Joseph Robert Berger
Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief of the Multiple Sclerosis Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Department of Neurology
3400 Spruce Street
3 W Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
3 W Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8304
Fax: 215-349-5579
Fax: 215-349-5579
Education:
B.S.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1972.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974.
B.S.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1972.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1974.
Post-Graduate Training
Medicine Intern, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975.
Internal Medicine Residency, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977.
Neurology Residency, Hadassah Hospital, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1977-1978.
Neurology Residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 1978-1981.
Medicine Intern, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975.
Internal Medicine Residency, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977.
Neurology Residency, Hadassah Hospital, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1977-1978.
Neurology Residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 1978-1981.
Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners Licensure, July 1, 1975; #138818, 1975.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977; #59535, 1977.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1983; #037298, 1983.
Permanent linkNational Board of Medical Examiners Licensure, July 1, 1975; #138818, 1975.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977; #59535, 1977.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1983; #037298, 1983.
Selected Publications
Berger JR: Functional improvement and symptom management in multiple sclerosis: clinical efficacy of current therapies. Amer J Managed Care 17: S146-S153, 2011.Berger JR, Pocoski J, Preblick R, Boklage S: Fatigue heralding multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 11: 1526-1532, Oct 19 2013 Notes: doi: 10.1177/1352458513477924. Epub 2013 Feb 25.
Berger JR, Aksamit AAJ, Clifford DB, Davis L, Koralnik IJ, Sejvar JJ, Bartt R, Major EO, Nath A: PML diagnostic criteria: Consensus statement from the AAN neuroinfectious disease section. Neurology 80(15): 1430-1438, 2013.
Berger Joseph R, Houff Sidney A, Gurwell Julie, Vega Nubia, Miller Craig S, Danaher Robert J: JC virus antibody status underestimates infection rates. Annals of neurology 74(1): 84-90, Jul 2013.
Berger JR, Khalili K: The pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Discovery Medicine 12: 495-507, 2011.
Patterson D, Vilensky JA, Robertson WM, Berger JR: Treatment and diagnostic accuracy of neurosyphilis at Boston City Hospital‟s neurological unit, 1930-1979. J Neurol Sci 314: 1-4. 2012.
Nath Avindra, Berger Joseph R: Complications of immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapy in neurological diseases. Current treatment options in neurology 14(3): 241-55, Jun 2012.
Hack N, Jicha GA, Abel A, Dean D, Vitek JL, Berger JR: Substantia nigra depigmentation, Parkinsonism and birth cohort: remote effect of encephalitis lethargic? Ann Neurol 72(6): 912-917, 2012.
Berger JR, Nath A: Neurologic Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. (Chapt 402). Goldman‟s Textbook of Internal Medicine, 24th Edition. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. In Goldman L, Schafer AI (eds) (eds.). Page: 2218-2222, 2012.
Berger JR, Choi D, Kaminski HJ, Gordon MF, Hurko O, D’Cruz ON, Pleasure S, Feldman E: The importance and hurdles to drug discovery for neurological disease. Ann Neurol 74(3): 441-446, 2013.