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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. 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.
  2. 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; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.02.008. PubMed PMID:40057032 .
  3. 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.
  4. 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; :. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18078. PubMed PMID:39834027 .
  5. 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.
  6. Klein, D, Berezowsky, A, Melamed, N, Barret, J, Ray, J, Persaud, M et al.. Impact of previous gestational diabetes management on perinatal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies affected by gestational diabetes mellitus. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024;167 (3):1131-1137. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15775. PubMed PMID:38972010 .
  7. Ruby, E, McDonald, SD, Berger, H, Melamed, N, Li, J, Darling, EK et al.. A Social-Ecological Model Exploring Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening Practices Among Antenatal Health Care Providers. Health Educ Behav. 2024;51 (5):748-756. doi: 10.1177/10901981241232651. PubMed PMID:38406976 PubMed Central PMC11411845.
  8. Melamed, N, Avnon, T, Barrett, J, Fox, N, Rebarber, A, Shah, BR et al.. Gestational diabetes in twin pregnancies-a pathology requiring treatment or a benign physiological adaptation?. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231 (1):92-104.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.01.004. PubMed PMID:38218511 .
  9. Aflaki, K, Vigod, SN, Sprague, AE, Cook, J, Berger, H, Aoyama, K et al.. Maternal Deaths Using Coroner's Data: A Latent Class Analysis. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024;46 (4):102349. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102349. PubMed PMID:38190888 .
  10. Berezowsky, A, Melamed, N, Murray-Davis, B, Ray, J, McDonald, S, Barrett, J et al.. Impact of Antenatal Care Modifications on Gestational Diabetes Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Can J Diabetes. 2024;48 (2):125-132. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.12.002. PubMed PMID:38086432 .
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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