Aaron Berger, MD

Dr. Aaron Berger is based at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, FL.  He serves as the Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS) Chief of the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  He is medical director of the Program in Pediatric Hand, as well as the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Program.  Dr. Berger earned MD and PhD degrees through the Medical Scientist Training Program at Yale University.  He then completed residency training in plastic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in hand surgery and microsurgery at UCLA Medical Center.  He was then among the first recipients of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s International Hand Surgery Fellowship, where he trained at centers of excellence in China for the treatment of congenital hand differences, traumatic upper extremity injuries, and brachial plexus injuries.  Dr. Berger's main surgical interests are in reconstructive surgery of the hand and extremities, including microsurgical reconstruction. His clinical practice is dedicated to the treatment of congenital hand and arm differences, brachial plexus injuries and reconstructive plastic surgery. His primary research interests are currently focused on determining optimal treatment pathways for brachial plexus birth injuries and congenital differences of the upper limb. Dr. Berger works in partnership with a multidisciplinary team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and its network of outpatient centers to provide evaluation and care of patients with congenital hand/arm differences, brachial plexus injuries, finger/hand amputations, tendon/nerve injuries, burn injuries, post oncologic deformities and trauma-related injuries, including fractures/dislocations of the hand and wrist.