Associate Professor Max Berry obtained her BSc in Developmental Neurobiology from the University of London prior to completion of undergraduate medical training at Guys and St Thomas's Hospitals, London. She obtained MRCPCH in the UK just before emigrating to NZ, where she completed her training in neonatal and perinatal medicine in Hamilton and Wellington. In 2008 Dr Berry was awarded an HRC Fellowship for PhD studies; during the course of her PhD she examined the long-term effects of preterm birth, early nutrition and antenatal corticosteroid exposure on cardiometabolic outcomes in sheep.
Associate Professor Berry joined the department in 2012 as a Neonatologist and Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics. She has an active role in 5th and 6th year teaching.
Contact details
Email max.berry@otago.ac.nz
Research interests
Associate Professor Berry's research interests include pre-clinical and clinical studies examining novel approaches to mitigate the impact of an altered perinatal environment on cardiometabolic and neurodevelopmental outcomes. She also leads pre-clinical translational biomedical research across a number of other pathophysiological states, integrating basic sciences with advances in clinical care.
Publications
Kremer, L. J., Edmonds, L. K., Sime, M. J., Broadbent, R. S., Medlicott, N. J., Berry, M. J., Austin, N. C., … Reith, D. M. (2023). The Little Eye Drop Study: Are very low dose mydriatics in a microdrop effective and safe for ROP eye examinations? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59(Suppl. 1), (pp. 89). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16357
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Sixtus, R. P., Gray, C., Berry, M. J., & Dyson, R. M. (2023). Preterm-born individuals: A vulnerable population at risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during thermal extremes? [Review]. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/ep091152
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Sixtus, R. P., Berry, M. J., Gray, C. L., & Dyson, R. M. (2023). A novel whole-body thermal stress test for monitoring cardiovascular responses in Guinea pigs. Journal of Thermal Biology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103500
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Kremer, L. J., Medlicott, N., Sime, M. J., Broadbent, R., Edmonds, L., Berry, M. J., Austin, N. C., … Reith, D. M. (2023). Low dose or very low dose phenylephrine and cyclopentolate microdrops for retinopathy of prematurity eye examinations (The Little Eye Drop Study): A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 108, F380-F386. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324929
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Thomas, D. G., Tzeng, Y.-C., Galvosas, P., Harrison, F. G., Berry, M. J., Teal, P. D., Galvin, S. D., & Obruchkov, S. I. (2023). Single-sided magnet system for quantitative MR relaxometry and preclinical in-vivo monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 70(2), 671-680. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2022.3200626
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Kremer, L. J., Medlicott, N., Sime, M. J., Broadbent, R., Edmonds, L., Berry, M. J., Austin, N. C., … Reith, D. M. (2023). Low dose or very low dose phenylephrine and cyclopentolate microdrops for retinopathy of prematurity eye examinations (The Little Eye Drop Study): A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 108, F380-F386. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324929
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Sixtus, R. P., Berry, M. J., Gray, C. L., & Dyson, R. M. (2023). A novel whole-body thermal stress test for monitoring cardiovascular responses in Guinea pigs. Journal of Thermal Biology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103500
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Sixtus, R. P., Gray, C., Berry, M. J., & Dyson, R. M. (2023). Preterm-born individuals: A vulnerable population at risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during thermal extremes? [Review]. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/ep091152
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Thomas, D. G., Tzeng, Y.-C., Galvosas, P., Harrison, F. G., Berry, M. J., Teal, P. D., Galvin, S. D., & Obruchkov, S. I. (2023). Single-sided magnet system for quantitative MR relaxometry and preclinical in-vivo monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 70(2), 671-680. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2022.3200626
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Saito-Benz, M., Bennington, K., Gray, C. L., Murphy, W. G., Flanagan, P., Steiner, F., … Berry, M. J. (2022). Effects of freshly irradiated vs irradiated and stored red blood cell transfusion on cerebral oxygenation in preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(5), e220152. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0152
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Sandle, M. E., Saito Benz, M., & Berry, M. (2022). Neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants: Current practice for infants at a tertiary neonatal centre. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1549), 50-62. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Shaw, J. C., Dyson, R. M., Palliser, H. K., Crombie, G. K., Berry, M. J., & Hirst, J. J. (2022). Adaptations in the hippocampus during the fetal to neonatal transition in guinea pigs. Reproductive Medicine, 3, 85-100. doi: 10.3390/reprodmed3020008
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Shaw, J. C., Dyson, R. M., Palliser, H. K., Sixtus, R. P., Barnes, H., Pavy, C. L., … Berry, M. J., & Hirst, J. J. (2022). Examining neurosteroid-analogue therapy in the preterm neonate for promoting hippocampal neurodevelopment. Frontiers in Physiology, 13, 871265. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.871265
