Jeffrey S. Berns, MD
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Associate Chief, Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
  • Director of Regulatory Affairs, Department of Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
  • Professor of Medicine in Pediatrics

Education and training

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland
  • Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

181 reviews

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January 2026
all great
January 2026
very thorough. explained things so that they were easily understood. all questions and concerns were addressed.
January 2026
Dr. Berns is a very good, caring doctor
January 2026
great dr.! very informative and thorough

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Berns is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Berns, JS Clinical decision making in a patient with stage 5 CKD-Is eGFR good enough? , Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10: 2015,2065-2072

Bansal AD, Hill CE, Berns JS Use of antiepileptic drugs in patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease , Seminars in Dialysis, 28(4): 2015,404-412

Berns JS Moving away from hemoglobin-based anemia performance measures in dialysis patients. , American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 64: 2014,486-488

Berns JS Routine screening for CKD should be done in asymptomatic adults...selectively. , Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9: 2014,1988-1992

Lin J, Fernandez HE, Negoianu D, Berns JS, Shashaty MG, Wilson FP Laboratory and biological variation in serum creatinine measurement results in high false positive rate of acute kidney injury , American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting (oral presentation): 2014

Kramer H, Berns JS, Choi MJ, Martin K, Rocco MV 25-Hydroxyvitamin D testing and supplementation in CKD: An NKF-KDOQI controversies report , American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 64: 2014,499-509

Berns JS, Ellison DH, Linas SL, Rosner MH Training the next generation's nephrology workforce , Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 5: 2014,1639-1644

Wilson FP, Yang W, Machado CA, Mariani LH, Borovskiy Y, Berns JS, Feldman HI Dialysis versus nondialysis in patients with AKI: a propensity-matched cohort study , Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9: 2014,673-681

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