Dr. Burton earned her Medical degree from Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, and graduated with honors in 1986.  She is licensed as an Internal Medicine Specialist with over 20 years experience in several states in the United States, including Indiana, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. Dr. Burton is a former chairman of the Internal Medicine Department at Riverview Hospital, and the Medical Director of Geist Primary Care, Urgent Care Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

She resides in Indianapolis, IN and Washington, DC. She is married to U.S. Congressman Dan Burton. In Indiana, she is currently on the medical staff at Riverview Health Hospital, Community Health Network, and Hancock Physicians Network. She practices as a specialist in Internal Medicine and Woman’s Health at Riverview hospital. In Washington, DC, she is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, since 2013. And she has served as a volunteer faculty member with the GW Medical faculty associates.