Jeffrey S Berns MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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3400 Civic Center BlvdJMEC Suite 100Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3957
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Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1984 - 1987
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2020
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005, 2010-2020
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsUnionization of Graduate Medical Education Trainees: Perspectives From Designated Institutional Officials.John Patrick T Co, Laurence Katznelson, Susan Guralnick, Jeffrey S Berns
Academic Medicine. 2025-02-01 - 10 citationsPatient-Centered Quality Measures for Dialysis Care: A Report of a Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kid...Daniel E Weiner, Cynthia Delgado, Jennifer E Flythe, Derek L Forfang, Thomas Manley
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2024-05-01 - 1 citationsWhat Is the Role of Daprodustat in Treatment of Anemia in People on Maintenance Dialysis?Jeffrey S Berns
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2023-11-01
Lectures
- Anemia, the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor System, and CKDAmerican Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 11/9/2019
- Insights Into Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease and Beyond: New Discoveries, Strategies, and Models of Care60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 11/30/2018
Other
- Addressing Financial Disincentives to Improve CKD CareJeffrey Berns, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/e9bad9f9-156a-4908-ae97-c09988c15149
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-04 - Addressing Financial Disincentives to Improve CKD CareJeffrey Berns, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/e9bad9f9-156a-4908-ae97-c09988c15149
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-17 - Addressing Financial Disincentives to Improve CKD CareJeffrey Berns, MD, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
https://www.doximity.com/articles/e9bad9f9-156a-4908-ae97-c09988c15149
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-25 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
Covid Vaccination Protects Against Severe Kidney Damage, Study SuggestsJune 13th, 2025- Your Covid Vaccination Might Save Your Kidneys, Reveals UCLA StudyJune 12th, 2025
- Should Your Kidney Doctor Have a Financial Stake in Dialysis?December 15th, 2020
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