Robert A Berg, M.D.
Professor CE of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Critical Care
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Critical Care
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Office: 267-426-3014
Fax: 215-590-4327
Fax: 215-590-4327
Email:
bergra@email.chop.edu
bergra@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Literature, Science, and Arts)
University of Michigan, 1971.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1975.
Permanent linkB.S. (Literature, Science, and Arts)
University of Michigan, 1971.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1975.
Selected Publications
Silva LEV, Balcarcel D, Ko TS, Morgan RW, Berg RA, Topjian A, Tsui FR, Kirschen MP: Prediction of neurological outcome after pediatric cardiac arrest using heart rate variability and machine learning. Resuscitation 219: 110961, February 2026.Perman SM, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM: Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: Acknowledging Progress and Emerging Challenges. Crit Care Clin 42(1): xv–xvi, January 2026.
Ullman NL, Reeder RW, Topjian A, Morgan RW, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Palmer CA, Sutton RM, Press CA, Kirschen MP; ICU-RESUS, CPCCRN Investigators: Severe intracranial hemorrhage or ischemia associated with unfavorable outcomes after pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 218: 110886, January 2026 Notes: Epub 2025 Nov 7.
Mazzio EL, Catenaccio E, Liu R, Vossough A, Abend NS, Alcamo A, Huh JW, Lang SS, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Press C, Kirschen MP: Association of EEG Response to Hypertonic Saline and Neurologic Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care January 2026 Notes: Online ahead of Print.
Amagasa S, Utsumi S, Uematsu S, Ramgopal S, Berg RA, Okubo M: Sequence of Successful Epinephrine or Advanced Airway Interventions in Nontraumatic Pediatric Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Acad Emerg Med 33(1): e70225, January 2026.
Ross CE, Lee JH, Loaec M, Valdés SO, Donnino MW, Berg RA: Cardiac Arrest Pharmacopeia: A Personalized Approach to Drug Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Crit Care Clin 42(1): 149-168, January 2026.
Kernan KF, Shaik M, Horvat CM, Fuhrman DY, Aldewereld Z, Berg RA, Wessel D, Pollack MM, Meert K, Hall MW, Newth CJL, Shanley T, Harrison RE, Carcillo JA, Aneja RK: Application of New Pediatric Sepsis Definition to a Multicenter Observational Cohort of Previously Enrolled Severe Sepsis Patients Defined by SIRS Plus Organ Dysfunction. J Intensive Care Med 40(12): 1260–1268, December 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Jun 16.
Kirschen M, Topjian A, Berg R: Author response: NIRS illuminates, but MAPopt should guide post-cardiac arrest care. Resuscitation 217: 110849, December 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Sep 29.
Shepard LN, Reeder RW, Hsu J, Keim G, Berg RA, Sutton RM, Topjian AA, Yehya N, Morgan RW; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Investigators: Intubation Trends and Survival in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Netw Open 8(11): e2544365, November 2025.
Gardner MM, McKelvey A, Wang Y, Feng R, Morgan RW, Graham K, Berg RA, Mercer-Rosa L, Yehya N, Topjian AA: Worsening Myocardial Function and Impaired Global Longitudinal Strain May Be Associated with Hospital Mortality after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Preliminary Results from a Prospective Study. European Resuscitation Council Annual Congress October 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation at: European Resuscitation Council Annual Congress 2025. Rotterdam, Netherlands. October 2025.