Morton Emmett Berk

Background

Berk, Morton Emmett was born on December 28, 1913 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of David Lewis and Ann (Klene) Berk.

Education

Student, Northwestern University, 1934. Bachelor of Arts Louisville, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, 1942.

Career

Intern Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1942-1944. Resident Queen's Hospital, 1944-1945, Stanford (California) University Hospital, 1949. Private practice medicine Honolulu Medical Group, 1945-1949, 50-79.

Clinical professor medicine John Burns School Medicine, University Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1976. Private practice internal medicine and cardiology Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, since 1979. Chief department medicine Kona Hospital, 1985-1988.

Achievements

• Morton Emmett Berk has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Better Business Bureau of Honolulu, 1955. Vice president Blood Bank of Hawaii, 1969, board directors, 1953-1979. Fellow American College of Physicians (Laureate award 1987), American College Cardiology.

Member Asian Pacific Society Cardiology (president 1976-1979), International Society and Federation Cardiology (executive board 1977-1982), Royal Society Medicine, Honolulu County Medical Society, Hawaii Medical Association (Physician of Year award 1978), American Medical Association, American Heart Association, Hawaii Heart Association Clubs: Pacific.

Connections

Married Carol Yoshiko Furuike, August 23, 1971. Children: Brent, Heather, Scott, Clay.

Father:

David Lewis Berk

Mother:

Ann (Klene) Berk

Spouse:

Carol Yoshiko Furuike

child:

Scott Berk

child:

Heather Berk

child:

Brent Berk

child:

Clay Berk