Nicola Zetola Burneo

Associate Professor

Nicola Zetola Burneo

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Pulmonary

  • NZETOLA@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-2566
  • (706) 721-3069
  • BBR 5513

Education

  • MD, Medicine Universidad Peruana Cayetano H, 2001

Certifications

  • ABIM- Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020

  • ABIM- Infectious Disease American Board of Internal Medicine , 2007

  • ABIM- Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine , 2005

  • PHY GA Professional Licensing BRD, 2020

Awards & Honors

  • Teaching Excellence Award Department of Medicine, Medical College of GA, 2024

  • Teacher of the year Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 2021

  • Distinguished Service Award Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, 2017

  • Certificate of Honor Botswana Ministry of Health, 2016

  • Global Equity Award Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • GMED 5034

    Medical Critical Care
  • RPUL 5000

    Pulmonary & Critical Care

Teaching Interests

Infectious Disease, Global Health, Critical Care

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Cervical cancer patients with and without HIV infection have unique T cell activation profiles despite similar survival outcomes after chemoradiation, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Location-based social network analysis for tuberculosis transmission in Botswana , 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Logitudinal study on quality of life following cervical cancer treatment in Botswana, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Overcoming logistical barriers to conducting collaborative clinical research between a high-income country and a low- and middle-income country, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Phylodynamic analysis reveals disparate transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex lineages in Botswana., 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Infectious Disease, Global Health, Critical Care