Mary Berg, MD

Professor of Clinical Practice, Pathology

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Medical School
  • MD, Medical College of Wisconsin (1991)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (WI) (1987)
Internship
  • Northwestern University (Evanston) Program (1992)
Residency
  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Program, Chief Resident, Anatomic and Clinical (1997)
Fellowships
  • University Hospitals Case Medical Center Program, Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine (1996)
Languages
English
Department
Pathology

Professional Titles

  • Medical Director, Transfusion Services

Recognitions

  • Summit Award for excellence in teaching residents, Department of Pathology, UCSOM (2024)
  • Larry L. Trow Memorial Education Award, South Central Association of Blood Banks (2019)

Publications

  • Berg M and Justison G: How Would I Manage Perioperative Blood Salvage? Transfusion 2012, doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03780.x(epublished 07/15/12)
  • Berg M: Review of 'Practical Self-Assessment for Transfusion Medicine Professionals by George Leonard and Michael Licata' Transfusion 2013 (in press)
  • Luong PL, Litzenberger L, Berg M: Immunohematology Techniques for Manual Tube Testing. ASCP Webinar (in press)
  • Berg M and Justison G: How Would I Manage Perioperative Blood Salvage? Transfusion 2013; 53:1888-1893.
  • Berg M: Review of Practical Self-Assessment for Transfusion Medicine Professionals. AABB News, 2013; 15(4): 24.
  • Shunkwiler SM, Fang DC, Adamski J, Weiss J, Wool G, Biller E, Ipe TS, Pham HP, Treml A, Baron BW, Berg M: How we manage anticoagulation in patients undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange. Transfusion (submitted)
  • Matney K, Berg M, Falko JM, Draper NL. The role of lipoprotein(a) in clotting reactions during lipoprotein apheresis--A case report. J Clin Lipidol. 2016 Mar-Apr;10(2):438-42. PubMed PMID: 27055976
  • Berg MP, Puca KE, Buzenius K, Shander A, McCarthy H, Dyke CM, Samolyk K, van Buskirk C, Rajagopalan C. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection and Administration, 7th ed. Bethesda, AABB Press, 2016.
  • Dorn DP, Staley EM, Adamski J, Biller E, Berg M, Shunkwiler SM, Baron BW, and Pham HP: The Apheresis Management of Patients with Solid Organ Transplantation (AABB Annual Meeting 2016, Orlando, FL, accepted)
  • Shunkwiler SM, Fang DC, Berg M, Adamski J, Weiss J, Wool G, Biller E, Ipe TS, Pham HP, Treml A, Baron BW: The Management of Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy While Undergoing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (AABB Annual Meeting 2016, Orlando, FL, accepted)
  • Biller E, Zhao Y, Berg M, Boggio L, Capocelli KE, Fang DC, Koepsell S, Music-Aplenc L, Pham HP, Treml A, Weiss J, Wool G, Baron BW. Red blood cell exchange in patients with sickle cell disease-indications and management: a review and consensus report by the therapeutic apheresis subsection of the AABB. Transfusion. 2018 Aug;58(8):1965-1972. PubMed PMID: 30198607
  • Simmons SC, Adamski J, Berg M, Biller E, Fang DC, Ipe TS, Shunkwiler SM, Zhao Y, Baron BW, Pham HP: The Apheresis Management of Patients Undergoing Transplantation: A Concise Review. Transfusion, 2019; epub Jan 30 2019. PMID: 30701552.
  • Ho AP, Ho BE, Berg MP, Draper NL, and Luong L: Unusual Case of Anti-CD36 (Naka) Antibodies and Extensive Review of Literature (submitted to Transfusion)
  • Roberts SJ, Pokrandt P, Jewell E, Engoren M, Berg MP, Maile MD. Association of Four–Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate with Plasma Transfusion Requirements in the Correction of Coagulopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Transfusion Medicine. 2020;1-7.
  • Ho AP, Ho BE, Berg MP, Gutman JA, Draper NL. Blood type change identifies late dominance reversal of chimerism after double umbilical cord blood transplantation with review of the literature. Transfusion. 2021 Mar;61(3):960-967. PubMed PMID: 33638187
  • Roberts SJ, Pokrandt P, Jewell E, Engoren M, Berg MP, Maile MD. Association of four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate with subsequent plasma transfusion: A retrospective cohort study. Transfus Med. 2021 Feb;31(1):69-75. PubMed PMID: 32981200
