Rachel P Berger MD
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3420 5th AveRm 269Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-8664
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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 - 2026
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
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting Characteristics: Abusive Versus Accidental Trauma.Caitlin R McNamara, Rachel P Berger, James F Luther, Michael J Bell, Sandra Dw Buttram
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2025-08-13 - 2 citationsEffectiveness of Fosphenytoin and Levetiracetam to Prevent Posttraumatic Seizures in Young Children with Accidental or Abusive Traumatic Brain Injury.Caitlin R McNamara, Cesar I Menchaca, Taylor J Abel, Christopher M Horvat, Rachel P Berger
Neurocritical Care. 2025-04-01 - Variation in Use of Neuroimaging in the Care of Infants Undergoing Subspecialty Evaluations for Abuse: A Multicenter Study.Emily Alpert, Joanne N Wood, Justine Shults, Daniel M Lindberg, Kristine A Campbell
Academic Pediatrics. 2025-03-01
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- Join now to see all
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
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