An Update Regarding Seasonal Illnesses

To help prevent the spread of seasonal respiratory illnesses, we strongly encourage all visitors to wear a mask while in ambulatory clinics or inpatient units. Surgical masks are available at hospital and clinic entrances. Patients with respiratory illnesses should also wear masks. Thank you for helping protect our patients, staff, and community.

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John L. Berk, MD

Pulmonologist, Assistant Director, Amyloidosis Center


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.

  • Departments

  • Specialties

    Amyloidosis,, pleural disease, pulmonary fibrosis

  • 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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