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Education
07/10 - Present University of California, San Francisco, Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry
06/09 - Present University of California, San Francisco, Chief Residency, Psychiatry07/07 - 06/09 University of California, San Francisco, Residency, Psychiatry
06/06 - 06/07 University of California, San Francisco, Internship, Psychiatry
09/01 - 06/06 University of California, San Francisco, M.D.
09/96 - 06/01 University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
Licensure
2007 Medical Board of California, physician in good standing (#A100794)
2007 Controlled Substance Registration Certificate, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Honors & Awards
2009 Chief Resident, UCSF/San Francisco Veterans' Administration Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
2009 Invitation to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Chief Residents Conference
2007 Julius R. Krevans Award - Intern of the Year, Department of Psychiatry
2005 UCSF Chancellor's Award for Public Service
2004 The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students
2002 The Stanely Foundation Summer Research Fellowship - UCSF Department of Psychiatry
2002 UCSF Student Research Committee Summer Fellowship - UCSF School of Medicine
2001 Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Scholars Award
Areas of Interest
Interest in outpatient psychiatry with focus on psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, forensics, and graduate medical education.
Professional Activities - Clinical
02/10 - Present Inpatient Psychiatrist, Alta Bates Hospital, Herrick Campus
11/08 - Present Outpatient Psychiatrist, Schuman-Liles Clinic06/06 - Present Psychiatrist, UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital, LLPI, VA Hospital
Research Experience
07/09 - 06/10 University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry; research associate, Mardi Horowitz, M.D. Characterized and analyzed the mechanisms of change in a psychotherapy consultation service. 07/04 - 06/05 University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurology; research fellow, Samuel Pleasure, M.D., Ph.D. Investigated the role of the chemokine SDF-1 and its receptor CXCR4 in the development of the mammalian hippocampal formation, as well as the role of these molecules in neurogenesis in this brain structure. 06/02 - 09/02 University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry; research fellow, Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. Investigated relationships between volumes of brain structures as measured by magnetic resonance imaging and performance on neuropsychiatric testing in individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls. 07/99 - 05/01 University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; research associate, Jerome A. Zack, Ph.D. Investigated the effects of stress hormones on the expression of chemokine receptors and adhesion molecules on T lymphocytes, and the potential effects of stress hormones on the trafficking behavior of T lymphocytes.
07/97 - 01/01 University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Neurology; research associate, Milan Fiala, M.D. Investigated chemokine receptor expression on endothelial cells and their role in HIV penetration into the central nervous system, as well as the effects of HIV and drugs of abuse on endothelial cell function.
Professional Organizations
2007 - Present Member, Northern California Psychiatric Society
2007 - Present Member, American Psychiatric Association
2006 - Present Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
University Service
UCSF School of Medicine
09/04 - 05/06 Clinical Clerkships Operations Committee, student member
10/02 - 04/03 Social Activism in Medicine Elective, founder
09/02 - 05/04 Student Health Professionals for Social Responsibility, president
UCSF Department of Psychiatry
01/10 - 06/10 Integration of psychotherapy training work-group, resident member
06/09 - 06/10 VA Education Committee, resident member
06/09 - 06/10 Resident Call Committee, member
06/09 - 06/10 Educational Policy Committee, member
Public Service
01/04 - 05/06 Mental Health Advocacy Group, Proposition 63 UCSF campus campaign coordinator
10/02 - 04/03 UCSF-Tulare Health Education Outreach Project, founder and volunteer teacher in a senior science class at Golden West High School in Visalia, CA
10/01 - 05/06 UCSF Student Homeless Clinic, volunteer medical student at the Multi-Service Center shelter
10/01 - 04/03 UCSF MedTeach Program, volunteer teacher in a third grade science class at Aptos Elementary School
Teaching
Dr. Berger has taught medical students and post doctoral trainees in subjects which include basic sciences, psychiatry, psychotherapy and mood disorders.
Presentations
2010 "The Learning and Teaching of Psychotherapy: a Proposed Map," UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Senior Talk
2009 "Complications and Considerations in the Psychiatric Treatment of a Sex Offender," UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Case Conference
2008 "The Complexities of Service Connection," SFVA Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds Presentation
2007 "The Etiology of Auditory Hallucinations," SFGH Department of Psychiatry, Consult and Liaison Service presentation
2006 "Political Extremism and Psychosis in a Vietnamese Immigrant," SFGH Department of Psychiatry, Cultural Case Conference
2006 "Childhood Predictors of Adult Antisocial Behavior," UCSF Psychiatry and the Law Program, medical student elective presentation
Teaching Aides
2010 UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Competency Map, created 2010 SFVA Department of Psychiatry, Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy Lecture Series, created 2010 UCSF Department of Psychiatry, On-Call Handbook, 2010 revision 2010 SFVA Department of Psychiatry, On-Call Guidelines, created
Research and Creative Activities
Curriculum Development
2009 - 2010 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Map; developed a map for how psychodynamic psychotherapy competencies are acquired through residency training, and a proposed curriculum for how to teach these.
