Douglas Berger, MD, MLitt | Division of General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor

Medicine

VA – Outpatient Clinical Teaching Champion

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

Master of Letters

University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland

1998–1999

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY

2002–2006

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals

Seattle, WA

2006–2009

Chief Residency in Internal Medicine

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Seattle, WA

2009–2010

Honors:

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

1997

Phi Beta Kappa

1998

Leedom Fellowship

1998

Co-Recipient, David E. Rodgers Fellowship

2003

Resident as Teacher Award

2008

Group Special Contribution Award, VAPSHCS

2011

Superior Performance Award, VAPSHCS

2012

Contact

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Publications

Publications:

Berger D, Williams EC, Bryson CL, Rubinsky AD, Bradley KA. 2013. Alcohol questionnaires and HDL: Screening Scores as Scaled Markers of Alcohol Consumption. Alcohol. 47(6):439–45.
Bradley KA, Berger D. 2013. Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use. In: Saitz R. (ed) Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care. Springer: New York.
Berger D. 2014. Leg Discomfort: Beyond the Joints. Medical Clinics of North America. 98(3): 429–44.
Berger D, Bradley KA. 2015. Primary Care Management of Alcohol Misuse. Medical Clinics of North America. 99(5): 989–1016.
Berger D, Lapham GT, Shortreed SM, Hawkins EJ, Rubinsky AD, Williams EC, Achtmeyer CE, Kivlahan DR, Bradley KA. 2018. Increased Rates of Documented Alcohol Counseling in Primary Care: More Counseling or Just More Documentation? Journal of General Internal Medicine. 33(3).