BurtonMBerksonMDMS, PhD

Family Medicine • Las Cruces, NM

Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Founder Integrative Medical Center of NM

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Office
1155 COMMERCE DRIVE
SUITE C
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone+1 575-524-3720

Fax+1 575-524-3721
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Education & Training

The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1978 - 1979
Columbia Saint Luke's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad JuarezClass of 1977, PhD Pofessor TO MD Program
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISPhD, Cell Biology of Micro organisms, Mycology, Zoology, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP, 1965 - 1968
Eastern Illinois UniversityMS, BIOLOGY, 1963 - 1964
Roosevelt UniversityuBS, Biology, 1958 - 1962

Certifications & Licensure

NM State Medical License 1979 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2001 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Expert, Treatment of Acute Hepatic Necrosis Centers for disease Control
Orthomolecular Hall of Fame Award International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine, 2019
SOCIETY HALL OF FAME AWARD INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2019
Medical Mycology Expert State of New Mexico, 2015
ARIZONA GOVERNOR DOCTOR OF THE YEAR GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA, 2011
FDA principal investigator the drug-Thioctic Acid (alpha lipoic acid), 1979-2000
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT NIH, 1973
National Science Foundation PhD Grant and Traineeship, 1969
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
The Long-Term Survival of a Patient With Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma Following an Integrative Treatment Approach Including the Intravenous α-Lipoic Acid/Low-Dose Nal...
Burton M. Berkson, Francisco Calvo Riera> ;Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2018 Sep 1
Thioctic acid in treatment of hepatotoxic mushroom (Phalloides) poisoning.
Berkson, B. M.> ;N Engl J Med. 1979 Feb 15
14 citations
Adverse effects of high doses of intravenous alpha lipoic Acid on liver mitochondria.
Michael Vigil, Burton M. Berkson, Anapatricia Garcia> ;Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
33 citations
Revisiting the ALA/N (alpha-lipoic acid/low-dose naltrexone) protocol for people with metastatic and nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer: a report of 3 new cases
Burton M. Berkson, Daniel Rubin, Arthur J. Berkson> ;Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2009 Dec 1
14 citations
Reversal of signs and symptoms of a B-cell lymphoma in a patient using only low-dose naltrexone.
Burton M. Berkson, Daniel Rubin, Arthur J. Berkson> ;Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2007 Sep 1
33 citations
The long-term survival of a patient with pancreatic cancer with metastases to the liver after treatment with the intravenous alpha-lipoic acid/low-dose naltrexone prot...
Burton M. Berkson, Daniel Rubin, Arthur J. Berkson> ;Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2006 Mar 1
A conservative triple antioxidant approach to the treatment of hepatitis C. Combination of alpha lipoic acid (thioctic acid), silymarin, and selenium: three case histo...
Berkson, B. M.> ;Med Klin (Munich). 1999 Oct 15
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Journal Articles

A review of the Integrative Treatment Aproach using the IV lipoic Acid LDN protocol for cancer and a description of the long term survival of a woman with Hepatocellul...
Berkson BM, Calvo Riera, Clinics in Oncology, 3/16/2021
Alpha-Lipoic Acid/Low Dose Naltrexone (ALA/N) Protocol for Cancer and a Description of the Long-Term Survival of a Woman with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Berkson BM, Calvo FC, Clin Oncol, 2021, 3/16/2021
The Long-Term Survival of a Patient With Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma Following an Integrative Treatment Approach Including the Intravenous α-Lipoic Acid/Low-Dose Nal...
Berkson BM, Calvo F, Integrative Cancer Therapies, 1/1/2018
Adverse effects of high doses of intravenous alpha lipoic Acid on liver mitochondria
Vigil M, Berkson BM, Garcia AP., Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Jan;3(1):25-7. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.011.
Thioctic Acid in the Treatment of Poisoning. with Alpha-Amanitin
Bartter FC, Berkson BM, P. Hiranaka, Amanita Toxins and Poisoning, 11/1978
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Lectures

Several Each Year
Uited States, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Plus Low-Dose Naltrexone Reviewed for Cancer Treatment
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda - 3/19/2012

Press Mentions

Learn to Restore Your Energy and Vitality the Natural WayOctober 30th, 2020

External Links

Burton M. Berkson MD PhDhttp://drberkson.com