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Howard Berger

MD

Investigator

Email: Howard.Berger@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-6060 ext. 42395

Biography

Dr. Howard Berger leads the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetric Ultrasound at St. Michael’s Hospital and is a Professor in the University of Toronto Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  He is PI of the Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension in Pregnancy Research Network (DOH-Net) http://doh-net.ca/. Research focuses include Diabetes and adiposity in pregnancy, prenatal ultrasound and prenatal screening.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Ben Shmuel, A, Rasevic, N, Berger, H, Mei-Dan, E, Barrett, J, Melamed, N et al.. Health Care System Burden During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Population-Based Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2025;47 (11):103127. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2025.103127. PubMed PMID:40975396 .
  2. Tharmarajah, S, Abideen, Z, Hussain, S, Guilcher, SJT, McCarthy, LM, Mahendira, D et al.. Real-world trends in rheumatic disease rates among pregnancies in Ontario, Canada: A repeated cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2025;20 (9):e0332374. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332374. PubMed PMID:40953038 PubMed Central PMC12435662.
  3. Lapinsky, SC, Baxter, NN, Sutradhar, R, Everett, K, Porter, J, Yudin, MH et al.. Patterns of Antepartum Care in Ontario Before and During a Time of COVID-19 and Virtual Care: A Population-Based Study. Womens Health Issues. 2025;35 (5):330-341. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.05.002. PubMed PMID:40634190 .
  4. Ray, JG, Berger, H, Aoyama, K, Cook, JL, Aflaki, K, Park, AL et al.. Does infant birthweight percentile identify mothers at risk of severe morbidity? A Canadian population-based cohort study. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol. 2025;11 (1):19. doi: 10.1186/s40748-025-00217-8. PubMed PMID:40604901 PubMed Central PMC12225049.
  5. Ray, JG, Pirouzmand, N, Park, AL, Austin, PC, Vigod, S, Grandi, S et al.. Prematurity at birth and risk of self-injury, overdose or death in adolescence and early adulthood: A population-based cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 2025;108 :34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.06.002. PubMed PMID:40482940 .
  6. Tharmarajah, S, Santhireswaran, A, Ameeriar, Y, McCarthy, LM, Mahendira, D, Berger, H et al.. Use of healthcare administrative claims data in observational studies of antirheumatic drug effects on pregnancy outcomes: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2025;20 (3):e0319703. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319703. PubMed PMID:40163469 PubMed Central PMC11957274.
  7. Benham, JL, Stephenson, N, Metcalfe, A, Donovan, LE, Feig, DS, Pylylpjuk, C et al.. Gestational Diabetes Laboratory Testing in Alberta Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Can J Diabetes. 2025;49 (3):213-217.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.02.008. PubMed PMID:40057032 .
  8. Jairam, JA, Cohen, E, Diong, C, Berger, H, Brown, HK, Guan, J et al.. Maternal Downward Neighborhood Income Mobility and Ensuing Severe Neonatal Morbidity. JAMA Pediatr. 2025;179 (4):463-465. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.6667. PubMed PMID:39960682 PubMed Central PMC11833651.
  9. Jairam, JA, Cohen, E, Diong, C, Brown, HK, Guan, J, Berger, H et al.. Joint Effects of Maternal Comorbidity and Neighbourhood Income Mobility on the Ensuing Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity. BJOG. 2025;132 (13):2309-2311. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18078. PubMed PMID:39834027 .
  10. Jairam, JA, Cohen, E, Diong, C, Berger, H, Guan, J, Butler, EA et al.. Maternal Downward Neighborhood Income Mobility and Newborn Discharge to Child Protective Services. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7 (10):e2440604. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40604. PubMed PMID:39441599 PubMed Central PMC11581567.
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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