LorenzoBerraMD

Critical Care Medicine

Anesthesiologist & Critical Care Physician and Medical Director of Respiratory Care at Massachusetts General Hospital, Reginald Jenney Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School.

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Office
41 Mall Rd
# Lahey
Boston, MA 01805
Phone+1 617-726-3030

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
University of Milan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Trials

Chest Wall Influence on Respiratory System Mechanics in Morbidly Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Efficacy Study on Silver-coated ETT Cleaned With a Novel Device Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Prevent Pulmonary Hypertension Associated to Stored Blood Transfusion Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Validation of Aspiration Markers in Intubated Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 01
Recruiting
Phase 1
Prolonged Hypoxic Breathing in Healthy Volunteers: a Safety Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Open Lung Strategy, Gas Distribution and Right Heart Function in ARDS Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 19
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Effects of Nitric Oxide on the Endothelium During Hemolysis. Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
Recruiting
Phase 2
Effects of Prolonged Delivery of Nitric Oxide Gas on Plasma Reduction-Oxidation Reactions in Cardiac Surgical Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 25
Recruiting
Phase 2
Comparison of Esophageal Manometry and CT Scan Measurements Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 01
Not yet recruiting
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation Therapy for Mild/Moderate COVID19 Infection Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in COVID-19. Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 16
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation Therapy for Mild/Moderate COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 21
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 21
Completed
Phase 2
NO Prevention of COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 07
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Patients on Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 09
Withdrawn
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

71 citations
Notch4 signaling limits regulatory T-cell-mediated tissue repair and promotes severe lung inflammation in viral infections.
Hani Harb, Mehdi Benamar, Peggy S. Lai, Paola Contini, Jason W. Griffith
Immunity. 2021-06-08
40 citations
Hemopexin in severe inflammation and infection: mouse models and human diseases
Tian Lin, Dayana Maita, Sujatha R Thundivalappil, Frank E. Riley, Jasmin Hambsch
Critical Care. 2015-04-15
32 citations
Trends and Geographic Variation in Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS Mortality in the United States.
Vibhu Parcha, Rajat Kalra, Surya P. Bhatt, Lorenzo Berra, Garima Arora
Chest. 2021-04-01

Press Mentions

Nitric Oxide Boosts Oxygen in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 PneumoniaJuly 11th, 2022
Two Distinct Types of COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome IdentifiedApril 15th, 2021
Nitric Oxide May Benefit Pregnant Women with Severe COVID-19September 4th, 2020
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Other Languages

Italian