Dr. Berger, of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, is the 102nd recipient of the award, following in the footsteps of Henry Ford, Orville Wright and Neil Armstrong.
He pioneered a minimally invasive hip and knee joint replacement technique that avoids cutting any muscle, ligaments or tendons.
Dr. Berger was the first surgeon to perform more than 11,000 outpatient joint replacements, according to Patch.
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