Kristin Berg, MD, MS

General Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
UW Health Clinic-Stoughton
1001 Nygaard St
Stoughton WI 53589-5495
(608) 877-2660

Education

  • Creighton University School of Medicine - MD
  • National Institutes of Health - Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/NIH Research Scholars Program
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics - Residency in Internal Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics - Chief Residency in Internal Medicine
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison - MS, Population Health Sciences
  • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital - Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Primary Care Research Fellowship

Professional Activities

Dr. Berg is an internist and researcher focusing on smoking cessation in vulnerable populations. She is active in the General Internal Medicine Research Scholars Group, and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of General Internal Medicine and Tobacco Use and Cessation. She regularly supervises Internal Medicine residents in clinic, leads lectures with the residents, and has served as an Internal Medicine Clinical Preceptor for third year medical students.

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Berg's clinical interests include primary care, women's health, and tobacco cessation.

Research Interests

At the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Dr. Berg is conducting research focused on improving smoking cessation among vulnerable populations. These populations include individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals with psychiatric or substance abuse co-morbidities, racial and ethnic minority populations, rural populations and Veterans. Her recent publications and scientific presentations have focused on the provision of smoking cessation treatment to Veterans and vulnerable populations.