Brian M. Berman is a tenured professor of family medicine at the

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Education

Berman received his medical degree from the

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. He completed his residencies at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and at the

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Career

Berman was appointed an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1991. He was appointed an associate professor there in 1997 and a full professor in 2000, and was awarded tenure in 2003. He also founded the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Medicine in 1991, where he is professor emeritus now. He founded the Institute for Integrative Health in 2007, now known as Nova Institute for Health.

Research

Berman is known for his research into acupuncture. In 2010, Berman published a paper in the '' New England Journal of Medicine'' which recommended the use of acupuncture for lower back pain. The article was criticized by

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in ''

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Awards and honors

Berman was named a "top doctor" in a 2013 survey of peers published in ''

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'', and the Center for Integrative Medicine was named a Research Center for Excellence by the

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under Berman's direction.

References

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