Overview
Dr. Berhanu was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She attended Stanford University where she earned a B.A. degree in human biology. She earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Loyola University in Chicago. She completed her fellowship in rheumatology at New York University’s Langone Medical Center where she served as chief fellow in her final year. Following her fellowship, Dr. Berhanu joined the medical faculty at George Washington University as Assistant Professor of Rheumatology where she had an active clinical practice and trained new physicians.
Dr. Berhanu has a clinical interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound for which she received specialized training from USSONAR and obtained RhMSUS certification from the American College of Rheumatology. She applies her expertise with musculoskeletal ultrasound to her clinical interest in gout and has authored or co-authored several articles on the therapeutic management of gout. In addition to her research interests, Dr. Berhanu has long been dedicated to community service, both locally and abroad. She served as the 2018 Arthritis Foundation “Walk to Cure Arthritis” Medical Honoree and is particularly proud to have worked with the rheumatology program at the teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dr. Berhanu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tenosynovitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Tenosynovitis, and Gout.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
2021 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Berhanu 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.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- OsteoporosisDr. Berhanu isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Postmenopausal OsteoporosisDr. Berhanu isDistinguished. Learn about Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Berhanu isDistinguished. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Advanced
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Dr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
- BursitisDr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- GoutDr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Gout.
- Necrotizing VasculitisDr. Berhanu isAdvanced. Learn about Necrotizing Vasculitis.
- Experienced
- Adult Still's DiseaseDr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Adult Still's Disease.
- Behcet DiseaseDr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Chondrocalcinosis 2Dr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Chondrocalcinosis 2.
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).
- DermatomyositisDr. Berhanu isExperienced. Learn about Dermatomyositis.