StevenJohnBernickMDFACP,FACG,DiMM

Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Naval Hospital Bremerton

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Office
9040 Jackson Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98341
Phone+1 253-968-1040

Fax+1 253-968-0639

Dedicated, conscientious physician with a stellar academic background and broad range of clinical experience in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Medical Acupuncture. Includes over 20 years active duty military service, with last assignment as Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Naval Hospital Bremerton. Continues to serve as Staff Gastroenterologist, Madigan Army Medical Center. Author, professor, and invited lecturer, his varied experience involve healthcare delivery around the world. Cited as “Top Twenty – Best of the Best” for patient satisfaction in all of Navy medicine in 2015 and 2016. Successfully executed multiple locum tenens assignments.

Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2008 - 2011
McMaster UniversityNo Degree, Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Training, 2009
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2004
University of WashingtonBS, Microbiology, Jaques Chiller Award, 1998 - 2000
University of WashingtonB.S., Microbiology, 2000

PubMed

Undigested Gum Found During Colonoscopy.
Jared S. Magee, Steven J Bernick
ACG Case Reports Journal. 2020-03-16
8 citations
Drug transfer to the fetus and to the breastfeeding infant: what do we know?
Steven J Bernick, Sunanda V. Kane
Current Drug Delivery. 2012-06-30
A humanitarian exercise during gastroenterology fellowship
Steven J Bernick, Robert D. Lawson
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011-09-01

Journal Articles

Drug Transfer to the Fetus and to the Breastfeeding Infant: What Do We Know
Bernick S, Kane S., Current Drug Delivery, 1/1/2012
A humanitarian exercise during gastroenterology fellowship
Bernick S, Lawson D., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2011
Improving adherence in inflammatory bowel disease
Bernick S, Kane S., Practical Gastroenterology, 1/1/2010
Insight into the widespread problem of non-adherence to therapy in ulcerative colitis
Bernick S, Kane S., Expert Rev Clin Immunol, 1/1/2010
Optimizing use of 5-ASA in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: focus on patient compliance and adherence
Bernick S, Kane S., Patient Related Outcome Measures, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances
Chapter: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Page 61 - 80Bernick S, Kane S.Editors: Guandalini S, Vaziri H.Humana Press, New York2010