Paul S. Berry

Paul S. Berry is a physician, researcher in HIV/AIDS, producer, director, editor, entertainer, and author. He currently works as a nocturnist in a federally designated physician shortage area[1] hospital in Oroville, California.[2]

Paul S. Berry
EducationB.S Physiology at University of California Los Angeles, California(1986)
M.D. at the George Washington University(1990)
M.B.A. at the University of California, Irvine
J.D. in Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley
Occupationcurrently a nocturnist in Oroville, California
physician
researcher
producer
director
editor
entertainer
author

Biography

Born in the late 50s, Berry's turbulent childhood sent him to multiple foster homes, a county home for boys and dropping out of high school at age 17. Ultimately, he returned to academics in the early 1980s. It was during the early 80s and his initial years in college while DJing at a nightclub in West Hollywood California called Studio One, that Berry noticed various acquaintances and “party-goers,” who would suddenly become ill and die from what would later come to be known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He believed that sexual transmission was implicated in what was then called GRID (Gay-related immune disorder).[3] He abandoned the party disco atmosphere of the early 80s to focus on academics and pursue a career in medicine.[4]

Paul S. Berry attended undergrad at the University of California, Los Angeles, California. He graduated in July 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in science and psychobiology. Berry then attended George Washington University Medical School, obtaining his Doctor of Medicine degree in May 1990. He returned to Los Angeles for residency training in internal medicine in 1990.

The AIDS epidemic escalated, and Berry joined Search Alliance, an AIDS research group headed by Dr. Paul Rothman. After Rothman succumbed to AIDS, Berry assumed the position of medical director of Search Alliance (later becoming known as AIDS Research Alliance).[5][6][7] In 1992 he served as medical director and member on the board of directors for Search Alliance.[5][6]

Through the 1990s, HIV/AIDS rapidly became a manageable long term disease in non-third world industrialized nations, and Berry pursued other endeavors. Berry earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California Irvine and a Juris Doctorate from Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley.

Education and training
  • University of California, Los Angeles, California. Bachelor of science, Psychobiology.
  • George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Doctor of Medicine
  • Master of Business Administration from the University of California in Irvine, California
  • Juris doctorate from Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley

Medical research

In the 1990s, Paul Berry was involved in the development of a model used for HIV clinical research conducted in the setting of physician's offices. In conjunction with Roche Molecular Systems,[8][9] Berry was involved in the commercialization of HIV-1 viral quantification via Amplicor, one of the first tests used as a clinical endpoint for the FDA drug approval. He performed the viral load testing for Merck data submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of Crixivan. Berry served as principal investigator on dozens phase II-IV HIV-1 clinical studies.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] in addition to providing clinical data leading to FDA approval of lamivudine, indinavir, ritonavir and saquinavir.

Media and literary endeavors

Berry is also involved in media ventures. In 2007, he hosted a radio talk show on KZFR FM, called MedTalk, where he talked about medically related topics.[23]

In 2010, he published his book, Essential advice for Pre-Meds.[4]

Beginning in 2013, Dr. Berry and his spouse Marcelo began to produce, direct, edit and act in their television series Making it with Moraes, and their movie Blow the Duck in 2016, and won ten awards for their TV series at film festivals. The show aired on PBS in Northern California.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Awards
Action on Film International Film Festival, USA 2015 Won the Action Film Award for Best in Series and Best Spoof[24]
Best Shorts Competition 2015 Won Awards of Recognition for Reality Programming and Pilot Program/Series[25]
California Film Awards 2015 Won the Gold Award for Television Production[26]
International Independent Film Awards 2015 Won Honorable Mention for Television Pilot[27]
The IndieFest Film Awards 2015 Won an Award of Recognition for Reality Programming[28]
WorldFest Houston 2016 Won the Silver Remi Award for Reality-Based Programs[29]
Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2016 Won Honorable Mention for Film Competition[30]
Barcelona International Film Festival 2016 Won the Castell Award for Excellence in Filmmaking[31]

