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{{short description|American acupuncture researcher}}

{{short description|American acupuncture researcher}}

'''Brian M. Berman''' is a tenured professor of family medicine at the [[University of Maryland School of Medicine]].

'''Brian M. Berman''' is a tenured professor of family medicine at the [[Wikipedia:University of Maryland School of Medicine|University of Maryland School of Medicine]].

==Education==

==Education==

Berman received his medical degree from the [[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]]. He completed his residencies at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://findadoctor.umm.edu/Details/24026 | title=Brian M. Berman, MD | work=University of Maryland | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>

Berman received his medical degree from the [[Wikipedia:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland|Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]]. He completed his residencies at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and at the [[Wikipedia:University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://findadoctor.umm.edu/Details/24026 | title=Brian M. Berman, MD | work=University of Maryland | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

==Research==

==Research==

Berman is known for his research into [[acupuncture]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acupuncture-helps-ease-arthritis/ | title=Acupuncture Helps Ease Arthritis | work=CBS News | date=20 December 2004 | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52592-2000Dec26_2.html | title=Study Aims to Pinpoint How Acupuncture Works | work=Washington Post | date=27 December 2000 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Okie, Susan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/04/health/he-acupuncture4 | title=Acupuncture gains respect | work=Los Angeles Times | date=4 April 2005 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Foreman, Judy}}</ref> In 2010, Berman published a paper in the ''[[New England Journal of Medicine]]'' which recommended the use of acupuncture for lower back pain.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Berman|first1=Brian M.|last2=Langevin|first2=Helene M.|last3=Witt|first3=Claudia M.|last4=Dubner|first4=Ronald|title=Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|date=29 July 2010|volume=363|issue=5|pages=454–461|doi=10.1056/NEJMct0806114|pmid=20818865}}</ref> The article was criticized by [[Steven Salzberg]] in ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sciencebiz/2010/08/25/acupuncture-infiltrates-the-university-of-maryland-and-nejm/ | title=Acupuncture Infiltrates the University of Maryland and NEJM | work=Forbes | date=25 August 2010 | accessdate=18 February 2015 | author=Salzberg, Steven}}</ref>

Berman is known for his research into [[Wikipedia:acupuncture|acupuncture]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acupuncture-helps-ease-arthritis/ | title=Acupuncture Helps Ease Arthritis | work=CBS News | date=20 December 2004 | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52592-2000Dec26_2.html | title=Study Aims to Pinpoint How Acupuncture Works | work=Washington Post | date=27 December 2000 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Okie, Susan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/04/health/he-acupuncture4 | title=Acupuncture gains respect | work=Los Angeles Times | date=4 April 2005 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Foreman, Judy}}</ref> In 2010, Berman published a paper in the ''[[Wikipedia:New England Journal of Medicine|New England Journal of Medicine]]'' which recommended the use of acupuncture for lower back pain.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Berman|first1=Brian M.|last2=Langevin|first2=Helene M.|last3=Witt|first3=Claudia M.|last4=Dubner|first4=Ronald|title=Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|date=29 July 2010|volume=363|issue=5|pages=454–461|doi=10.1056/NEJMct0806114|pmid=20818865}}</ref> The article was criticized by [[Wikipedia:Steven Salzberg|Steven Salzberg]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Forbes|Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sciencebiz/2010/08/25/acupuncture-infiltrates-the-university-of-maryland-and-nejm/ | title=Acupuncture Infiltrates the University of Maryland and NEJM | work=Forbes | date=25 August 2010 | accessdate=18 February 2015 | author=Salzberg, Steven}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==

==Awards and honors==

Berman was named a "top doctor" in a 2013 survey of peers published in ''[[Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2013/12/top-doctors-2013-elective-cosmetic-specialties | title=Elective/Cosmetic Specialties | work=Baltimore Magazine | date=November 2013 | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and the Center for Integrative Medicine was named a Research Center for Excellence by the [[National Institutes of Health]] under Berman's direction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-triumph-of-new-age-medicine/308554/ | title=The Triumph of New-Age Medicine | work=The Atlantic | date=7 June 2011 | accessdate=10 January 2015 | author=Freedman, David H.}}</ref>

Berman was named a "top doctor" in a 2013 survey of peers published in ''[[Wikipedia:Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2013/12/top-doctors-2013-elective-cosmetic-specialties | title=Elective/Cosmetic Specialties | work=Baltimore Magazine | date=November 2013 | accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and the Center for Integrative Medicine was named a Research Center for Excellence by the [[Wikipedia:National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health]] under Berman's direction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-triumph-of-new-age-medicine/308554/ | title=The Triumph of New-Age Medicine | work=The Atlantic | date=7 June 2011 | accessdate=10 January 2015 | author=Freedman, David H.}}</ref>

==References==

==References==