Anthony Berger, MD MPH FAAD is a board-certified dermatologist that received specialty training to provide comprehensive evidence-based skincare treatments. Dr. Berger completed his medical education and residency training in an ACGME-accredited dermatology residency program at the University of Iowa. He has actively participated in research and is the first author on numerous peer-reviewed publications. He has also received numerous awards for his excellence in teaching and patient care.

Dr. Berger was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in Iowa City, IA. During his childhood, many summer vacations included trips to southwest Michigan. Many of his best memories were created in the Great Lakes State. He is excited to put down roots and return “home”. As an avid runner, cyclist, boater, and skier; there is no place better than southwest Michigan.

Dr. Berger provides care to the Holland, Saugatuck/Douglas, Fennville, and greater Allegan/Ottawa County areas. He looks forward to building strong doctor-patient relationships for many years to come.

Publications and Presentations

Poggemiller A, Berger A, Crocker E, Powers J. (2022) Visage mauve secondary to chlorpromazine. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 34(1): 59-60.

Reid A, Berger A, Johnson-Jahangir H. (2020) Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous transformation: a tale of unbridled expansion. JAAD Case Reports S2352-5126(20): 30576-2.

Berger A, Swick B, Stone M. (2019) Pacinian hyperplasia presenting as multiple painless nodules. Poster presentation at 56th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology; San Diego, CA.

Berger A, Ford B, Brown-Joel Z, Shields B, Rosenbach M, Wanat K. (2019) Angioinvasive fungal infections impacting the skin – Diagnosis, management, and complications. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 80(4): 883-898.

Shields B, Rosenbach M, Brown-Joel Z, Berger A, Ford B, Wanat K. (2019) Angioinvasive fungal infections impacting the skin – Background, epidemiology, and clinical presentation. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 80(4): 869-880.

Berger A, Taub A, Hughes S. (2018) Post-operative pain secondary to perforating entrapped nerve. Poster presentation at 55th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology; Chicago, IL.

Berger A, Giacalone J, Barlow P, Kapadia M, Keith J. (2017) Choosing Surgery as a Career: Early Results of a Longitudinal Study of Medical Students. Surgery 161(6): 1683-1689.

Berger A, Little A, Wanat K. (2016) Circumscribed Nodule in a Renal Transplant Patient. Cutis 98(2): 81, 98-100.

Berger A, Giacalone J, Barlow P, Kapadia M, Keith J. (2016) Roles of Mentorship and Research in Surgical Career Choice: Longitudinal Study of Medical Students. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open 4(6S-2): e783.

Berger A, Giacalone J, Barlow P, Kapadia M, Keith J. (2016) Pursuing Surgical Subspecialties: The Roles of Mentorship and Research, The American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons Winter Retreat: Educational Papers.

Berger A, Giacalone J, Barlow P, Kapadia M, Keith J. (2016) The Roles of Research and Mentorship in Surgical Career Choice: Longitudinal Study of Medical Students, Academic Surgical Congress.
Education Plenary
Best Medical Student Abstracts Quick Shot Session

Berger A, Potter E, Shutters C, Imborek K. (2015) Pregnant transmen and barriers to high quality healthcare. Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology 5(2).

Giacalone J, Berger A, Keith J. (2015) Longitudinal Study Defining Students’ Preferences and Factors for Choosing a Surgical Career, Academic Surgical Congress: Medical Student Quick Shot Session.

Bergeron S, Wedemeyer E, Lee R, Wen K, McKane M, Pierick A, Berger A, Rubenstein P, Bartlett H. (2011) Allele-specific effects of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection alpha-smooth muscle actin mutations on actin function, Journal of Biological Chemistry 286(13): 11356-69.