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Carl Berg

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Box 3923, Durham, NC 27710
330 Trent Drive, Hanes House Room 225, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medicine

In the News


Published October 10, 2022
Hepatitis B-Positive Liver Transplant Saves Man with End-Stage Liver Disease
Published November 16, 2018
Second Opinion at Duke Offers Hope for Liver Transplant

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Recent Publications


Hepatitis B Virus NAT Positive Donors in Non-Hepatic Organ Transplant: Quantifying Viral Loads to Optimize Recipient Risk Stratification and Management in the Prevention of Donor-Derived Infection.

Journal Article Clin Transplant · July 2025 Transplantation is one of the few life-saving therapies for patients with end-stage organ disease, yet organ availability remains restrictive. Expanding donors to include those with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, incorporating HBV nucleic acid amplific ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transforming the logistics of liver transplantation with normothermic machine perfusion: Clinical impact versus cost.

Journal Article Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · June 2025 Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) facilitates the utilization of marginal liver allografts. It remains unknown whether clinical benefits offset additional costs in the real-world setting. We performed a comparison of outcomes and hospitalization costs f ... Full text Cite

Advances in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: An overview of the current and evolving therapeutic landscape for clinicians.

Journal Article CA Cancer J Clin · May 20, 2025 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Contemporary advances in systemic and locoregional therapies have led to changes in peer-reviewed guidelines regarding systemi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


CMV Vaccine in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Candidates (COLT) Study

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Washington · 2023 - 2027

DOVA Education Program: Hepatology Update: Chronic Liver Disease Thrombocytopenia

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DOVA Pharmaceuticals · 2017 - 2018

The Impact of Increasing Age on Waiting List and Post-Transplantation Outcomes for NAFLD Patients

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases · 2017 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications


Washington University, School of Medicine · 1986 M.D.