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CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
University of South Florida
College of Medicine
All Children's Hospital
801 6th Street South, Dept. 6900
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 767-4237
FAX (727) 767-4219
email: bbercu@research.usf.edu
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: August 10, 1944
Place of Birth: Montreal, Canada
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Marital Status: Married, Sandra M. Bercu
Children: Zachary L. Bercu, Joshua M. Bercu
Education:
1965 B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
(graduated with Honors and Honors in Zoology)
1969 M.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Graduate Training:
1969-1970 Medical Intern, V and VI Medical Service,
Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1970-1972 Assistant and Senior Resident in Pediatrics,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1974-1977 Clinical and Research Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts (under the direction of Dr. John Crawford)
1974-1977 Clinical and Research Fellow in Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine,
Tufts University Medical School, New England Medical Center,
Boston, Massachusetts (under the direction of Dr. Seymour Reichlin)
Society Memberships:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics (Endocrinology Section)
American Federation of Clinical Research
American Medical Association
American Pediatric Society
American Society of Andrology
Association of Clinical Scientists
American Society of Clinical Endocrinologists
Endocrine Society
Florida Endocrine Society
Florida Medical Association
Hillsborough County Medical Association
Hillsborough County Pediatric Society
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Society
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for the Study Reproduction
Southern Society for Pediatric Research
Tampa Bay Area Society for Neuroscience
The Pituitary Society
USF Health Sciences Center Neuroscience Program
Editorial Board Membership: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (1986-1989)
Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine (1998- 2003)
The 1998 Year Book of Pediatrics, contributing editor
eMedicine: Pediatrics- Managing Editor of Pediatric Endocrinology (1999-present)
Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine (International Journal) (2003-present)
Rejuvenation Research (2004- present)
Clinical Interventions in Aging (International Journal) (2005)
Editorial Manuscript Service:
Acta Endocrinologica
AMA Drug Evaluations Manual
American Journal of Nutrition
American journal of Physiology
Biological Psychiatry
Biology of Reproduction
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Clinical Endocrinology
Clinical Pediatrics
Endocrine Journal
Endocrine Reviews
Endocrinologist (book review)
Endocrinology
European Journal of Pediatrics
FASEB
Hormone and Metabolic Research
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Endocrinologic Investigation
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Primatology
Life Sciences
Metabolism
New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatric Research
Pediatrics
Peptides
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Grant Review Service:
American Cancer Society Institutional Grant
Committee Showa Institute/All Children's Hospital
Human Growth Foundation
March of Dimes Birth Defects FoundationNational Institutes of Child Health and Human Development
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Alcohol, Addiction and Abuse
National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases
Clinical Research Centers Division of the National Institutes of Health
Academic Appointments:
1977-1979 Clinical Associate, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
1979-1982 Head, Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Neonatal and Pediatric Medicine Branch,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
1980-1984 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda Naval Center, Bethesda, Maryland (concurrent with NIH appointment)
1982-1984 Head, Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pregnancy Research Branch,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
1983-1984 Associate Research Professor of Child Health and Development,
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Washington, D.C. (concurrent with NIH appointment)
1984- Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine,
Tampa, Florida
1986-1991 Affiliate Professor of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Department of Pediatrics, St. Petersburg, Florida
1988- Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
2002- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
Military and Public Health Service:
1972-1973 Pediatrician, Captain, United States Air Force, Taichung, Taiwan
1973-1974 Pediatrician, Major, United States Air Force, Kansas City, Missouri
1974-1984 Senior Surgeon, U.S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland
(concurrent with NIH appointments)
Board Certifications and Licensure:
1970 National Board, Diplomate
1970 Massachusetts
1972 Pediatrics, Diplomate
1978 Pediatric Endocrinology, Diplomate
1979 Maryland
1984 Florida
Committee and Administrative Service (National and International):
1980-1983 Member, Committee on the Study of Metabolic Alkalosis Neo-Mull-Soy,
National Institutes of Health
1980-1983 Member, Multi-Center Study of Recombinant DNA Growth Hormone,
Genentech, Inc.
