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Zackary Berger, MD, Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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Internal Medicine • Baltimore, MD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    601 N Caroline St
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 443-287-6393

Summary

  • My interests center on achieving patient-centered care through patient-centered health research.

    I am currently conducting a pioneering qualitative study of doctor-patient communication in the hospital, focusing on patients’ dialogues with their physicians. In addition, I have published on the importance of doctor-patient communication to patient satisfaction and on physician professionalism as it interacts with patient choice, and conducted research on how doctors and patients collaboratively set an agenda during the primary care visit.

    I have the privilege of being Core Faculty in the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Sciences and Outcomes Research. I have focused on patient-reported outcomes as a co-investigator on numerous systematic reviews, including those of continuous glucose monitoring and of treatments for Crohn’s disease. In addition, I was lead author of the chapter on patient and family engagement in a recent EPC critical analysis of patient safety practices.

    I maintain an active internal medicine practice in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, and I'm a preceptor in the Adult Medicine housestaff clinic there. I'm involved in applying methods of quality improvement to the outpatient setting.

Education & Training

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
  • NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
    NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital2006 - 2009
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 2006
  • New York University
    New York UniversityPhD, Epidemiology, 1998 - 2005
  • Watson Foundation
    Watson FoundationFellowship, 1995 - 1996
  • California Institute of Technology
    California Institute of TechnologyBS, Biology, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2009 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2010
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
  • Osler Center Faculty Scholar Johns Hopkins, 2011-2012
  • Daniel E. Ford Award in Health Services and Prevention Research Johns Hopkins University Department of Medicine, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictors of first fill compliance with new asthma prescriptions: a retrospective cohort study.  
    Berger Z, Kimbrough W, Gillespie C, Hirsch A, Wood G, Qian Z, Shah N, American Health and Drug Benefits
  • Evidence-based medicine depends on intellectual conflicts.  
    Berger Z, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Reason for hospital admission: a pilot study comparing patient statements to chart reports.  
    Berger Z, Dembitzer A, Beach MC, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Talking To Your Doctor: A Patient’s Guide to Communication in the Exam Room and Beyond. 
    Berger ZRowman and Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD
  • Enabling Patient-Centered Care Through Health Information Technology. 
    Finkelstein J, Knight A, Marinopoulos S, Gibbons, MC, Berger Z, et alAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
  • Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices. 
    Chapter: Promoting engagement by patients and families to reduce adverse events 
    Berger Z, Flickinger F, Dy SEditors: Shekelle PG et al.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Validation of a brief questionnaire to screen asthmatic outpatients for asthma symptoms that are worse in relation to work.
    Friedman-Jimenez G, Sturm TM, Reibman J, Harrison D, Rom WN, Zhang S, Berger Z, Matte T, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Bayesian and frequentist models: legitimate choices for different purposes.
    Berger Z, Annals of Epidemiology
  • A case-control study of workplace exacerbation of asthma symptoms.
    Berger Z, Kim M, Reibman J, Shore R, Friedman-Jimenez G, American Journal of Epidemiology
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Lectures

  • What is diabetes? 
    Seward Park Branch Library, New York Public Library, New York, NY
  • Assessing our own risk perception. 
    NYU Primary Care Residency Teaching Program, New York, NY
  • Coping with chronic physical and mental disease: the patient's perspective. 
    Tumulty Rounds
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Other

  • Cancer Screening Module. 
    Kottoor V, Berger Z, Peairs K, Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care Curriculum
    http://www.hopkinsilc.org
  • Anxiety Module. 
    Berger ZD, Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care Curriculum
    http://www.hopkinsilc.org
  • Methods for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness. 
    Golden SH, Brown T, Yeh HC, Maruthur N, Ranasinghe P, Berger Z, et al, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK99217/
    Rockville, MD

Press Mentions

  • Immunocompromised, Chronically Ill People Object to Baltimore Hospitals’ Decisions to Drop Masking
    Immunocompromised, Chronically Ill People Object to Baltimore Hospitals’ Decisions to Drop MaskingMay 17th, 2023
  • COVID-19 May Trigger Post-Viral Syndromes
    COVID-19 May Trigger Post-Viral SyndromesNovember 22nd, 2021
  • Coronavirus FAQ: What Is Long COVID? And What Is My Risk of Getting It?
    Coronavirus FAQ: What Is Long COVID? And What Is My Risk of Getting It?November 18th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Hebrew, Russian

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