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Colin M. Burnett MD

Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: Medicine Cardiovascular

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I am willing to collaborate on research projects.

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Basal Metabolism
  • Electrocardiography
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Obesity

    • Research Experience

  • Mice
  • Obesity

    • Clinical Expertise

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiology
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
  • Electrophysiology
  • Heart Rate
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome
  • Tachycardia
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular

    • Methodologies and Techniques

  • Catheter Ablation
  • Catheterization, Central Venous

    • MCW Program / Core Facilities

  • Comprehensive Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core

    • Educational Expertise

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Software Design

    • Publications (22)

  • That's Not Supposed To Be in the Left Ventricle! (Hang D, Fronk ZK, Burnett CM, Mohananey D, Pagel PS) J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2025 Nov;39(11):3192-3196 PMID: 40754473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012413938 08/04/2025    
  • Angiotensin AT1R expressing cells within the ventral hypothalamus modulate integrative control of cardiometabolic functions (Pasos J, Wagner VA, Lawton SBR, Madison AM, Nandani K, Mathieu NM, Grobe CC, Reho JJ, Freudinger BP, Sherman AJ, Brozoski DT, Morselli LL, Burnett CML, Segar JL, Nakagawa P, Sigmund CD, Grobe JL) Iscience 18 July 2025;28(7) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007661529 07/18/2025    
  • Reutericyclin mitigates risperidone-induced suppression of anaerobic energy expenditure. (Hadiono MA, Kazen AB, Aboulalazm FA, Burnett CML, Reho JJ, Kindel TL, Grobe JL, Kirby JR) Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2025 Jun 01;328(6):R741-R757 PMID: 40235074 PMCID: PMC12128854 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006676606 04/16/2025       3 Citations
  • Modulatory effects of estrous cycle on ingestive behaviors and energy balance in young adult C57BL/6J mice maintained on a phytoestrogen-free diet. (Reho JJ, Muskus PC, Bennett DM, Grobe CC, Burnett CML, Nakagawa P, Segar JL, Sigmund CD, Grobe JL) Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2024 Mar 01;326(3):R242-R253 PMID: 38284128 PMCID: PMC11213288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186271298 01/29/2024       5 Citations
  • Differences in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Energy Balance in C57BL/6J Mice (Mus musculus) in Metabolic Caging at Thermoneutral or Standard Room Temperatures. (Lawton SB, Grobe CC, Reho JJ, Raff H, Thulin JD, Jensen ES, Burnett CM, Segar JL, Grobe JL) J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2024 Mar 01;63(2):190-200 PMID: 38191147 PMCID: PMC11022944 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192114074 01/09/2024       9 Citations
  • Early-life sodium deprivation programs long-term changes in ingestive behaviors and energy expenditure in C57BL/6J mice. (Ziegler AA, Lawton SBR, Grobe CC, Reho JJ, Freudinger BP, Burnett CML, Nakagawa P, Grobe JL, Segar JL) Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2023 Nov 01;325(5):R576-R592 PMID: 37720996 PMCID: PMC10866575 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174752582 09/18/2023       5 Citations
  • Cardiometabolic Effects of DOCA-Salt in Mice Depend on Ambient Temperature. (Grobe CC, Reho JJ, Brown-Williams D, Ziegler AA, Mathieu NM, Lawton SBR, Fekete EM, Brozoski DT, Wackman KK, Burnett CML, Nakagawa P, Sigmund CD, Segar JL, Grobe JL) Hypertension 2023 Sep;80(9):1871-1880 PMID: 37470185 PMCID: PMC10528934 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168254483 07/20/2023       3 Citations
  • Melanocortin MC4R receptor is required for energy expenditure but not blood pressure effects of angiotensin II within the mouse brain. (Oliveira V, Riedl RA, Claflin KE, Mathieu NM, Ritter ML, Balapattabi K, Wackman KK, Reho JJ, Brozoski DT, Morgan DA, Cui H, Rahmouni K, Burnett CML, Nakagawa P, Sigmund CD, Morselli LL, Grobe JL) Physiol Genomics 2022 Jun 01;54(6):196-205 PMID: 35476598 PMCID: PMC9131927 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131018208 04/28/2022       7 Citations
  • Methods for the Comprehensive in vivo Analysis of Energy Flux, Fluid Homeostasis, Blood Pressure, and Ventilatory Function in Rodents. (Reho JJ, Nakagawa P, Mouradian GC Jr, Grobe CC, Saravia FL, Burnett CML, Kwitek AE, Kirby JR, Segar JL, Hodges MR, Sigmund CD, Grobe JL) Front Physiol 2022;13:855054 PMID: 35283781 PMCID: PMC8914175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126220642 03/15/2022       31 Citations
