Justin Berk, MD MPH MBA is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, in Pediatrics, and in Addiction Medicine. He is a core faculty member and clinical educator for the combined Internal Medicine - Pediatrics residency program and researcher in addiction medicine in carceral settings. He is a staff physician for CODAC Behavioral Healthcare Opioid Treatment Program and a prescribing physician on the CODAC mobile health unit.

Dr. Berk graduated from Yale University and received an MPH from the Yale School of Public Health. He completed medical school at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and received his MBA from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech. He completed his residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Combined Internal Medicine – Pediatrics Urban Health Residency Program in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Berk is the clinical director of the Center for Primary Care Recovery Clinic and supervises residents in the combined Medicine-Pediatrics residency clinic. He serves as a core physician on the Rhode Island 24/7 Buprenorphine Hotline.

As a researcher, Dr. Berk received a NIDA-funded K23 Career Development Award exploring the use of injectable buprenorphine in correctional settings. He has written over 40 peer-reviewed publications related to clinical medicine, addiction, and correctional healthcare in New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Academic Medicine and other high-impact journals. Dr. Berk previously served as the Medical Director for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections.