Overview

John T. Berger, III, MD, serves as the Medical Director for the Pulmonary Hypertension Program and the Cardiac Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program. Dr. Berger joined the faculty at Children's National in 1996, and served as the Medical Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since its opening in 2005. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed training in pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Berger completed fellowships in pediatric cardiology and pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s National. Dr. Berger specializes in treating advanced heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease.

His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension and Omphalocele.

Dr. Berger is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2000, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1996, and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1992.

Graduate Institution

Washington University School Of Medicine, 1989

Residency

Oregon Health & Science University-OHSU, Pediatrics - 1992

Specialties

Pediatrics
Neonatology
Pediatric Cardiology

Licenses

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in DC

Board Certifications

Pediatric Cardiology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2000
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1996
Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1992

Fellowships

Children's National Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology - 2000
Children's National Hospital, Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - 1996
Oregon Health & Science University-OHSU, Neonatology - 1993

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

Insurance

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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Kaiser Permanente
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Locations

Children's National Hospital-Cardiology Clinic at Michigan Avenue
111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
Other Locations
Telehealth Video Visit
111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
Northern Virginia
3023 Hamaker Court, Fairfax, VA 22031
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