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Ethan M Berke, M.D., M.P.H.

Title(s):
Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Associate Professor of The Dartmouth Institute

Department(s):
Community and Family Medicine
The Dartmouth Institute

Education:
University of Washington, MPH 2006
Albany Medical College, MD 1995
University of Vermont, BS – Mathematics and Statistics 1991

Programs:
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Contact Information:

Dartmouth Medical School
Department of Community & Family Medicine
HB 7251
Hanover NH 03766

Office: 35 Centerra Parkway
Phone: 603-653-0825
Email: ethan.m.berke@dartmouth.edu

Professional Interests:

Use of spatial epidemiology and medical geography in understanding issues of public health. Other interests include aging, activity, obesity, and their relationship with the built environment.

Courses Taught:

The Geography of Health, ECS 155
Mapping Health and DIsease, COCO 10
Family Medicine Clerkship

Selected Publications:
 

Perry CK, Herting JR, Berke EM, Nguyen HQ, Vernez Moudon A, Beresford SA, Ockene JK, Manson JE, Lacroix AZ
Does neighborhood walkability moderate the effects of intrapersonal characteristics on amount of walking in post-menopausal women?
Health Place 2013 May; 21:39-45
PMID: 23416232

Adachi-Mejia AM, Carlos HA, Berke EM, Tanski SE, Sargent JD
A comparison of individual versus community influences on youth smoking behaviours: a cross-sectional observational study.
BMJ Open 2012; 2(5)
PMID: 22942229

Morden NE, Chang CH, Jacobson JO, Berke EM, Bynum JP, Murray KM, Goodman DC
End-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer is highly intensive overall and varies widely.
Health Aff (Millwood) 2012 Apr; 31(4):786-96
PMID: 22492896

Rodriguez D, Carlos HA, Adachi-Mejia AM, Berke EM, Sargent JD
Predictors of tobacco outlet density nationwide: a geographic analysis.
Tob Control 2012 Apr 4;
PMID: 22491038

Berke EM, Choudhury T, Ali S, Rabbi M
Objective measurement of sociability and activity: mobile sensing in the community.
Ann Fam Med 2011 Jul-Aug; 9(4):344-50
PMID: 21747106

Berke EM, Tanski SE, Demidenko E, Alford-Teaster J, Shi X, Sargent JD
Alcohol retail density and demographic predictors of health disparities: a geographic analysis.
Am J Public Health 2010 Oct; 100(10):1967-71
PMID: 20724696

Carlos HA, Shi X, Sargent J, Tanski S, Berke EM
Density estimation and adaptive bandwidths: a primer for public health practitioners.
Int J Health Geogr 2010 Jul 23; 9:39
PMID: 20653969

Celaya MO, Berke EM, Onega TL, Gui J, Riddle BL, Cherala SS, Rees JR
Breast cancer stage at diagnosis and geographic access to mammography screening (New Hampshire, 1998-2004).
Rural Remote Health 2010 Apr-Jun; 10(2):1361
PMID: 20438282

Berke EM
Geographic Information Systems (GIS): recognizing the importance of place in primary care research and practice.
J Am Board Fam Med 2010 Jan-Feb; 23(1):9-12
PMID: 20051537

Morden NE, Berke EM, Welsh DE, McCarthy JF, Mackenzie TA, Kilbourne AM
Quality of care for cardiometabolic disease: associations with mental disorder and rurality.
Med Care 2010 Jan; 48(1):72-8
PMID: 19927015