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Howard Berger

MD

Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: bergerh@smh.ca
Tel: 416-864-6060 ext. 2395

Biography

Our research focuses on methods of screening for gestational diabetes and the impact of visceral adiposity in pregnancy on glycemia and perinatal outcomes. A second research collaboration exists with the Motherisk Unit at The Hospital for Sick Children. We have established a lacental perfusion lab at St. Michael’s Hospital and utilize it to study the placental transport of medications and drugs in a well validated in vitro model.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Davidson, AJF, Park, AL, Berger, H, Aoyama, K, Harel, Z, Cook, JL et al.. Risk of severe maternal morbidity or death in relation to elevated hemoglobin A1c preconception, and in early pregnancy: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Med. 2020;17 (5):e1003104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003104. PubMed PMID:32427997 .
  2. Berger, H, Melamed, N, Davis, BM, Hasan, H, Mawjee, K, Barrett, J et al.. Impact of diabetes, obesity and hypertension on preterm birth: Population-based study. PLoS ONE. 2020;15 (3):e0228743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228743. PubMed PMID:32210434 PubMed Central PMC7094836.
  3. Murray-Davis, B, Berger, H, Melamed, N, Mawjee, K, Syed, M, Barrett, J et al.. Gestational weight gain counselling practices among different antenatal health care providers: a qualitative grounded theory study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020;20 (1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2791-8. PubMed PMID:32050930 PubMed Central PMC7017610.
  4. Berger, H, Gagnon, R, Sermer, M. Directive clinique N° 393 - Le diabète pendant la grossesse. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019;41 (12):1826-1839.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.03.022. PubMed PMID:31785801 .
  5. Berger, H, Gagnon, R, Sermer, M. Guideline No. 393-Diabetes in Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019;41 (12):1814-1825.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.03.008. PubMed PMID:31785800 .
  6. Jones, CA, Nisenbaum, R, De Souza, LR, Berger, H. Antenatal corticosteroid administration is associated with decreased growth of the fetal thymus: a prospective cohort study. J Perinatol. 2020;40 (1):30-38. doi: 10.1038/s41372-019-0554-z. PubMed PMID:31748655 .
  7. Bussière-Côté, S, Sieffien, W, Berger, H, Park, AL, Ray, JG. Twice-Daily vs 4-Times-Daily Glucose Testing in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot Study. Can J Diabetes. 2020;44 (3):274-279. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.08.007. PubMed PMID:31619325 .
  8. Plumptre, L, Tammen, SA, Sohn, KJ, Masih, SP, Visentin, CE, Aufreiter, S et al.. Maternal and Cord Blood Folate Concentrations Are Inversely Associated with Fetal DNA Hydroxymethylation, but Not DNA Methylation, in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women. J. Nutr. 2020;150 (2):202-211. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz232. PubMed PMID:31562504 .
  9. Brosnan, JT, Plumptre, L, Brosnan, ME, Pongnopparat, T, Masih, SP, Visentin, CE et al.. Formate concentrations in maternal plasma during pregnancy and in cord blood in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women: relations to genetic polymorphisms and plasma metabolites. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2019;110 (5):1131-1137. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz152. PubMed PMID:31350902 PubMed Central PMC6821548.
  10. Shinar, S, Agrawal, S, Hasan, H, Berger, H. Trial of labor versus elective repeat cesarean delivery in twin pregnancies after a previous cesarean delivery-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Birth. 2019;46 (4):550-559. doi: 10.1111/birt.12434. PubMed PMID:31124186 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Head, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetric Ultrasound, Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Deputy Chief, Obstetrics, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Program Director: Advanced High Risk Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto
  • Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto
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