## About

John L. Berk, MD, is a pulmonologist and the Assistant Director of the Amyloidosis Center at Boston Medical Center (BMC). He is an expert in pleural disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and amyloidosis, with specific emphasis in familial and localized amyloid disease. Dr. Berk is also a professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. A prolific researcher, ...  Dr. Berk is a member of the Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research at Boston University and a member of the editorial board of Amyloid, the journal of protein folding disorders.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Pulmonology](/departments/pulmonology)
- ### Specialties
    
    Amyloidosis,, pleural disease, pulmonary fibrosis
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.269.7500](tel:617.269.7500)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [409 West Broadway  
    Boston, MA 02127](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=409+West+Broadway+Boston%2C+MA+02127)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Member, Boston University Pulmonary Center and Boston University Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research.
- ### Residency
    
    Internal Medicine, University of California (San Diego) Medical Center, 1985-1985
- ### Fellowship
    
    Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, 1987-1991
- ### Education
    
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1983
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Pulmonary Disease and Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
 
 

 

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  ## Affiliations

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