John L. Berk, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Expertise in Amyloidosis with specific emphasis in Familial and localized amyloid disease; pulmonary fibrosis.

Publications

  • Published 8/12/2025

    Maurer MS, Berk JL, Damy T, Sheikh FH, González-Costello J, Morbach C, Delgado D, Bondue A, Azevedo O, Poulsen SH, Jankowska EA, Yang L, Bender S, Eraly SA, Jay PY, Vest J, Fontana M. Impact of Vutrisiran on Cardiac Biomarkers in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Cardiomyopathy From HELIOS-B. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Aug 12; 86(6):459-475. PMID: 40769675.

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  • Published 6/23/2025

    Berk JL, Lairez O, Schwartzmann P, Bender S, White MT, Jay PY, Danese D, Witteles R. Benefits of Patisiran on Functional Capacity in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis: Post Hoc Analysis of APOLLO-B. JACC Adv. 2025 Aug; 4(8):101876. PMID: 40555140.

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  • Published 3/31/2025

    Fontana M, Berk JL, Drachman B, Garcia-Pavia P, Hanna M, Lairez O, Witteles R. Changing Treatment Landscape in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Aug; 18(8):e012112. PMID: 40160093.

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  • Published 3/1/2025

    Adams D, Wixner J, Polydefkis M, Berk JL, Conceição IM, Dispenzieri A, Peltier A, Ueda M, Bender S, Capocelli K, Jay PY, Yureneva E, Obici L. Five-Year Results With Patisiran for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Open-Label Extension. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Mar 01; 82(3):228-236. PMID: 39804640.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Conceição I, Berk JL, Weiler M, Kowacs PA, Dasgupta NR, Khella S, Chao CC, Attarian S, Kwoh TJ, Jung SW, Chen J, Viney NJ, Yu RZ, Gertz M, Masri A, Cruz MW, Coelho T. Correction: Switching from inotersen to eplontersen in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: analysis from NEURO-TTRansform. J Neurol. 2025 Feb 03; 272(2):182. PMID: 39899052.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Assistant Director, Amyloidosis Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University, MD
  • Wesleyan University, BA