Expertise in
2
conditions

Dr. Polly V. Berg

Infectious Disease
Penn Medicine
Penn Infectious Diseases And Travel Medicine
301 South 8th Street, Garfield Duncan Building, Suite 1B, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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10 Years of Experience

Expertise in
2
conditions
Penn Medicine
Penn Infectious Diseases And Travel Medicine
301 South 8th Street, Garfield Duncan Building, Suite 1B, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Polly Berg is an Infectious Disease provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Berg has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Endocarditis, and Infective Endocarditis. Dr. Berg is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Encephalitis.

Graduate Institution
Temple University, 2016
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Specialties
Infectious Disease
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
Infectious Disease, 2021
Internal Medicine, 2019
Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Penn Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
301 South 8th Street, Garfield Duncan Building, Suite 1B, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Call: 215-829-5354

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Berg has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Aspergillosis
Cellulitis
Encephalitis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Shingles
Osteomyelitis
Flu

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


15 Total Publications

Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing From Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing From Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Published: November 27, 2024
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