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
Saraiva IE, Fuhrman DY, Kernan KF, Park HJ, Chen X, Berg RA, Meert KL, Pollack M, Hall M, Newth C, Harrison R, Shanley T, Carcillo JA, Gómez H: Plasma Linoleic Acid Is Associated With Pediatric Sepsis Phenotype and Acute Kidney Injury. Pediatr Crit Care Med 27(4): 356–366, April 2026.Loaec M, Patterson E, Reeder R, Graham K, Donoghue M, Sawhney S, Pradhan A, Topjian AA, Sutton RM, Berg RA, Morgan RW: Diastolic Blood Pressure During Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Trends and Associations With Outcomes. Crit Care Med March 2026 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Loaec M, Berg RA: From rescue to recovery: attempting to find PaO2 and PaCO2 targets after pediatric ECPR. Resuscitation 222, March 2026 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Okubo M, Komukai S, Izawa J, Amagasa S, Ramgopal S, Callaway CW, Berg RA: Duration of emergency medical services-initiated prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and survival for pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation February 2026 Notes: Online ahead of print.
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.