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The Sarcoidosis Center at Boston Medical Center provides
diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with sarcoidosis on a referral basis. Some
patients come only for an initial evaluation or second opinion, while others may be followed
for years. All clinical care is provided at
Boston Medical Center, where there is a full range of medical, surgical, and
radiological specialists available. A premier mission of the Center is
to train the next generation of physicians about the care and
treatment of patients with sarcoidosis. This means
that patients are sometimes examined by a Resident physician who
is receiving
training in sarcoidosis. These Resident physicians are advanced in their
training, and are qualified in Internal Medicine as well as
Pulmonary Medicine. Dr. Berman oversees all aspects of the care delivered
through the Center and examines patients at each visit, regardless of whether a
Resident is involved in their care.
The Consultation
Sarcoidosis is a complex illness, and may
involve many body organs. Often, a patient is referred to the
Sarcoidosis Center after many procedures and tests have been
done. In order to perform the best consultation possible, we
recommend that you send relevant records to Dr. Berman BEFORE
your visit, including X-rays. Many times these are available on CD ROM
at the institution that took the X-rays.
Before Your Visit
We try to review your records and X-rays
before your visit, to allow Dr. Berman and his staff to think about your
case, and to determine if there are other pieces of data that
would change the diagnosis or the course of treatment
recommended. This also allows you the freedom to take back the
X-rays at the time of the visit, rather than risking their
loss in the mail between X-ray file rooms.
It helps a great deal if you write down the
questions you have for Dr. Berman. We have found that sometimes
patients benefit as much from asking the right questions as
from anything else we do. The same thing applies to your
doctor; if she or he asks us a specific question they have
about your illness or treatment, we will deliver a more useful
opinion.
What Happens after your
Visit
Most of the time your consultation will be
a single visit, at which time we will review the history of
your illness, the testing and radiology, and the questions
that arise.
Sometimes we will recommend other tests.
These can be done either at our medical center, or locally at
your own doctor's office or hospital. Dr. Berman can then review the
results at the next visit and proceed from there.
Location:
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Boston Medical Center
Doctor's Office Building
720 Harrison Avenue, Fourth Floor
Boston, MA 02118 |
Appointments:
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(617) 638-7480 |
Fax:
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(617) 536-8093
Attn: Jeffrey Berman, M.D. |
Hours:
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Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
After hours urgent problems
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(617) 638-5793 and ask for the
Pulmonary Fellow on-call to be paged. In case of
emergency, do not wait for pages, call 911. |
Staff:
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The Sarcoidosis Center is directed
by Jeffrey S. Berman, M.D., Professor of
Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and
Director of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Medical
Center. Dr. Berman is an
acknowledged expert in the diagnosis, treatment, and
investigation of sarcoidosis
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Dr. Berman |
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Ednaide Alves, RN, Staff Nurse
Beth McMahon, RN, Staff Nurse
Sarcoidosis Clinic
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We value your suggestions. Our goal
is to provide you, our patients, with the best possible service
relating to a stressful illness. We would appreciate any
feedback, positive or negative, relating to your visit to the
Sarcoidosis Center.
Jeffrey S. Berman, M.D. (Email)
Director, Sarcoidosis Center
Boston Medical Center
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