2009 - 2010 Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy Curriculum; developed a curriculum consisting of eight lectures to introduce PGY-2 residents to time-limited dynamic psychotherapy.
2003 - 2005 Case-Based Web Learning Modules for the Neurology/Psychiatry Core Clerkship Curriculum; co-developed video material.
Posters/Workshops
2005 Omri Berger, Guangnan Li, and Samuel Pleasure. "The Role of SDF-1 and CXCR4 in the Postnatal Development of the Dentate Gyrus." The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowships Annual Meeting, June 2005.
2003 Omri Berger, Ronak Patel, Jason Adams, Juan Pelayo, Sharad Jain. "Implementation of a Program in Community Health: Filling a Curricular Hole." Society of General Internal Medicine, 26th Annual Meeting, May 2003.
2003 Ann Poncelet, Lowell Tong, and Omri Berger. "Update and Live Video Demonstration: Case-Based Web Learning Modules Neurology/Psychiatry Core Clerkship Curriculum." UCSF Academy of Medical Educators 2003 Annual Medical Education Day, April 2003.
2002 Omri Berger, John Poole, and Sophia Vinogradov. "Neuroimaging and Cognitive Findings in Schizophrenia." UCSF Annual Medical Student Research Poster Session, September 2002.
2001 Omri Berger, Joel M. Dopp, Jerome A. Zack, and Steve W. Cole. "Mobilization of NKT Cells by Acute SNS Activity." Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, 9th International Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2001.
Publications
2007 Li G, Berger O, Han SM, Paredes M, Wu NC, Pleasure SJ. "Hilar Mossy Cells Share Developmental Influences with Dentate Granule Neurons." Dev Neurosci, 2007 [in print].
2007 Berger O, Li G, Han SM, Paredes M, Pleasure SJ. "Expression of SDF-1 and CXCR4 during reorganization of the postnatal dentate gyrus." Dev Neurosci. 2007; 29 (1-2): 48-58.
2006 Paredes MF, Li G, Berger O, Baraban SC, Pleasure SJ. "Stromal-derived factor-1 (CXCL-12) regulates laminar position of Cajal-Retzius cells in normal and dysplastic brains." J Neurosci. 2006; 26(37): 9404-12.
2003 "Implementation of a Program in Community Health: Filling a Curricular Hole." Omri Berger, Ronak Patel, Jason Adams, Juan Pelayo, Sharad Jain. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18(supplement 1): 128, 2003. [Abstract]
2001 Fiala M, Gujuluva C, Berger O, Bukrinsky M, Kim KS, Graves MC. "Chemokine receptors on brain endothelia - keys to HIV-1 neuroinvasion?" Adv Exp Med Biol. 2001; 493: 35-40.
2001 Gujuluva, C; Burns, AR; Pushkarsky, T; Popik, W; Berger, O; Bukrinsky, M; Graves, MC; Fiala, M. "HIV-1 penetrates coronary artery endothelial cells by transcytosis." Molecular Medicine, 7(3): 169-76, 2001.
1999 Omri Berger, Xiaohu Gan, Chandrasekhar Gujuluva, Alan R. Burns, Girija Sulur, Monique Stins, Dennis Way, Marlys Witte, Martin Weinand, Jonathan Said, Kwang-Sik Kim, Dennis Taub, Michael C. Graves, and Milan Fiala. "CXC and CC Chemokine Receptors on Coronary and Brain Endothelia." Molecular Medicine, 5: 795-805, 1999.
1999 Xiaohu Gan, Ling Zhang, Omri Berger, Monique F. Stins, Dennis Way, Dennis D. Taub, Sulie L. Chang, Kwang-Sik Kim, Steve D. House, Martin Weinand, Marlys Witte, Michael C. Graves, and Milan Fiala. "Cocaine Ehances Brain Endothelial Adhesion Molecules and Leukocyte Migration." Clinical Immunology, 91(1): 68-76, 1999.
1998 Xiaohu Gan, Ling Zhang, Thomas Newton, Sulie L. Chang, Walter Ling, Vali Kermani, Omri Berger, Michael C. Graves, and Milan Fiala. "Cocaine Infusion Increases Interferon-gamma and Decreases Interleukin-10 in Cocaine-Dependent Subjects." Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 89: 181-190, 1998.
Book Chapters
2010 Omri Berger and Radhika Ramanan. "Abuse, Drug." Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2010, Ed. Fred F. Ferri, Elsevier, 2010.
1999 Milan Fiala, Ling Zhang, Xiaohu Gan, Omri Berger, Michael C. Graves, Barbara Sherry and Dennis Taub. "Amyloid-beta Induces Chemokine Secretion and Monocyte Migration across the Blood-Brain Barrier." Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Eds. K. Iqbal, D.F. Swaab, B. Winblad, and H.M. Wisniewski, John Wiley and Sons, 1999, pp. 463-470.
Language Competency
I am able to conduct basic medical interview in Spanish. I am conversationally fluent in Hebrew.