  • Gut Microbiota Represent a Major Thermogenic Biomass. (Riedl RA, Burnett CML, Pearson NA, Reho JJ, Mokadem M, Edwards RA, Kindel TL, Kirby JR, Grobe JL) Function (Oxf) 2021;2(3):zqab019 PMID: 33939772 PMCID: PMC8055641 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114762228 05/04/2021       32 Citations
  • Endocannabinoid Receptor-1 and Sympathetic Nervous System Mediate the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Gastric Bypass. (Ye Y, Abu El Haija M, Morgan DA, Guo D, Song Y, Frank A, Tian L, Riedl RA, Burnett CML, Gao Z, Zhu Z, Shahi SK, Zarei K, Couvelard A, Poté N, Ribeiro-Parenti L, Bado A, Noureddine L, Bellizzi A, Kievit P, Mangalam AK, Zingman LV, Le Gall M, Grobe JL, Kaplan LM, Clegg D, Rahmouni K, Mokadem M) Cell Rep 2020 Oct 27;33(4):108270 PMID: 33113371 PMCID: PMC7660289 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094561791 10/29/2020       37 Citations
  • Quantification of body fluid compartmentalization by combined time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance and bioimpedance spectroscopy. (Segar JL, Balapattabi K, Reho JJ, Grobe CC, Burnett CML, Grobe JL) Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021 Jan 01;320(1):R44-R54 PMID: 33085913 PMCID: PMC7847054 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099721279 10/22/2020       15 Citations
  • Comparison of the Effects of High-Fat Diet on Energy Flux in Mice Using Two Multiplexed Metabolic Phenotyping Systems. (Soto JE, Burnett CML, Ten Eyck P, Abel ED, Grobe JL) Obesity (Silver Spring) 2019 May;27(5):793-802 PMID: 30938081 PMCID: PMC6478533 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063691148 04/03/2019       30 Citations
  • The Gut Microbiome, Energy Homeostasis, and Implications for Hypertension. (Riedl RA, Atkinson SN, Burnett CML, Grobe JL, Kirby JR) Curr Hypertens Rep 2017 Apr;19(4):27 PMID: 28316052 PMCID: PMC5773096 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015782153 03/21/2017       50 Citations
  • Angiotensin AT1A receptors on leptin receptor-expressing cells control resting metabolism. (Claflin KE, Sandgren JA, Lambertz AM, Weidemann BJ, Littlejohn NK, Burnett CM, Pearson NA, Morgan DA, Gibson-Corley KN, Rahmouni K, Grobe JL) J Clin Invest 2017 Apr 03;127(4):1414-1424 PMID: 28263184 PMCID: PMC5373887 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85018718095 03/07/2017       68 Citations
  • Risperidone-induced weight gain is mediated through shifts in the gut microbiome and suppression of energy expenditure. (Bahr SM, Weidemann BJ, Castro AN, Walsh JW, deLeon O, Burnett CM, Pearson NA, Murry DJ, Grobe JL, Kirby JR) EBioMedicine 2015 Nov;2(11):1725-34 PMID: 26870798 PMCID: PMC4740326 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84958879311 02/13/2016       132 Citations
  • Dietary Sodium Suppresses Digestive Efficiency via the Renin-Angiotensin System. (Weidemann BJ, Voong S, Morales-Santiago FI, Kahn MZ, Ni J, Littlejohn NK, Claflin KE, Burnett CM, Pearson NA, Lutter ML, Grobe JL) Sci Rep 2015 Jun 11;5:11123 PMID: 26068176 PMCID: PMC4464075 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84931281934 06/13/2015       28 Citations
  • Dietary effects on resting metabolic rate in C57BL/6 mice are differentially detected by indirect (O2/CO2 respirometry) and direct calorimetry. (Burnett CM, Grobe JL) Mol Metab 2014 Jul;3(4):460-4 PMID: 24944905 PMCID: PMC4060218 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84902303624 06/20/2014       39 Citations
  • Sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium channels modulate skeletal muscle function under low-intensity workloads. (Zhu Z, Sierra A, Burnett CM, Chen B, Subbotina E, Koganti SR, Gao Z, Wu Y, Anderson ME, Song LS, Goldhamer DJ, Coetzee WA, Hodgson-Zingman DM, Zingman LV) J Gen Physiol 2014 Jan;143(1):119-34 PMID: 24344248 PMCID: PMC3874572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891393820 12/18/2013       25 Citations
  • Direct calorimetry identifies deficiencies in respirometry for the determination of resting metabolic rate in C57Bl/6 and FVB mice. (Burnett CM, Grobe JL) Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013 Oct 01;305(7):E916-24 PMID: 23964071 PMCID: PMC3798702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84884929609 08/22/2013       38 Citations
  • Reduction in number of sarcolemmal KATP channels slows cardiac action potential duration shortening under hypoxia. (Zhu Z, Burnett CM, Maksymov G, Stepniak E, Sierra A, Subbotina E, Anderson ME, Coetzee WA, Hodgson-Zingman DM, Zingman LV) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 Dec 02;415(4):637-41 PMID: 22079630 PMCID: PMC3230708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855881975 11/15/2011       18 Citations
  • Exercise-induced expression of cardiac ATP-sensitive potassium channels promotes action potential shortening and energy conservation. (Zingman LV, Zhu Z, Sierra A, Stepniak E, Burnett CM, Maksymov G, Anderson ME, Coetzee WA, Hodgson-Zingman DM) J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011 Jul;51(1):72-81 PMID: 21439969 PMCID: PMC3103621 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79956291292 03/29/2011       63 Citations
    • Last update: 10/27/2025