James Berry, MD, MPH
James Berry, MD, MPH
Averill Healey Endowed Chair in ALS
Chief, Division of ALS and Motor Neuron Diseases, Mass General Brigham
Contact Information
Boston, MAPhone: 617-724-3914
Boston, MAPhone: 617-726-3642
About James Berry, MD, MPH
Dr. Berry provides care for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He is the Winthrop Family Scholar in ALS Sciences, the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) multidisciplinary ALS clinic and Chief of the Division of ALS and Motor Neuron Diseases. He has worked to better serve people with ALS by building the tools and team required to extend the reach of the MGH clinic team beyond the walls of the physical clinic. The ALS House Call program and video televisit program are examples of exciting initiatives at the MGH ALS clinic.
Dr. Berry works as an ALS researcher, designing, overseeing, and carrying out trials at MGH and centers across the country. His work is focused on the identification of markers of ALS in blood and spinal fluid, with an emphasis on markers of abnormal inflammation. He collaborates broadly with researchers around the globe on these biomarker efforts. He is also actively working to develop mobile health and digital phenotyping methods to better understand ALS and hasten the development of new therapies, while reducing the burden of trial participation for people with ALS.
Dr. Berry is also the Director of the MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) and Director of the Mass General Brigham Neurodegenerative Clinical Research Fellowship. He is a member of the Massachusetts ALS Registry team and CDC/ATSDR National ALS Registry and Biorepository Expert Panels. In addition, he is on the Executive Committee of the NEALS Consortium, a national organization for ALS clinical researchers, where he also leads the NEALS Biorepository and Technology in ALS subcommittee.
Clinical Interests:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS
55 Fruit Street
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-3914
Mass General Neurology: Neuromuscular
165 Cambridge St.
Charles River Plaza
Suite 820
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3642
Medical Education
- MD, Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
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So grateful for this team - feel like they genuinely care about me!
The best healthcare that anyone could ask for.
Excellent. Very knowledgeable. Very caring and responsive.
Top notch!
I wish he took the time to review my medical records before my visit. I came from 3hrs away and provider information well in advanced.
Made me feel comfortable, respected my thoughts, advised me to things I might change up, overall good experience.
Excellent!
Working with Dr. Barry, with [redacted], with [redacted], it was a fabulous experience, one beyond what I would have expected even at Mass General Hospital. I could not give you enough positive feedback.
He's wonderful doctor, very clever, very smart, very kind. Very good.
I've been a patient of Dr. Berry for approximately 5 years. My experiences have always been super positive in his office. He is an extraordinary Physician. He always spends more time in the examination room, and we never feel rushed during our visit. I throughly respect and have total confidence in his ability and his treatments.