Christine Berg
Berg in 2004
Alma materNorthwestern University School of Medicine
Scientific career
FieldsRadiation oncology, cancer prevention
InstitutionsNational Cancer Institute

Christine Dorothy Berg is an American radiation oncologist and physician-scientist who was chief of the early detection research group at the National Cancer Institute.

Life

Berg completed a M.D. at the Northwestern University School of Medicine.[1] She completed a residency in internal medicine from 1977 to 1981 at the McGaw Medical Center.[1] Berg conducted a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology from 1981 to 1984 at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.[1] She was a resident in radiation oncology from 1984 to 1986 with MedStar Health.[1]

As of 2004, Berg was chief of the early detection research group in the division of cancer prevention at the National Cancer Institute.[2] In 2010, she was co-lead of the National Lung Screening Trial.[3] Berg retired from NCI in November 2012.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Christine D. Berg". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "Berg, Christine: Image Details - NCI Visuals Online". visualsonline.cancer.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-10.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Hobson, Katherine (2010-11-11). "A Bit More Info on that Lung-Cancer Screening Trial". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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