Penn Medicine Provider
Joseph R. Berger, MD
4.7
(94)
Accepting new patients

About me

  • Associate Chief of the Multiple Sclerosis Division
  • Emeritus Professor CE of Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Residency: Jackson Health System - Jackson Memorial

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.7

94 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

December 2023
5.0
5.0
very knowledgeable
December 2023
5.0
5.0
good diagnosis, explanation, trestment and followup
December 2023
5.0
5.0
did a great job!
December 2023
5.0
5.0
sr berger spent a lot of time explaining what to expect and what i need to do to stay healthy.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Berger is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Berger JR Functional improvement and symptom management in multiple sclerosis: clinical efficacy of current therapies. , Amer J Managed Care, 17: 2011,S146-S153


Berger JR, Pocoski J, Preblick R, Boklage S Fatigue heralding multiple sclerosis. , Mult Scler., 11: 2013,1526-1532


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): 2013,1430-1438


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): 2013,84-90


Berger JR, Khalili K The pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. , Discovery Medicine, 12: 2011,495-507


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: 2012,1-4.


Nath Avindra, Berger Joseph R Complications of immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapy in neurological diseases. , Current treatment options in neurology, 14(3): 2012,241-55


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): 2012,912-917


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.: 2012,2218-2222


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): 2013,441-446