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Megan Gerber, MD, Internal Medicine, Albany, NY

Megan R Gerber MD MPH, FACP (She/Her)

Women's Health


Section Chief, Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College; Vice Chair of Medicine for Faculty Development, Assistant Dean, Health Humanities/Advising dean, Professor of Medicine

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  • 178 Washington Avenue ExtInternal Medicine Group MC 58Albany, NY 12203

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Summary

  • Dr. Megan Gerber is an Internal Medicine specialist with a subspecialty in Women's Health, based in Albany, NY. She completed her medical education at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and further obtained an MPH in Quantitative Methods from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Gerber completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Currently, she serves as Professor of Medicine, Section Chief at Albany Medical Center, Vice Chair of Medicine, Assistant Dean, Health Humanities, at Albany Medical College, and Physician at Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Her experience extends to women's health, healthcare management, and trauma-informed care implementation. She has published extensively on trauma-informed care and has received several awards, including the Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine from the American College of Physicians.
  • Hippo Ed Podcast Becoming Trauma Informed

    Trauma is widespread amongst our staff, trainees, patients and ourselves. COVID-19 is a traumatic experience that has affected all of us to some degree. Trauma-

    Trauma-Informed Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond

    Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) entered the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with an existing and robust telehealth program, but it still faces a f

    #218 Trauma-Informed Care with Megan Gerber MD - The Curbsiders

    Join us as we delve into the paradigm-shifting ethos of trauma-informed care with renowned expert Dr. Megan Gerber. (Free) CME offered.

    Academy of Violence and Abuse (AVA) Featured Member

    Megan Gerber, MD, MPH Megan Gerber, MD, MPH is a general internist and medical educator with a career-long focus on the medical care of trauma-exposed women. Sh

    Woman Centered Health EP 35: Trauma Informed Telehealth with Dr. Megan Gerber -

    In this episode we interview Dr. Megan Gerber about how to provide trauma informed care during televisits, including synchronous video visits. We cover everythi

    Angry Hope: Moving Towards Healing-centered Engagement After Trauma - CLOSLER

    The tone was angry, clipped, bitter despite my cheerful "welcome-to-the-practice" voice and outstretched hand. I was tired, so tired. Finally, Friday had come

    Podcast Interview: Physician's Guide to Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches

    Dr. Gerber defines trauma-informed care and discusses small incremental changes to your practice that make it possible implement trauma-informed care.

    Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches - A Guide for Primary Care | Megan R Gerbe

    This is a detailed guide book that is written by experts in the field of trauma-informed care that is divided into four sections to provide guidance to both hea

Education & Training

  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMPH, Quantitative Methods, 1998 - 2001
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1993 - 2028
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1994 - 2023
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine American College of Physicians, 2024
  • Vincent J. Felitti Distinguished Scholar Award Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA), 2022
  • David Littman Award for excellence in clinical care and teaching Department of Medicine VA Boston Healthcare System, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • How trauma-informed care promotes healingJuly 2019
  • ANGRY HOPE: MOVING TOWARDS HEALING-CENTERED ENGAGEMENT AFTER TRAUMAJuly 2019
  • Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches: A Guide for Primary CareMay 2019

Press Mentions

  • #311 Chronic Pelvic Pain
    #311 Chronic Pelvic PainDecember 20th, 2021
  • How Trauma-Informed Care Promotes Healing
    How Trauma-Informed Care Promotes HealingJuly 26th, 2019
  • Female Veterans with Fibromyalgia Show High Rates of Childhood Abuse
    Female Veterans with Fibromyalgia Show High Rates of Childhood AbuseAugust 12th, 2018

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