RachelPBergerMD

Pediatrics • Pittsburgh, PA

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
3420 5th Ave
Rm 269
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-8664

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2008 - 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Child Abuse Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Disseminating Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support to Improve Detection, Evaluation and Reporting Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 26
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Does Routine Screening for Child Abuse Decrease Subsequent Abuse? One Big Step Forward, Two Small Steps Back.
Rachel P Berger, Mary Clyde Pierce
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2024-12-01
Yield of skeletal surveys in national network of child abuse pediatricians: Age is key.
Caitlin R McNamara, Joanne N Wood, Daniel Lindberg, Kristine A Campbell, Spencer Poston
Child Abuse & Neglect. 2024-11-01
Barriers to Adoption of a Child-Abuse Clinical Decision Support System in Emergency Departments.
Alanna C Peterson, Donald M Yealy, Emily Heineman, Rachel P Berger
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024-11-01

Press Mentions

As Hospitals See More Severe Child Abuse Injuries During Coronavirus, 'The Worst Is yet to Come'May 13th, 2020
Clinically Occult Abusive Head Trauma: Which Age Group Should We Screen?July 27th, 2019
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Launches New Pediatric Research Podcast SeriesFebruary 5th, 2019
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Grant Support

Novel Approaches To Screening For Inflicted Childhood NeurotraumaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2009–2012
Using Biochemical Markers To Detect Abusive Head TraumaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2003–2007
The Use Of Biochemical Markers In Pediatric Brain InjuryNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
Can We Detect Brain Injury By Looking In The Blood?National Center For Research Resources2004–2005