Joseph R. Berger, MD

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About me

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

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
  • Residency: Jackson Health System - Jackson Memorial

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

94 reviews

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

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

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