Gary S Berger MD

Dr. Berger's education and training

Dr. Berger graduated with honors from Harvard University and the University of Rochester Medical School. Following his medical internship at Duke University Medical Center, he began his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He served in the U.S. Public Health Service at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as an epidemic intelligence service officer in the Family Planning Evaluation Program.

Dr. Berger completed his obstetrics and gynecology residency while simultaneously obtaining a master's degree in maternal and child health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. During his appointment as assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Berger trained abroad in tubal microsurgery techniques and initiated the tubal microsurgery program at the UNC Medical Center. He then entered private practice specializing in tubal reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Berger's appointments and publications

Dr. Berger served as a clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and adjunct associate professor of maternal and child health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has published over 150 scientific articles in medical journals and 10 medical books dealing with reproductive medicine and surgery. One of these, The Couple's Guide to Fertility, was written specifically for patients dealing with infertility.

Dr. Berger's certifications

Dr. Berger is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, preventive medicine and epidemiology. He is a charter member of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, a society restricted to physicians with special training and expertise in reconstructive surgery of the reproductive organs.

Dr. Berger's experience

Dr. Berger developed the one-hour outpatient technique for tubal ligation reversal. He has performed more than 7,000 tubal reversal procedures, acquiring the greatest experience with this operation of any reproductive surgeon worldwide.

Dr. Berger's techniques optimize the outcome and reduce recovery time, as well as reduce cost of tubal reversal surgery. His staff maintains an electronic patient database that provides accurate and up-to-date statistics about pregnancy rates after tubal reversal for his patients.

Watch Dr. Berger in action

Watch Dr. Berger perform tubal reversal microsurgery. His one-hour outpatient procedure has been featured on The Learning Channel, CBS Early Show and the Discovery Channel.

Traditionally, tubal reversal surgery was considered a major in-hospital operation requiring several days of hospitalization. With microsurgical techniques, trauma to abdominal muscles is minimized, therefore reducing post-operative pain and bleeding. In this video, Dr. Berger explains how these debilitating factors can be avoided.