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 9/1/2026

    Brannagan TH, Weiler M, Cruz MW, Khella S, Berk JL, Gertz M, Masri A, Maurer MS, Wixner J, Nåtman J, Kwoh TJ, Pola M, Obici L. Impact of Baseline Polyneuropathy Severity on Eplontersen Efficacy in the NEURO-TTRansform Clinical Trial. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2026 Sep; 31(3):e70167. PMID: 42697856.

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  • Published 6/3/2026

    Berk JL, Carroll KJ, Mejia Baranda J, Pilebro B, Samuelsson K, Eldhagen P, Wixner J. Efficacy of diflunisal for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: the Swedish real-world experience. Amyloid. 2026 Jun 03; 1-7. PMID: 42233236.

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  • Published 5/1/2026

    Ambardekar AV, Sarswat N, Wright R, Berk J, Davis MK, Garcia-Pavia P, Gillmore JD, Grodin JL, Mitchell JD, Mooney D, Nativi-Nicolau J, Poulsen SH, Ruberg FL, Chen C, Ji A, Siddhanti S, Tamby JF, Castaño A, Katz L, Sinha U, Fox JC, Maurer MS, Cheng RK. Acoramidis, Serum Transthyretin, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the ATTRibute-CM Trial. J Card Fail. 2026 May; 32(5):864-876. PMID: 42128580.

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  • Published 4/15/2026

    Sanchorawala V, Greatsinger A, Staron A, Berk JL, Mendelson LM, Joshi T, J Burke N, Tabatabaeepour N, Smith J, Signorovitch J. Disease burden of ATTR amyloidosis based on the SF-36® health survey. Cardiooncology. 2026 Apr 15; 12(1). PMID: 41987333.

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  • Published 4/6/2026

    Waddington Cruz M, Berk JL, Parman Y, Gertz M, Khella S, Weiler M, Kwoh TJ, Pola M, Reicher B, Nåtman J, Dasgupta NR, Wixner J. Eplontersen for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy: An Exploratory Analysis of Treatment Effect in Male and Female Patients. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Jun; 73(6):1118-1127. PMID: 41937511.

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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 Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

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