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Robert Berg, MD, Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

RobertABergMD

Pediatrics Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor, Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Phoenix Children's HospitalChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1978
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1977
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1977
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1976
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1975
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganB.S., Literature, Science, and Arts, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1978 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CPR Specialty Award Critical Care Congress, 2012
  • Asmund S. Laerdal Memorial Lecture Award Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2012
  • Giant in CPR International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Feasibility and perceived benefits of a framework for physician-parent follow-up meetings after a child’s death in the ICU  
    Meert KL, Eggly S, Berg RA, Wessel DL, Newth CJ, Shanley TP, Harrison R, Dalton H, Clark AE, Dean JM, Doctor A, Nicholson CE; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National I..., Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2014
  • First quantitative analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during in-hospital cardiac arrest of young children  
    Sutton RM, Niles, DE, French B, Maltese MR, Leffelman J, Eilevstjonn J, Wolfe H, Nishisaki A, Meaney PA, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Resuscitation, 1/1/2014
  • Pushing harder, pushing faster, minimizinig interruptions… But falling short of 2010 cardiopulmonary resuscitation targets during in-hospital pediatric and adolescent ...  
    Sutton RM, Wolfe H, Nishisaki A, Leffelman J, Niles DE, Meaney PA, Donoghue AJ, Maltese MR, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Resuscitation, 12/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Diastolic blood pressure predicts survival better than end tidal carbon dioxide during CPR. Oral Presentation
    Sutton RM, Bratinov G, Malese M, Naim, M, Weiland T, Friess SH, Nadkarni VM, Berg RA, 43nd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
  • Hemodynamic directed CPR improves cerebral perfusion pressure and brain tissue oxygen tension.
    Friess SH, Sutton RM, Bratinov GD, Maltese MR, Naim, MY, Nadkarni VM, Becker LM, Berg RA, Critical Care Medicine; 43rd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA, 12/1/2013
  • Neurologic injury is the leading cause of death after out of hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.
    Fry M, Kirschen M, Abend N, Ichord R, Nadkarni VM, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Critical Care Medicine; 43rd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA, 12/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Section on Critical Care Program: Day 1 
    National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/27/2019
  • Updates from the Pediatric Critical Care Research Network Study on CPR Outcomes 
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - 11/1/2013
  • Pediatric Cardiac Arrest 
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - 10/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • AHA: New Rules on Saving Kids Stricken with Cardiac Arrest
    AHA: New Rules on Saving Kids Stricken with Cardiac ArrestApril 23rd, 2018

Grant Support

  • Pediatric Critical Care Research Network At Children'S Hospital Of PhiladelphiaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2012
  • Post-Countershock CPR After Prolonged VFNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2005

Hospital Affiliations