Faculty

David R. Berk, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

 

Dr. David Berk is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Washington University School of Medicine, who recently joined our faculty. Dr. Berk received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University where he majored in molecular biology. In 2004, he earned his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. He stayed at Stanford University to complete his internship in internal medicine in 2005. Dr. Berk performed his dermatology residency training at Washington University School of Medicine from 2005-2008. He returned to California to complete an American Board of Dermatology-approved subspecialty fellowship in pediatric dermatology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a board certified dermatologist and a member of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.


Dr. Berk spends his time in clinical practice, teaching, and clinical research. His clinical practice includes children and adults. He currently sees patients at both the Center for Advanced Medicine located at the main campus for Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Dr. Berk's academic interests include general medical dermatology, pediatric dermatology, dermatologic therapeutics, vascular birthmarks, and genetic skin diseases. His publications include a clinical handbook of dermatology, book chapters, and research and review articles.

 

Selected PublicatioNS

  1. Mann M, Berk DR, Popkin D, Bayliss SJ. Handbook of Dermatology:A Practical Manual. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
  2. Berk DR, Bayliss SJ. Neutrophilic Dermatoses in Children. Pediatr Dermatol, 2008, Sep-Oct;25(5):502-509.
  3. Berk DR, Bayliss SJ. Milia:Review and Classification. J Am Acad Dermatol, 2008 Dec;59(6):1050-1063.
  4. Berk DR, Spector EB, Mallory SB. Familial Acanthosis Nigricans due to K65OT FGFR3 Mutation. Arch Dermatol 2007, Sep;143(9):1153-1156.
  5. Berk DR, Falkovitz-Halpern MS, Hill DW, et al.; California Pediatric HIV Study Group. Temporal Trends in Early Clinical Manifestations of Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in a Population-Based Cohort. JAMA, 2005, May 11;293(18):2221-2231.