MelvinBergerMDPhD

Allergy & Immunology • Cleveland, OH

Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Independent Consultant, Immunology and Biopharmaceutical Development, Plasma Derived Therapies. Berger Consulting, LLC.

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Office
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-7700

Fax+1 216-286-6341

Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1981 - 1981
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1978
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1979 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Retrospective Chart Review of Subcutaneous IgG Use in Infants Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

274 citations
Normal bronchial epithelial cells constitutively produce the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10, which is downregulated in cystic fibrosis.
Tracey L. Bonfield, Michael W. Konstan, P Burfeind, J R Panuska, Jay B. Hilliard
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 1995-09-01
222 citations
Neutrophil elastase cleaves C3bi on opsonized pseudomonas as well as CR1 on neutrophils to create a functionally important opsonin receptor mismatch.
Michael F. Tosi, Harriet Zakem, Melvin Berger
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1990-07-01
153 citations
Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in North American patients with primary immunedeficiency diseases receiving subcutaneous IgG self-infusions a...
Uwe Nicolay, Peter Kiessling, Melvin Berger, Sudhir Gupta, Leman Yel
Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2006-01-01

Journal Articles

Review and assessment of the donor safety among plasma donors
Mitali Purohit 1, Mel Berger, Rachpal Malhotra , Toby Simon, Transfusion (doi: 10.1111/trf.17369), 4/19/2023

Press Mentions

Most Vaccine-Allergic Children Can Still Be Safely Vaccinated, Experts SaySeptember 4th, 2008