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Smith, E. V. L. R., Dyson, R. M., Vanderboor, C. M. G., Sarr, O., Anderson, J., Berry, M. J., … Gray, C. (2022). Maternal fructose intake causes developmental reprogramming of hepatic mitochondrial catalytic activity and lipid metabolism in weanling and young adult offspring. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 999. doi: 10.3390/ijms23020999
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Thomas, D. G., Galvosas, P., Tzeng, Y.-C., Harrison, F. G., Berry, M. J., Teal, P. D., … Obruchkov, S. (2022). Oxygen saturation-dependent effects on blood transverse relaxation at low fields. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology & Medicine, 35, 805-815. doi: 10.1007/s10334-021-00993-2
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Darby, J. R. T., Berry, M. J., Quinn, M., Holman, S. L., Bradshaw, E. L., Jesse, S. M., … Morrison, J. M. (2021). Haemodynamics and cerebral oxygenation of neonatal piglets in the immediate ex utero period supported by either mechanical ventilation or an ex utero oxygenator. Journal of Physiology, 599(10), 2751-2761. doi: 10.1113/jp280803
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McBride, G. M., Meakin, A. S., Soo, J. Y., Darby, J. R. T., Varcoe, T. J., Bradshaw, E. L., … Berry, M. J., … Morrison, J. L. (2021). Intrauterine growth restriction alters the activity of drug metabolising enzymes in the maternal-placental-fetal unit. Life Sciences, 285, 120016. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120016
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Prasad, J. D., van de Looij, Y., Gunn, K. C., Ranchhod, S. M., White, P. B., Berry, M. J., … Dean, J. M. (2021). Coordinated microstructural disruptions of the developing neocortex and subcortical white matter after prolonged mild-to-moderate early postnatal systemic inflammation. Brain, Behavior & Immunity, 94, 338-356. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.12.006
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Schrauben, E. M., Darby, J. R. T., Berry, M. J., Saini, B. S., Quinn, M., Holman, S. L., … Morrison, J. L. (2021). Open or closed: Changes in ductus arteriosus flow patterns at birth using 4D flow MRI in newborn piglets. Physiological Reports, 9, e14999. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14999
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Sixtus, R. P., Gray, C., Berry, M. J., & Dyson, R. M. (2021). Nitrous oxide improves cardiovascular, respiratory, and thermal stability during prolonged isoflurane anesthesia in juvenile guinea pigs. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 9, e00713. doi: 10.1002/prp2.713
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Sixtus, R. P., Pacharinsak, C., Gray, C. L., Berry, M. J., & Dyson, R. M. (2021). Differential effects of four intramuscular sedatives on cardiorespiratory stability in juvenile guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259559. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259559
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McBride, G. M., Wiese, M. D., Soo, J. Y., Darby, J. R. T., Berry, M. J., Varcoe, T. J., & Morrison, J. L. (2020). The impact of intrauterine growth restriction on cytochrome P450 enzyme expression and activity. Placenta, 99, 50-62. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.07.012
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Sandle, M., Sheppard, A., Allermo Fletcher, A., Berry, M., & De Vries, N. (2020). Early identification of infants at risk of cerebral palsy: Developing the use of general movement assessment in routine clinical practice in a tertiary neonatal unit in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1514), 63-70. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Smith, E. V. L. R., Dyson, R. M., Berry, M. J., & Gray, C. (2020). Fructose consumption during pregnancy influences milk lipid composition and offspring lipid profiles in guinea pigs. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, 550. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00550
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Soo, J. Y., Wiese, M. D., Dyson, R. M., Gray, C. L., Clarkson, A. N., Morrison, J. L., & Berry, M. J. (2020). Methamphetamine administration increases hepatic CYP1A2 but not CYP3A activity in female guinea pigs. PLoS ONE, 15(5), e0233010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233010
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Berry, M. J., Darby, J. R. T., O'Byrne, D. M., Dyson, R. M., Sixtus, R., Holman, S. L., … Morrison, J. L. (2019). Arginine vasopressin improves cerebral perfusion following controlled haemorrhage in adult ewes. Journal of Physiology, 597(16), 4165-4173. doi: 10.1113/jp277629
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Berry, M. J., Port, L. J., Gately, C., & Stringer, M. D. (2019). Outcomes of infants born at 23 and 24 weeks' gestation with gut perforation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 54, 2092-2098. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.03.017
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Dyson, R. M., Palliser, H. K., Wilding, N., Kelly, M. A., Chwatko, G., Glowacki, R., Berry, M. J., … Wright, I. M. R. (2019). Microvascular circulatory dysregulation driven in part by cystathionine-gamma-lyase: A new paradigm for cardiovascular compromise in the preterm newborn. Microcirculation, 26, e12507. doi: 10.1111/micc.12507
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Foley, D., Best, E., Reid, N., & Berry, M. J. (2019). Respiratory health inequality starts early: The impact of social determinants on the aetiology and severity of bronchiolitis in infancy. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 55, 528-532. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14234
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Saito-Benz, M., Cody, S., Dineen, F., Mladenovic, J., & Berry, M. J. (2019). Impact of education on hypothermia delivery during neonatal transport. Neonatology, 116(1), 20-26. doi: 10.1159/000495688
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