  • Karafin MS, Becker JL, Berg M, DeSimone RA, Draper NL, Hudgins J, Metcalf RA, Pagano MB, Park YA, Rossmann SN, Schwartz J, Souers R, Thomas L, Uhl L, Ramsey GE. Heterogeneity in Approaches for Switching From Universal to Patient ABO Type-Specific Blood Components During Massive Hemorrhage. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 Dec 1;145(12):1499-1504. PubMed PMID: 33720316
  • Helander L, Potterveld S, Berg M. A Platelet Inventory Management Assessment: Is a Pathogen Reduced Only Inventory Financially Feasible? (letter to editor), Transfusion Medicine Reviews. 2021:35:60-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2021.07.002.
  • George MR, Johnson KA, Berg MP, Bryant BH, Childs JM, Dixon LR, Holloman A, Katz Karp J, Knollman-Ritschel B, Lofgren A, Gerardo Prieto V, Timmons CF. Factors influencing US osteopathic medical students to choose pathology as a specialty. Academic Pathology. 2022 Jun 11;9(1):100034 . doi: 10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100034. PMID: 35722042
  • Holloman AM, McCloskey CB, Berg MP, Bryant B, Dixon LR, George MR, Katz Karp J, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Prieto VG, Charles Timmons CF, Childs JM, Johnson K, Lofgreen A. Experiential Exposure as the Key to Recruiting Medical Students into Pathology Academic Pathology (submitted)
  • McCloskey CB, Mark Brissette M, Childs JM, Amanda Lofgreen A, Kristen Johnson K, George MR, Ashley M. Holloman AM, Bryant B, Berg MP, Dixon LR, Katz Karp J, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Prieto VG, Timmons CF, Hoffman RD. How influential is medical school curriculum in selecting pathology as a specialty? Academic Pathology (submitted)
  • Stec T, Gehrie E, Kartha V, Merritt-Genore HM, Mingo H , Moolten D, Schwartz J, Stoddart L, van Buskirk C, Berg MP, Abels E, Tolich DJ, Leveque C, Brothers A, Varghese R, Panigrahi A, Samolyk K. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection and Administration, 10th ed. Bethesda, AABB Press, 2022
  • Nalezinski S, Berg M, Labrecque C. Economics of Patient Blood Management. Annals of Blood (submitted, revisions in progress)
  • Nalezinski S, Berg M, Labrecque C. Economics of Patient Blood Management. Annals of Blood (review, published online 20 November 2023) doi: 10.21037/aob-22
  • George MR, Timmons CF, Johnson K, Barak S, Berg MP, Bryant B, Childs JM, Katz Karp J, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Lofgreen A, McCarthy T, Prieto VG, Procop GW, Sandersfeld T, White KL, McCloskey CB. Leadership Perspectives on Osteopathic Medical School Applicants to Pathology Residency Training. Academic Pathology. (submitted 08/11/23)
  • Auerbach A, Saint Martin M, Berg MP, O’Leary M, Sathiyamoorthy S, Vernon LJ, Roseff SD, Fung MK, Barclift DP, Yorke R, Zhai QJ, Christensen BB, Cohen MB. Unwell: Results from the College of American Pathologists 2022 Pathologist Wellness Survey. Arch Pathol Lab Med. (revisions submitted 11/06/23)
  • Katz Karp J, Lofgreen A, Johnson K, George MR, Barak S, Bryant BH, Berg MP, Childs JM, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Prieto VG, White KL, McCloskey CB. Continued Positive Job Search Experience for New Pathologists Seeking Firt Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2022). Arch Pathol Lab Med. (revisions submitted 12/11/23)

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Clinical Pathology, Member
  • Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, Member
  • Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, Committee Member and Assessor
  • South Central Association of Blood Banks, Board Member and Education Committee Chair
  • College of American Pathologists, Committee Member and Inspector for LAP

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anatomic and Clinical, Board Certification (1997)
  • Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine, Board Certification (1997)

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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