1983- Member, Director's Conference on the Uses and Abuses of Growth Hormone Treatment in Children,
National Institutes of Health
1985-1987 Consultant, Drug Evaluation Manual, American Medical Association
1985-1986 Consultant, Serono Laboratories
1985- Member, Medical Advisory Board, Parent Council for Growth Normality
1986-1988 Member, Medical Advisory Board, Endocrine Sciences
1986-1988 Member, Committee on Future Uses of Growth Hormone,
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
1987 Chairman, International Symposium on Growth Hormone Secretion and Action: Basic and Clinical Aspects
1987 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Serono Symposia
1987 Member, Medical Advisory Committee, Human Growth Foundation
1987-1993 Member, Advisory Committee on Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs,
Food and Drug Administration
1988 Member, International Workshop on Leukemia and Growth Hormone Therapy
1988-1989 Member, Committee on Growth Hormone and its Uses,
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
1988 Co-Chairman, A Festschrift for Lewis A. Barness, M.D.
1989-1991 Member, Drugs and Therapeutic Committee,
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
1989- Member, Pediatric Clinical Oncology Group (POG),
Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP)
1990 Member, Special Research Committee for Grant Applications for Alcohol Research Center, NIAA, DHHS
1990 Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Perinatal Thyroidology
1992 Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Growth Hormone II: Basic and Clinical Aspects
1992 Member, International Task Force on GH-Treated Non-GH Deficient Children
1992 Co-Chairman, Session on Control of Growth Hormone Synthesis and Secretion, Endocrine Society Meeting,
San Antonio,Texas
1994- Member, Medical Advisory Board, MAGIC Foundation
1998-1999 Member, voluntary e-mail responses for pediatric endocrine questions to national general pediatric service
2005- Member, Scientific Advisory Board for the National Children’s Study, Florida Vanguard Site
Consulting Services (National):
Atrix Laboratories, Biotechnology General, BioNebraska (Restoragen), Daiichi Asubio Pharmaceuticals, Endocrine Sciences, Gate/Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Genentech, Gynex, ICN Pharmaceuticals, InfiMed, Lilly, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pharmacia, Serono Laboratories, Serono Symposia, Pediatric Services of America, TAP Pharmaceuticals, The Council of Advisors (Gerson Lehrman Group), U.S. Preventive Medicine.
1992- Medical Expert, Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services Vaccine Program
Committee and Administrative Service (Regional and Local):
1972- Chairperson, Reye's Syndrome, First Annual Pediatric Intensive Care Workshop, Massachusetts General Hospital
1978-1981 Pediatric Clinical Policy Committee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1980-1983 Medical Audit Committee, National Institutes of Health
1980-1983 Institutional Review Board, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1985-1999 Member, Medical Advisory Committee, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Florida Bay Area
1985-1991 Member, Institutional Review Board, All Children’s Hospital
1988-1990 American Cancer Society Institutional Grant Review Committee
1988-1989 Research Planning Committee, Tampa General Hospital
1989-1990 Chairman, Institutional Review Board Subcommittee on Policies and Procedures, All Children's Hospital
1991-1994 Member, Board of Directors, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Florida Bay Area
1991-1993 Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Florida Bay Area
2000- Medical Advisory Board, Clinical Research Center, Tampa General Hospital
Committee and Administrative Service (University of South Florida College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center):
1985- Chairman, Research Committee, Department of Pediatrics, St. Petersburg, Florida
1985-1986 Member, Medical Student Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics
1987- Member, Ad hoc Committee on Sponsored Research Procedures
1987-1991 Chairman, Fellowship Oversight Committee, Department of Pediatrics
1988-1991 Chairman, College of Medicine Committee on Institutional Grant Administration
1989-1990 Representative, Department of Pediatrics, News Coordination Committee
1989 Chairman, Research Committee, Dean's Faculty Retreat
1989-1990 Chairman, Research Environment Committee
1990-1991 Chairman, Committee on Research
1990 Host, Symposium, The Face of Hypothyroidism
1990 Co-Chairman, International Symposium on Perinatal Thyroidology
1991 Member, The University of South Florida Neuroscience Consortium
1991 Member, Library Resource Committee
1991-1995 Representative, Faculty Council, College of Medicine
1991-1992 Member, Resources for the Education Program, General Facilities and Library, 1992 LCME Self Study
1991-1994 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics
1991-1993 Member, Research and Development Committee Department of Pediatrics
1991-1993 Member, Search Committee for Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics
1992-1993 Member, Faculty Committee on Committees, College of Medicine
1993-1994 Member, Pediatric Strategic Plan Task Force Subcommittee
1993- Member, Research Committee, College of Medicine
1993-1994 Chairman, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics
