Rate My Professor Lauren Berninger

Berninger's research output includes seven publications, encompassing peer-reviewed articles, a book chapter, and reviews. Notable works are 'Autonomous by Extension: Balancing Patient Autonomy and Vulnerability in Surrogate Decision-making' (2024, AACN Advanced Critical Care, co-authored with C.B. McGeehan); 'Palliative and Supportive Medicine in Gastrointestinal Oncology' (2024 book chapter in Gastrointestinal Oncology: A Critical Multidisciplinary Team Approach, co-authored with C.X. Tapper, I.S. Browner, and T.J. Smith); 'Evaluation of Required End-Of-Life (EOL) Ethics Content in the Ten Residency Programs Offering Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship' (2026, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, co-authored with S.W. Youssef and D.J. Doberman); 'Opioid Rotation: Considerations, Controversy, and Clinical Practice #440' (2022, Journal of Palliative Medicine, co-authored with C. Tapper); and 'Painful Diabetic Neuropathy-Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, and Scrambler Therapy: A Narrative Review' (2022, Pain Physician, co-authored with E.J. Wang, O. Komargodski, and T. Smith). In 2023, she received the Best Consulting Physician award from Johns Hopkins for her compassionate support to patients and families facing serious illness, assistance to primary teams in managing distress, and expertise in complex situations such as brain death discussions.