Ben Berger, MD
@BenBoyga
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Utah native 🏜️ fellow @StanfordPACCM 🫁 via @IMResidencyDuke. Value-driven healthcare 🩺 legislative advocacy ⚖️ and trail running ⛰️
Palo Alto, CA
Joined January 2017
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
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study evaluates whether shared decision-making–aligned communication is associated with prognostic misunderstanding between physicians and surrogates of adult patients in the intensive...
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For those of us prescribing or managing oxygen therapy, this is so liberating for our patients 🙌
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Welcome to the #DukeFam!!! 🩺
Congrats to all our categorical, prelim, & combined incoming #interns!! #MatchDay 📸thread: Categorical Interns @dukemedicine @dukegme
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An inspiring case with a great patient perspective included - thanks to the support from my fantastic team! @AarmstrongDuke @MattLabsMD @EAntonarakis
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!
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Check out our perspective on systemic therapy for recurrent mRCC after treatment with adjuvant pembrolizumab, led by rising star @BenBoyga of @IMResidencyDuke!
🚨JUST IN: Treatment of Recurrent Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma After Adjuvant Immunotherapy #KEYNOTE-564 Berger et al. @MattLabsMD @MRHarrisonMD 👉 https://t.co/pq4bFAPaUs
#RenalCarcinoma #KidneyCancer #RCC
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@ACGCRJ Grateful to learn, collaborate, and care alongside @IMResidencyDuke colleagues like @BenBoyga and attendings @jvk213 and grateful to this patient and their family for entrusting us with their care.
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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
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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
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It’s been such an honor to be part of this wonderful organization - thank you @UT_ACP!
Last night, we honored six ACP UT Chapter Members. Jeannine Engel, MD MACP recognized for her extraordinary service in medicine with advancement to ACP Mastership; Deepika Reddy, MD,FACP received the Laureate Award for her commitment to excellence in medical care
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10. “Minding my own business.” This is without a doubt the greatest risk factor for getting into a fistfight, according to patients in the ED.
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