Courtney Burnett, MD — Keynote Speaker

Resilience • Wellness • Leadership • Navigating Change & Uncertainty

Courtney Burnett is a physician, award-winning author, cancer surgvivor, and keynote speaker who helps audiences navigate adversity and uncertainty with resilience, perspective, and meaningful action.

She helps teams transform adversity and uncertainty into resilience, perspective, and meaningful action—drawing on her extraordinary experience as a physician who became patient.

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“Honestly, my wish would be that every person who ever goes to medical school watch your story. It is one that connects us all as human beings”
— Keynote attendee
“It wasn’t until reading your words and learning from you that it all made sense to me. You have touched me deeply. You are a true physician, a healer and a teacher.”
— Blog reader
“Thank you for outlining this so clearly. Perhaps a copy of this should be in every oncologist office, strike that, every medical office.”
— Blog reader
“You are an inspiration to all of us, new to invisible chronic illness or long term survivors.”
— Keynote attendee
“I keep exclaiming over and over that you’ve opened my eyes, you’ve educated me, and that you’ve inspired me! ”
— Keynote attendee
“Thank you very much for serving as our keynote speaker for the 2021 ABTA National Conference. You did a fabulous job sharing your journey and connecting with the audience!”
— Keynote Host
“I write to you today because I, like so many others, consider you an inspiration and a source of wisdom on this journey with brain cancer. ”
— Blog reader
“Every post I read makes me feel more at ease as I too struggle with a cancer diagnosis”
— Blog reader
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Current and Previous Partners

  • Logo with the words 'WISE INK' inside a square border.
  • Purple promotional graphic for an event called Humor to Fight the Fumer, an evening to celebrate life, featuring men sitting outdoors near a brick wall.
  • Logo for Russell Sage College featuring a stylized 'RS' in green and blue, with the college's name and locations Albany and Troy beneath.
  • University of Minnesota Health Fairview logo with a maroon 'M' symbol and black text on a yellow background.
  • Logo of the American Brain Tumor Association with text and a stylized human figure inside a multicolored circle
  • Logo of Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation featuring a colorful five-pointed star with a white star cutout in the center, accompanied by blue text.
  • HealthPartners logo with geometric shapes and text
  • Brain Tumor Network logo with a stylized brain graphic and tagline 'Guiding Patients. Empowering Care.'
  • Logo for the MN Brain Tumor 5K race, featuring a white ribbon and the text 'MN Brain Tumor 5K' on a blue background.
  • Logo with a head outline, a heart, and the words 'Brains Together'.
  • Logo for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital featuring a silhouette of a child praying, with the text 'St. Jude Children's Research Hospital' and the tagline 'Finding cures. Saving children.'
  • Logo for Project ECHO with red background and black, white, and red text
  • ACRP logo with stylized green and blue cross next to the text
  • Logo for the Evolution Summit, an event organized by Marcus Evans, featuring a purple circular design and modern text on a black background.

Organizations & Conferences Courtney Has Worked With

American Brain Tumor Association • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • University of Minnesota • HealthPartners • ACRP • Project ECHO • Duke University • The Mayo Clinic • Atlantic Live • Fighting Pretty • Humor to Fight the Tumor • Brain Tumor Network • Brains Together • The Brain Bank • Essentia Health • Russell Sage College • National Comprehensive Cancer Network • AACR • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation • Many more