Adriane Fugh-Berman
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BiographyAdriane Fugh-Berman MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Fugh-Berman directs PharmedOut, a Georgetown-based research and education project that addresses industry influence on prescribing. Slideshows, publications, pharma-free CME, a No Drug Reps certificate, and many other resources are available at http://pharmedout.org.
An expert on medicinal herbs and dietary supplements, Dr. Fugh-Berman previously worked with the Reproductive Toxicology Center, a non-profit organization that produces REPROTOX, a database that assesses the effects of more than 5000 drugs, dietary supplements, diseases, and other agents and conditions on pregnancy and fertility. Prior to that she was a medical officer at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH)and also worked at the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine (now the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine). Dr. Fugh-Berman manages medicinal herb gardens on the Georgetown campus. For information on herbs found at Georgetown and in the D.C. area, see Urban Herbs at http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/physiology/cam/urbanherbs/urban1.htm. A general practitioner, Dr. Fugh-Berman graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed internship in the Residency Program in Social Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Dr. Fugh-Berman has written many academic and consumer articles on women’s health; ghostwriting; pharmaceutical company influence on drug use;the medicalization of prevention;herb-drug interactions, and the risks and benefits of complementary and alternative therapies. She is also the author of the 5-Minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Clinical Consult (Lippincott, Williams and Williams, 2003), Alternative Medicine: What Works (Williams and Wilkins, 1997)and the co-author of The National Women’s Health Network’s The Truth about Hormone Replacement Therapy (Prima/Random House, 2002). She has appeared on 20/20, the Today Show, Nightline, and every major news network. An internationally known speaker, addressing both professional and consumer audiences, Dr. Fugh-Berman speaks about pharmaceutical company marketing tactics; industry influence on CME and medical journals; methodological issues in assessing complementary and alternative medicine; risks and benefits of CAM therapies; risks and benefits of herbs and dietary supplements; menopause and other women's health issues; and other subjects. Conflict of Interest disclosure: Dr. Fugh-Berman is a paid expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs in litigation regarding pharmaceutical marketing practices. Reprints of the following articles available by clicking on the link:Other selected articles (available by request)Fugh-Berman A. Prescribing Evidence: the Effectiveness and Safety of New Drugs (Editorial).American Family Physician 2010(82):1. Fugh-Berman A. Don't be 'mis-led': Few herbal products have been implicated in lead poisoning (Editorial). J Gen Intern Med 2009 Nov;24(11). Fugh-Berman A. Rosuvastatin in patients with elevated C-Reactive protein (letter). NEJM 2009; 360:1038-1042. Fugh-Berman AJ, Melnick D. Is long-term use of antismoking drugs consistent with public health goals or pharmaceutical marketing goals? (letter). Ann Int Med 2008 Dec 2;149(11):838. Keenan NL, Mark S, Fugh-Berman A, Browne D, Kaczmarczyk J, Hunter C. Severity of menopausal symptoms and use of both conventional and complementary/alternative therapies. Menopause 2003;10(6):507-515. |
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