Department / Division:
Community and Family Medicine / Family Medicine

Address:
DUMC 3886
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-6721

Office Telephone:
919-684-6721

Fax Telephone:
919-681-7085

• MD, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Washington, DC), 1992

• Family Medicine, VCU-Fairfax Family Practice Center, 1995

Clinical Interests:
Pediatrics, sports medicine, alternative medicine including acupuncture, preventive health maintenance including chronic disease management

Research Interests:
Outcomes Research
Chronic Disease Managment Based Research: Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease

Representative Publications:
Powers BJ, King JL, Ali R, Alkon A, Bowlby L, Edelman D, Gentry P, Grubber JM, Koropchak C, Maciejewski ML, McCant F, McKoy G, Newell M, Oddone EZ, Olsen MK, Rose CM, Trujillo G, Bosworth HB. The Cholesterol, Hypertension, and Glucose Education (CHANGE) study for African Americans with diabetes: study design and methodology. Am Heart J. 2009 Sep;158(3):342-8. (2009) Abstract

Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Tulsky, JA, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, C, Brouwer, RJN, Esoimeme, I, Manusov, JRE, Bravender, T, Primary care physicians’ discussions of weight-related topics with at risk and overweight adolescents: Results from the Teen CHAT pilot study. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2009; 45(2) 205-207. (acknowledgement as participating provider)
(2009)