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Caryn M. Berkowitz, MD

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Medical Director, Advanced Nutritional Services, University of Iowa Health Care

Education

  • MD, The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Licenses & Certifications

  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

Selected Publications

  • Gumucio, J., Berkowitz, C., Webster, S. & Thornton, A. (1996). Structural and functional organization of the liver. In Diseases, B. & Liver, K. N. (Eds.) Liver and biliary diseases. (2nd ed), pp. 3-19. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.
  • Berkowitz, C. M., Shen, C. S., Bilir, B. M., Guibert, E. & Gumucio, J. J. (1995). Different hepatocytes express the cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase gene during its circadian modulation in vivo. Hepatology 21 (6) 1658–1667. DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840210626.
  • Gumucio, J. J., Bilir, B., Moseley, R. H. & Berkowitz, C. M. (1994). The biology of the liver cell plate. In Boyer, J. L. & Arias, I. M. (Eds.) The liver: biology and pathobiology. (3rd ed), pp. 1143-1163. New York, NY: Raven Press.
  • Bilir, B. M., Gong, T. W., Kwasiborski, V., Shen, C. S., Fillmore, C. S., Berkowitz, C. M. & Gumucio, J. J. (1993). Novel control of the position-dependent expression of genes in hepatocytes. The GLUT-1 transporter. Journal of Biological Chemistry 268 (26) 19776–19784. PMID: 7690040.
  • Berkowitz, C., Guibert, E., Bilir, B. & Gumucio, J. (1993). Functional compartmentation of hepatocytes. pp. 347-367. (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press): LeBouton AV (ed.): Molecular and Cell Biology of the Liver.
  • Berkowitz, C. M. (1993). Endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas and pancreatic cancer questions. In Yamada, T. (Eds.) Textbook of Gastroenterology Self-Assessment Review. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.
  • Berkowitz, C. M. (1992). Does albumin regulate albumin?. Hepatology 16 (6) 1499–1501. DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840160629.
  • Gumucio, J. J. & Berkowitz, C. M. (1992). Structural organization of the liver and function of the hepatic acinus. In Kaplowitz, N. (Eds.) Liver and biliary diseases. pp. 2-17. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.
  • Schick, L., Wang, W., Takeda, H., Lown, K., Berkowitz, C., Ananthanarayanan, M., Suchy, F. & Moseley, R. Effect of endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor on bile acid transport in rat liver - a potential model for sepsis-induced cholestasis. University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine's Research Day. Ananthanarayanan M, Suchy FJ, Moseley RH.
  • Guibert, E., Shen, C., June, J., Johnson, R., Berkowitz, C. & Gumucio, J. Evidence for phenobarbital-induced synthesis of a transcriptional activator in perivenular hepatocytes: the cyp2b1 gene. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

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