Robert B Gerber MD

Physician

Summa Health System – Akron Campus75 Arch St. Ste 501Akron, OH 44304

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Summary

Dr. Robert Gerber is a pulmonologist based in Akron, OH, with a strong educational foundation from Yale-New Haven Medical Center and the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Gerber has practiced at both University Hospitals Parma Medical Center and Southwest General Health Center from 2004 to 2019. His expertise is in general pulmonology, and he has contributed to several publications, including notable work on airway disease in COPD, which has been widely cited in the medical community.

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
University of Missouri Kansas City School of MedicineClass of 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2000 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Streamline EHR, StreamlineMD, LLC, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification StreamlineMD EHR, StreamlineMD, LLC, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

85 citations
CT Metrics of Airway Disease and Emphysema in Severe COPD
Woo Jin Kim, Edwin K. Silverman, Eric A. Hoffman, Gerard J. Criner, Zab Mosenifar
Chest. 2009-08-01
7 citations
Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with bronchogenic carcinoma.
Robert B Gerber, Peter J. Mazzone, Alejandro C. Arroliga
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2002-03-01
1 citations
Does salmeterol increase mortality in patients with COPD
Robert B. Gerber, Mani S. Kavuru
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2001-07-01