John Berens, MD

Baylor College of Medicine. Advocate, primary care MD for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Opinions my own.

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

I had the opportunity to see @DGlaucomflecken on tour today— such an incredible show and what a journey he and Lady G have experienced. Best of luck on your comedy tour!

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

Excited to present at the @smsprisms conference today! #healthcaretransition

[Tradeoffs @tradeoffspod]

One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://t.co/eKvdWjFOXr

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

New blog post today about a @PCORI grant evaluating a new tool to help long-term care planning for families/individuals with IDD. @NorthwellHealth @BCMDeptMedicine

https://t.co/DfqMRmVR1B

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

Honored and excited to be part of the ⁦@smsprisms⁩ Professional Advisory Board! https://t.co/PkNOnCCgAL

[EarlyCareerInternists@Europe @InternistsEFIM]

Congratulations to this year's #JoyInInternalMedicine award winner @DocBerens and the fabulous finalists Dr Alexandra Maloof @ACPIMPhysicians @Texas_ACP @ACP_SoCAL and @matteocoen & Amandine Berner. Inspirational and really positive and creative work! #physicianwellbeing #EFIM

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

I love this on multiple levels! Music can be loved and shared by all.

https://t.co/ke3zyqKvio

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

New pub from our Transition Medicine Clinic showing the benefits of a dedicated transition clinic for individuals with IDD:
https://t.co/Ka5l3k0rFR
@BCMDeptMedicine

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

@ACaticGeri @BCMDeptMedicine @MayarAlmohajer Thank you!!

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

Thrilled to have received this grant and our team is looking forward to working on this Quality Improvement project!

[BCM Department of Medicine @BCMDeptMedicine]

FY23 Healthcare Innovations Grant Award Recipients*:
@MayarAlmohajer, associate professor, Infectious Diseases and @DocBerens, assistant professor, Transition Medicine

*offered by the Vice Chair Group for Quality Improvement and Innovations

[BCM Department of Medicine @BCMDeptMedicine]

@bcmhouston winners of Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care: @WasAbiDoc, Andrea Braun, @DrNidhiAggarwal, Galant Chan, @DocBerens, Bryan Jiang, @aparnacj, @richashuklaMD, Ronald Maag, @LindsayVaclavik @bcm_gihep @BCM_Lung @BCMKidneyHealth @BCMHemeOnc @BCMHeart

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

So excited to be at the @AADMD annual conference! #onevoice

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

@michelleeluster @bcm_gihep @bcmhouston @WasAbiDoc @richashuklaMD @rjsealock @ruben_hernaez @KanwalFasiha @BCMDeptMedicine @IQuEStHouston Thank you so much @michelleeluster. It was an honor!

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

https://t.co/yJgPtn23jk
Did you know it’s legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage? It’s long past time to end this practice.
#InclusionMeans #DisabilityRights

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

Very excited— thank you @HoustonChron for highlighting this amazing new park! #inclusion

New addition to James Driver Park aims to be all inclusive, put spotlight on east Harris County https://t.co/UQRKRAtKAS via @houstonchron

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

So excited to be joining my first AUCD conference today! #aucd2021

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

Eliminating wait times for HCBS would be an absolute game-changer for individuals with disabilities and their families. I applaud @RepDebDingell, @SenBobCasey and their colleagues for supporting this legislation!
https://t.co/Ea0HT7gBwg

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

@sunjaydevarajan Absolutely!!

[Cynthia Peacock, MD @peacock_md]

Great resource to help you with culture transformation language https://t.co/O0ZALtlUBZ

[John Berens, MD @DocBerens]

@A_Thatavarty Don’t let it go away— hold on to that feeling!