References
  1. "O'Neill, Michael. "List of Hospitals in Health Professional Shortage Area." List of Hospitals in Health Professional Shortage Area. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Aug. 2017.
  2. "Find a Doctor." Paul Berry, MD. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 July 2017. <http://www.orovillehospital.com/find-a-provider/find-a-provider?id=8>
  3. Berry, Paul S. "Pre Med Advice: Medicine is not about money, not a job - It's a calling." Butte College Pre Med Advice. Butte College, Oroville. 19 July 2017. http://doctorberry.com
  4. "Berry, Paul S., (doctorberry). Essential advice for pre-meds: timeless wisdom 4 the age of technology. Chico, CA: ITalkInternational, Inc., 2012. Print. ISBN 978-1-61348-002-1. Library of Congress Control number: 2011944940.
  5. "AIDS Research Alliance.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 July 2017. Web. 05 Aug. 2017.
  6. "AIDS Research Alliance website". Aidsresearch.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. " “AIDS Doctors.” The New York Times, The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/bayer-aids.html. Accessed 17 Aug. 2017.
  8. ""Catholic Healthcare West is now Dignity Health." Dignity Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 July 2017.
  9. "Johnson, Jr. James. "Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation." Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 July 2017.
  10. "Anti-CD3+ Stimulation of Lymphoproliferation in Persons Seropositive for HIV-1. 1993. Pacific Oaks Medical Group, Los Angeles, California.
  11. "Bartlett, John A., Paul S. Berry, K. Wayne Bockman, Allan Stein, Judy Johnson, Shannon Graham, Joseph Quinn, Ralph DeMasi, and W. James Alexander. "A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ranitidine in Patients with Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection." The Journal of Infectious Diseases 177.1 (1998): 231-34. JSTOR. Web. 19 July 2017.
  12. "Berry P, Kahn J, Cooper R, Chung M, Meibohm A, Arcuri K, et al. Antiretroviral activity and safety of indinavir (IDV) alone and in combination with zidovudine (ZDV) in ZDV-naive patients with CD4 cell counts of 50-500 cell/mm 3. XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, July 1996, LB.B.6019
  13. "Berry, P., Shaker, I.L., Magee, T., Chang, H., Levy, J. 1993. “Large volume lymphocyte transfer as immune-enhancing therapy in a set of monozygotic twins”. IX International Conference on AIDS. Berlin, Germany.
  14. "Effects of Administration of Antibody to Human Alpha-Fetoprotein in Persons Seropositive for HIV-1 on CD4+ Cell Count and Viral Burden. 1992. SEARCH Alliance/Pacific Oaks Medical Group, Los Angeles, California.
  15. "Follansbee, Steve., Berry, Paul., Knirsch, Charles., Salgo, Miklos., Delora, Patricia. “A phase II open-label exploratory study of saquinavir in combination with zidovudine and lamivudine in HIV-infected patients.
  16. " John A. Bartlett, Paul S. Berry, K. Wayne Bockman, Allan Stein, Judy Johnson, Shannon Graham, Joseph Quinn, Ralph DeMasi, W. James Alexander; A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ranitidine in Patients with Early Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. J Infect Dis 1998; 177 (1): 231-234. doi: 10.1086/517361
  17. "Massari F, Staszewski S, Berry P, Kahn J, Frank I, Heath-Chiozzi M, et al. A double-blind, randomized trial of indinavir (MK-639) alone or with zidovudine vs. zidovudine alone in zidovudine naive patients. 35th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Francisco, September 1995, LB6
  18. "Mellors, J., Steigbigel, R., Gulick, R., Frank, I., Berry, P., McMahon, D., Fuhrer, J., Farthing, C., Hildebrand, C., Schleif, W., et al. 1995. “A randomized double-blind study of the oral HIV protease inhibitor, L-735,524 vs. Zidovudine (ZDV) in p24 antigenemic, HIV-1 infected patients with less than 500 CD4 cells/mm3.” 2nd National Conference of Human Retroviruses and Related Infections.
  19. "Staszewski, Schlomo., Berry, Paul., Frank, Ian., Shikuma, Christine., Sampson, James., Eron, Joseph., Eyster, Elaine., Teppler, Hedy., Ghosh, Kaylan., Schleif, William., Condra, Jon., Holder, Daniel., Massari, Ferdinand., Miller, Veronica., Chodakewitz, Jeffery A., and James O. Kahn for the indinavir protocol 019 study group. “A 24 Week Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating Anti-Viral Activity and Safety of Indinavir Sulfate Plus Zidovudine Compared with Zidovudine or Indinavir Mono-Therapy Among HIV-Infected Adults with Less than 500 CD4 Cells per mm3.”
  20. "Steigbigel R, Berry P, Teppler H, Mellors J, Drusano G, Leavitt R, et al. Extended follow-up of patients in a study of indinavir at 800 mg q8h (2.4 g/day), 1000 mg q8h (3.0 g/day) and 800 mg q6h (3.2 g/day). XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, July 1996, Mo.B.412.
  21. "Washington, D.C. Steigbigel, R.T., Berry, P., Mellors, J., McMahon, D., Teppler, H., Stein, D., Drusano, G., Deutsch, P., Yeh, K., Hildebrand, C., Nessly, M., Emini, E., Chodakewitz, J. 1996. “Efficacy and safety of the HIV protease inhibitor indinavir sulfate (MK 639) at escalating doses”. 3rd Annual Conference of Retroviral and Opportunistic Infections. Stony Brook, N.Y.
  22. " “Jon Cohen AIDS Research Collection.” [Program, International Conference on AIDS (5th: 1989: Montreal, Canada)], quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cohenaids/5571095.0005.001?rgn=main%3Bview. Accessed 17 Aug. 2017. pg 208
  23. ""Del Puerto Health Care DIstrict." Del Puerto Health Care DIstrict. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 July 2017. <https://www.dphealth.org/>.
  24. ""Hoffmann-La Roche." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Aug. 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2017.
  25. ""Company Overview of Roche Molecular Systems Inc." Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg, n.d. Web. 08 Aug. 2017.
  26. "Berry, Paul S. "MedTalk Radio Show." MedTalk Radio Show. KZFR FM. Chico, California, 2007. MedTalk Radio Show. Web. 24 July 2017. <https://archive.today/20070928170530/http://www.doctorberry.com/news.html>. Transcript. www.kzfr.org
  27. " “AOF 2017 Action on Film Festival Aug 17-26.” AOF 2017 Action on Film Festival Aug 17-26, www.actiononfilmfest.com/. Accessed 15 Aug. 2017. Awards.
  28. " “Award of Recognition June 2015.”. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2017.
  29. ""2015 Winners." California Film Awards. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2017.
  30. "Honorable Mention Award Winners. International Independent Film Awards, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2017.
  31. ""Award of Recognition July 2015." Theindiefest.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2017.
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