Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine-Nephrology

Address
DUMC 3014
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630

Office Telephone
919-660-6860

Fax Telephone
919-684-4476

Training

• MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1986

Residency

• Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1986-1989
• Nephrology, Washington University Medical Center, 1989-1992

Clinical Interests
General nephrology, consultative nephrology

Research Interests
As a clinician/educator in the Division of Nephrology, my activities are mainly focused on the care of patients with end-stage renal disease.  I am a Medical Director of a dialysis unit in Henderson, NC which cares for approximately 150 patients.  I am a rounding nephrologist at a dialysis unit in Warrenton, NC where I and my partners care for roughly 40 patients.  I am Medical Director of DaVita -- Durham West at Home, a home hemodialysis program.  When at Duke, my activities are focused on inpatient care of maintenance dialysis patients and general consultative nephrology.  In addition, I see outpatients with a variety of nephrologic problems (renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, renal osteodystropy, renal stones, and hypertension) in the Private Diagnostic Clinic.  I mentor a fellow in this outpatient clinic.

Since July 2008, I have been Clinical Director of the Division of Nephrology.  As such, I am the Medical Director of Dialysis -- for both the outpatient dialysis unit on Morreene Road and for the inpatient dialysis unit in Duke University Hospital.  As Clinical Director, I am also responsible for the organization of the clinical services provided by the Division of Nephrology, for maintaining a solid relationship with our dialysis partners, and for helping to plan for the future, both in terms of clinical services and of manpower.

Key words: end-stage renal disease, vascular access for hemodialysis, renal osteodystrophy, consultative Nephrology.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• UpToDate, Inc.

Representative Publications
Berkoben M, and Provenzale J: A hemodialysis patient with excruciating back pain. Seminars in Dialysis 1996; 9:286-288. (1996)

Indriadson OS, Thomas L, Berkoben M: Medullary sponge kidney associated with congenital hemihypertrophy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 1996; 7:1123-1130. (1996)

Berkoben M, Schwab S: Vascular access for hemodialysis. In: Nissenson A, Fine R, Gentile D (eds). Clinical dialysis. Norwalk, Conn: Appleton & Lange 1995; pp26-45. (1995)