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Ethan M Berke, M.D., M.P.H.

Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine and
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geography
Investigator, Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Department(s):
Community and Family Medicine

Education:
University of Washington, MPH 2006
Albany Medical College, MD 1995
University of Vermont, BS – Mathematics and Statistics 1991

Programs:
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Contact Information:

Dartmouth Medical School
Department of Community & Family Medicine
HB 7251
Hanover NH 03766
Office: 35 Centerra Parkway, Room 206
Phone: 603-653-0825
Email: ethan.m.berke@dartmouth.edu


Selected Publications:

 

Berke EM
Geographic Information Systems (GIS): recognizing the importance of place in primary care research and practice.
J Am Board Fam Med 2010 Jan-Feb; 23(1):9-12
PMID: 20051537 [PubMed - in process]

Morden NE, Berke EM, Welsh DE, McCarthy JF, Mackenzie TA, Kilbourne AM
Quality of care for cardiometabolic disease: associations with mental disorder and rurality.
Med Care 2010 Jan; 48(1):72-8
PMID: 19927015 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berke EM, West AN, Wallace AE, Weeks WB
Practical and policy implications of using different rural-urban classification systems: a case study of inpatient service utilization among Veterans Administration users.
J Rural Health 2009 Summer; 25(3):259-66
PMID: 19566611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berke EM, Shi X
Computing travel time when the exact address is unknown: a comparison of point and polygon ZIP code approximation methods.
Int J Health Geogr 2009 Apr 29; 8:23
PMID: 19400969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berke EM, Smith T, Song Y, Halpern MT, Goodman DC
Cancer care in the United States: identifying end-of-life cohorts.
J Palliat Med 2009 Feb; 12(2):128-32
PMID: 19207055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ackermann RT, Williams B, Nguyen HQ, Berke EM, Maciejewski ML, LoGerfo JP
Healthcare cost differences with participation in a community-based group physical activity benefit for medicare managed care health plan members.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Aug; 56(8):1459-65
PMID: 18637982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lovasi GS, Moudon AV, Pearson AL, Hurvitz PM, Larson EB, Siscovick DS, Berke EM, Lumley T, Psaty BM
Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise.
Int J Health Geogr 2008 Feb 29; 7:10
PMID: 18312660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berke EM, Gottlieb LM, Moudon AV, Larson EB
Protective association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older men.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 Apr; 55(4):526-33
PMID: 17397430 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Berke EM, Koepsell TD, Moudon AV, Hoskins RE, Larson EB
Association of the built environment with physical activity and obesity in older persons.
Am J Public Health 2007 Mar; 97(3):486-92
PMID: 17267713 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nguyen HQ, Ackermann RT, Berke EM, Cheadle A, Williams B, Lin E, Maciejewski ML, LoGerfo JP
Impact of a managed-Medicare physical activity benefit on health care utilization and costs in older adults with diabetes.
Diabetes Care 2007 Jan; 30(1):43-8
PMID: 17192331 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


Professional Interests:

Use of spatial epidemiology and medical geography in understanding issues of public health. Other interests include aging, activity, obesity, and their relationship with the built environment.

Courses Taught:

The Geography of Health, ECS 155
Mapping Health and DIsease, COCO 10
Family Medicine Clerkship

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