Dr. Gerber focuses his educational interests on teaching inpatient hospitalist procedures (e.g., arthrocentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture); teaching urine microscopy; teaching polarized light microscopy for crystal analysis; and teaching blood-smear evaluation. He is also interested in utilizing and teaching Point of Care Ultrasound as a tool for the diagnostic evaluation.
- BS, Biology, Cornell University, 1989
- MD, New York University School of Medicine, 1993
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1996
Education & Training
Gerber LD, Wing EJ. Life-threatening neutropenia secondary to piperacillin/tazobactam therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1995; 21:1047-8.
Schoen RE, Gerber LD, Margulies C. The pathologic measurement of polyp size is preferable to the endoscopic measurement. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1997; 46:492-6.
Preisner RM, Sgro G, Gerber LD. Mastering paracentesis for medical residents. Web-based course, Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER Institute). 2015.
Gerber LD. Cellulitis and soft tissue infection [computer based instruction]. Annals Virtual Patients. 2019.
Gerber LD, Sgro G, Cyr JE, Conlin S. An academic hospitalist-run outpatient paracentesis clinic. Fed Pract. 2022; 39(3):114-119.
- Outstanding Clinical Attending, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Medicine, 2006
- Medicine Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
- Chief of Staff Clinical Excellence Award, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2016
- Best Small Group Facilitator Award for Medical Student Instruction in the Hematology Course, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2022
