Longtime Hawaiʻi physician and member of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center Jeffrey Berenberg was recognized by one of the largest physician organizations in the state for his commitment to scientific research and medicine. Berenberg, an oncologist and professor in the Clinical and Translational Research Program, was honored with the American College of Physicians’ Laureate Award.
The award is conferred by local chapters of the organization and goes to a physician with a long history of excellence in serving the community. The physician must be a respected practitioner of internal medicine care and a contributor to medical education.
“Berenberg doesn’t rest until he gets answers about clinical problems. He goes out of his way for patient care no matter who the patient is,” said Mary Ann Antonelli, the governor of the ACP Hawaiʻi Chapter,
Berenberg began working on clinical trials and data management at the UH Cancer Center more than 35 years ago. He is the co-principal investigator on the $3.8 million NCI Community Oncology Research Program grant in Hawaiʻi, which is part of a national effort to increase access to federal government cancer research for minority, rural and underserved patient populations.
Berenberg has practiced medicine in Hawaiʻi since 1983 and has served as chief of hematology and oncology at Tripler Army Medical Center from 1983 through 2010, and is still a full-time physician there.
“I am honored to get the award. I’ve had a lot of satisfaction seeing the improvement of cancer care through clinical trials and taking care of patients with cancer and blood disease,” he said.
