Justin Hill Berger MD PhD
Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Instructor of Pediatrics
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1 Childrens Pl# DivSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-454-6095
Fax+1 314-454-2561
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Summary
- Dr. Justin Berger is a pediatric cardiologist based in Saint Louis, MO, specializing in pediatric heart failure and heart transplantation. He earned his medical degree in 2014 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his pediatrics residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is currently an attending physician at St. Louis Children's Hospital. His research lab at the Washington University School of Medicine focuses on developing new pediatric heart failure treatments, including use of the novel SGLT2 inhibitors.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2017 - 2020- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2014 - 2017
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2024 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Hardly a Windfall: Prescribing Practices in Pediatric Heart Failure Around Food and Drug Administration Approval.Avital B Ludomirsky, Jonathan B Edelson, Kimberly Y Lin, Justin H Berger, Matthew J O'Connor
JACC. Advances. 2025-03-19 - Two-hit mouse model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction combining diet-induced obesity and renin-mediated hypertension.Justin H Berger, Yuji Shi, Timothy R Matsuura, Kirill Batmanov, Xian Chen
Scientific Reports. 2025-01-02 - Beyond ketosis: the search for the mechanism underlying SGLT2-inhibitor benefit continues.Justin H Berger, Brian N Finck
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024-12-16
Press Mentions
The AMA Does Not Speak for UsDecember 9th, 2016
Screening Gaps Miss Childhood Heart ProblemsJanuary 3rd, 2023
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