Ben Berger, MD

Utah native 🏜️ fellow @StanfordPACCM 🫁 via @IMResidencyDuke. Value-driven healthcare 🩺 legislative advocacy ⚖️ and trail running ⛰️

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

@drsthanus Interesting case. Unfortunate that a healthy young person had a screening chest x ray for no reason and was then subjected to multiple studies which cost thousands of dollars, patient time and probably anxiety, and subjected her to ionizing radiation!

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

@IM_Crit_ I love this account and love these points! Unless I’m missing something, you may have linked to a paper on extubating to HHFNC 40 LPM vs 60 LPM. I think the followers would benefit from being directed to the gastric suctioning paper if you had it handy. Thanks.

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Learned so much about qualitative methodologies 🧠and critical care communication 🗣️ from incredible mentors @JudithBVick @DeepAshanaMD in this project.

Give it a read for insights on shared decision-making and prognostic (mis)-understanding in the ICU!

https://t.co/77239R0S8k

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

For those of us prescribing or managing oxygen therapy, this is so liberating for our patients 🙌

[NEJM Clinician @NEJMClinician]

For long-term oxygen therapy, is 24 hours a day better than 15? Not according to a randomized trial of supplemental oxygen for patients with severe resting hypoxemia. https://t.co/E8jFVsg1PA

#MedTwitter @BageLeMage @NEJM

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

*decide on the wedge!

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Did my first PA catheter (🦢!) of fellowship last week, and trying to stern one the wedge, I couldn’t agree more with these authors:

“This Patient Needs a Doctor, Not a Guideline!��� The Zone of Uncertainty in Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure Measurement https://t.co/s1Hs5PmLUW

[Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @ValerieFoushee]

It was great to meet with @DukeMedicine residents to discuss local health and climate priorities.

I'm proud to be your partner in Washington as we continue to prioritize urgently needed climate conservation, green energy, and health-related legislation in Congress.

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Proud to represent the Duke #ECMO Clinical Research Lab at #ATS and so grateful for mentors and friends that made the trip possible! 🫁🩸@IMResidencyDuke @DukePACC @elias_pratt @atscommunity

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Proud to represent @IMResidencyDuke and soon @StanfordPACCM!

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Had a blast at #SCCM2024 learning from colleagues around the 🌎 and presenting our work on shared decision-making and prognostic understanding in the ICU 🫁🫀

Huge thanks to my ⭐️ mentors and co-authors @DeepAshanaMD and @JudithBVick

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

An honor and a privilege! 🫡😂

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Welcome to the #DukeFam!!! 🩺

[Duke IM Residency @IMResidencyDuke]

Congrats to all our categorical, prelim, & combined incoming #interns!! #MatchDay

📸thread:

Categorical Interns @dukemedicine @dukegme

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Love this group and excited to welcome the new cohort!

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

An inspiring case with a great patient perspective included - thanks to the support from my fantastic team! @AarmstrongDuke @MattLabsMD @EAntonarakis

[Andrew Armstrong @AarmstrongDuke]

Excited to share our case report in @bmj_latest of an extraordinary response to BAT plus immunotherapy in a man with CHEK2 mutated mCRPC including his testimonial! @DukeGUCancer @MattLabsMD @EAntonarakis by Ben Berger! https://t.co/4BdmtAtWLa

[Matt Labriola @MattLabsMD]

Check out our perspective on systemic therapy for recurrent mRCC after treatment with adjuvant pembrolizumab, led by rising star @BenBoyga of @IMResidencyDuke!

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

@JEPomeroyMDPhD @DukeHeartCenter @IMResidencyDuke @DukeCardFellows 🐐🐐🐐

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Thanks to @isth for hosting a fantastic virtual conference that allowed my #COVID #ITP talk to be pre-recorded and presented while I was post-call and 😴😴

Excited to watch more sessions this weekend!

@huntsmancancer @UofUHealth @UofUInternalMed #hematology

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

Came across this gem from @ABIMFoundation today. All patients should be empowered to ask these questions. I hope I can train to answer them. #ChoosingWisely

[Ben Berger, MD @BenBoyga]

@Little_J_11 @LaraAHayes @UofUHealth @AimeeZaas @DukeIMChiefs 😂😂 you’re my *comedic and canine* inspiration, Jordan - should’ve clarified!!