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.
Christine Berg | |
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 Berg in 2004 | |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University School of Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radiation oncology, cancer prevention |
| Institutions | National Cancer Institute |
Life
editBerg 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Dr. Christine D. Berg". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ a b "Berg, Christine: Image Details - NCI Visuals Online". visualsonline.cancer.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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- ^ 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.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institutes of Health.