1993-1994 Member, Research Committee, College of Medicine
1993-1994 Member, Subcommittee on Research Environment and Planning,
College of Medicine
1994- Member, Board of Directors, Division of Sponsored Research, University of South Florida
1994 Member, Advisory Committee on Faculty, College of Medicine
1994 Member, Education/Communication Committee, USF Physician Group
1995-1996 Vice President (President Elect), Faculty Council, College of Medicine
1995- Member, Steering Committee, Faculty Council, College of Medicine
1995- Member, Executive Committee, College of Medicine
1995- Member, Academic Performance Review Committee
1995- Member, Health Sciences Center Tri-College Council
1996-1997 President, Faculty Council, College of Medicine
1996-1999 Member, Board of Directors, USF CARES (University of South Florida Clinical Alliance for Research, Education and Service)
1997-1998 Member, LCME Institutional Self Study Finance Committee
1997- Member CME Committee, Health Sciences Center
1999- Chairman, IRB (Institutional Review Board), University of South Florida
1999- Author, Column entitled AFrom the Chair=s Desk@ for USF Compliance News
1999-2000 Chairman, CME Committee, Health Sciences Center
2000 Chair, IRB Members Training Seminar, PRIM&R IRB 101
2000 Chair, Principal Investigator Responsibilities in Conducting Research Involving Human Subjects- Training Seminar
2001- Chair, Search Committee for Vice President for Research, University of South Florida
2001- Member, ACCME Self-Study Oversight Committee for the CPE Office
2001- Member, Committee on Review of Health Sciences Center Policies and Management Procedures Related to Conflict of Interest
2001- Member, ACCME Self-Study Oversight Committee
2001- Chair, ACCME Subcommittee on Mission of Continuing Professional Education
2002 Chair, Medical Student IV CME Colloquim
2002 USF/Moffitt Cancer Center Research Compliance Ad Hoc Task Force
2002- Member, Committee on Adverse Events Risk Modelling Grant
2003- Chair, Subcommittee on Adverse Events Related to Adverse Risk Modelling Grant
2003- Member, Clinical Trials Group Faculty Committee
2004- Chair, CME Committee, College of Medicine
2004- Member, Dean of College of Medine’s Research Strategic Work Group
2005- Chair, Dean’s Lecture Series, College of Medicine
2005- Member, Executive Education Council, College of Medicine
2004- Member, Research Advisory Committee for Position of Associate Vice President for Research, Health Sciences Center
2005- Member, LCME Self-Study Committee, College of Medicine
Hospital Appointments:
1972-1973 Chung Hua Hospital, Chung Hua, Taiwan
1974-1977 Fernald State School and Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1974-1977 Eunice K. Shriver Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
1980-1984 National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
1981-1984 Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
1984- All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
1985-2003 Shriner's Hospital, Tampa, Florida
1986- Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
1986- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
Grant Support:
1. Genentech Corporation Grant: A multi-clinic, Open-label, Noncomparative Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Biosynthetic hGH in Subjects with Growth Failure Associated with Somatotropin Deficiency, 1980-1983 (Principal Investigator).
2. Hoechst-Roussell Pharmaceuticals Grant: A protocol for the Treatment Use of Buserelin (HOE 766) in Patients with True Precocious Puberty, 1984 (Associate Investigator).
3. Serono Laboratories Grant: A Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Biosynthetic GH (Saizen) in the Treatment of Growth Failure in Prepubertal Growth Hormone Deficient Children, 1985- (Principal Investigator).
4. Serono Laboratories Grant: A Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant DNA Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Growth Failure in Prepubertal Growth Hormone Deficient Children, 1986-1988 (Principal Investigator).
5. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Research Grant: Genetic, Prenatal and Perinatal Influences in Growth Hormone Neurosecretory Disorders. April 1, 1985 - March 30, 1987, Grant 6-427 (Principal Investigator).
6. Biomedical Research Support Grant, NIH: Neuroendocrine Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion. April 1, 1985 - March 30, 1986. BRSG Grant 2 S07 RR05749 (Principal Investigator).
7. American Cancer Society, Florida Division, Lillian B. Greene Research Grant: Neuroendocrine Regulation of GH Secretion in CNS Irradiated Children, June 1, 1985 - May 31, 1986, Grant F85USF-3. (Principal Investigator).
8. Genentech Corporation Grant: Neuroendocrine Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion and Effect of Exogenous Growth Hormone (ProtropinTM) Treatment in Children with Oncologic Disorders 1986-1994 (Principal Investigator).
9. The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust: Neuroendocrine Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion in Central Nervous System Irradiated Children, 1987-1990 (Principal Investigator).
10. TAP/Abbot Corporation Grant: Treatment of Disorders of Sexual Function with Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist, Leuprolide Acetate (Lupron) 1987-1990 (Principal Investigator).
11. Biomedical Research Support Grant, NIH: Neuroendocrin
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