Death
Dr. Berg, Veterinary
Medicine
Dr. Paul Berg,
former associate professor
of veterinary medicine, died
on August 17, at the age of
72.
Dr. Berg graduated
from the School of Veterinary
Medicine in 1962, and was a
U.S. Public Health Science
Research fellow in the Graduate
School of Medicine from 1964-1965.
In 1969, he was appointed to
head of the small animal surgery
unit. He was also an assistant
professor and associate professor
from 1966 to 1972. In 1972
he left Penn to open the Berg
Veterinary Hospital of South
Jersey in Williamston. He returned
to Penn in 1980 as an adjunct
professor of surgery. Dr. Berg
retired from his practice in
2000, turning his practice
over to his daughter who is
also a veterinarian.
Dr. Berg is survived
by his companion, Lee Peters;
daughters Melissa Berg, and
Beatrice Agar; son Alan Lee
Berg; mother Irma Berg; two
brothers; and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations
may be made to the Humane Society
of the United States, 2100
L St. NW, Washington, D.C.
20037.
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