Research Interests

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DFM Faculty Research Interests

Akbar Rahman, MD, PHD

Key Words: Health disparities, Effects of bias/prejudice on clinical care of vulnerable/marginalized populations, Primary care in global health, Intersection of clinical medicine with public health/population health

Alan Shahtaji, DO

Primary research project: Sports concussion
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Sports Concussion, Healthspan Nutrition, Exercise as Medicine

Allison Lynch, MD

Medical education teaching
Curriculum development
Systems/quality improvement
FM Tune up and FM curriculum
Key Words: Dermatology, Curriculum development

Alice I. Chen, DO

Osteopathic manipulative medicine use after brain surgery/brain injury
Osteopathic manipulative medicine use in the hospitalized patient
Osteopathic manipulative treatment use in newborns for feeding issues
OMT
Expertise: OMT in post-operative acoustic neuroma recovery, OMT for breastfeeding problems in newborns, Aromatherapy and visual mindfulness for patients hospitalized with pain, OMT for post-traumatic headaches

Amelia Eastman, DO

Primary research project: Lumbar intra-disc injections
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Back pain, Sciatica

Ammar Mandvi, MD

Early detection of disease
Using Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence to screen, diagnose and manage patient diseases
Research on optimization and integration of novel workflows
Clinical informatics; machine learning; artificial intelligence

Amy Leu, DO

Primary research project: Epidemiology of COVID19 Returning student athletes
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Sports medicine, Injury prevention, Biomechanics

Bill Sieber, PhD

Primary research project: Improving integration of behavioral health in primary care
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Behavioral medicine, Mind-body interactions, Health behavior change

Caitlin MacMillen, DO

Key Words: Women's health, family planning, Primary care outcomes, Preventive medicine, Physician advocacy & advocacy education, Osteopathic medicine

Chad Osborne, MD

Physician workload optimization
Sleep Medicine
Artificial Intelligence
Physician resource stewardship
Key Words: Use of technology and electronic medical records in clinical care, Residency education

Chris Searles, MD

Primary research project: Effectiveness of leadership training in developing and maintaining a sense of safe and effective work culture
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Leadership, Psychological safety, Culture of trust

Christine Thorne, MD, PhD

Primary research project: Improved management of hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Role: Contractor
Key Words: Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Disease management, Diabetes Population Health System based management and quality improvement Implementation science

Daniel Slater, MD

Key Words: Integrative, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Mind-Body, Meditation, Exercise, Acupuncture, Allergies, Autoimmune, Longevity, Optimizing Health, Health Coaching, Herbal remedies, Supplements, Pain management without Prescription Medication

David E.J. Bazzo, MD

Primary research project: Physician assessment - screening of late career physicians, and evaluation of health issues that impact the safe practice of medicine
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Physician assessment, Late-career health screen of physicians health issues that impact physician safe practice Sports Medicine

Deepa Sannidhi, MD

Primary research project: Implementation and feasibility of an integrative weight loss program
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Integrative Health Obesity Nutrition Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine Education Dissemination and implementation (not an expert in this area) Community based participatory research (co-mentoring a medical student through a D&I project)

Divya Reddy, MD

Primary research project: Communication with patients
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Physician-patient communication, Shared decision making

Dustin Lillie, MD

Primary research project: Medication Assisted Therapy in Primary Care
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Quality improvement, Medical education

Ellen Beck, MD

Primary research project: Impact of the food prescription/food insecurity program at Student Run Free Clinic
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Underserved Food insecurity, Health literacy, Empowerment models, Mental health interventions, Transforming Medical student education, Inner wisdom, Fear Management

Esmat Hatamy, MD

Quality improvement in inpatient
Education research
Outpatient weight management

Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo, PhD

Integrated behavioral health
Workforce Development
Healthcare Access for Linguistically Diverse Communities

Gene A. Kallenberg, MD

Primary research project: Assessing patient concerns about returning to F2F care in our offices.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: EMR, Patient preferences, COVID19, Patient surveys

Geneen T. Gin, DO

QI/practice-based research
Electronic Medical Record optimization
Sexually transmitted infection screening/management
Faculty development/women in medicine
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Project number: UI-2021C2-2369

Hollis Heaton King, DO, PhD

Primary research project: Parkinson's disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Parkinson's Glaucoma Concussion/TBI Alzheimer's/Dementia

Holly Salzman, MD

Key Words: Women's health, Clinical practice, Diabetes management

Jennifer Wu, MD

Women's health
Epic efficiency
Resident education
Key Words: Women's health, Obstetrics, Breastfeeding headaches

Jesse Sozanski, MD

Primary research project: Use of CoQ10 in Gulf War Syndrome
Role: Medical Supervisor
Key Words: Integrative Medicine

Julie Celebi, MD

Physician Wellness
LGBTQ health
Family medicine pipeline
Expertise: FM clerkship curriculum development, Reflective Dialogue project, FM physician wellness metrics, STI/PrEP QI project

Kenneth Taylor, MD

Primary research project: New injectable for Knee OA New Blood flow restriction technique for knee OA
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Sports Medicine, Sports Ultrasound

Kurt Lindeman, MD

Primary research project: PTSD screening and treatment in the Primary Care setting
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Screening and treatment of mental health in Primary Care

Laura Sudano, PhD, LMFT

Primary research project: Behavioral health provider and patient experience providing/receiving behavioral health care through telehealth
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Behavioral health, Integrated behavioral health, Patient experience, Behavioral health provider, Telehealth

Leslie D. Wilkinson, MD

Key Words: Scribe/Scribing Research Clinical Practice Administration/How to Improve Clinical Care Family Medicine/Primary Care

Marshall Frieden, MD

Primary Care
The Physician-Patient-AI Relationship
Wearable Technology
Clinical Decision Support

Melanie Fiorella, MD

Primary research project: Microbiome, Diet and IBS, Recruitment for breast cancer screening.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Microbiome, Integrative medicine, Nutrition, GI health

Michelle Johnson, MD

Primary research project: Compassion and education Compassion and Free Clinics Telemedicine in a Free Clinic setting
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Underserved medicine, Free Clinic clinical outcomes

Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH

Generative AI for InBasket messages, ambient listening, chart summary
Patient-Centered Communication
Physician Wellness
Digital Health, Remote Patient Monitoring
Evidence-based mental health services
Population health
Learning Health System

In addition, please see Dr. Tai-Seale's Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography.

Natalie Rodriguez, MD

Primary research project: Medical Spanish Education (National Standardized Curriculum Study)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Medical Spanish Education

Rebecca Rosen, MD

Primary research project: Patient-physician shared decision making.
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Patient centered Clinical Collaborative Initiative

Regina Wang, MD

Primary research project: diversity curriculum evaluation & department support human trafficking victim identification addiction medicine curriculum and physician perceptions
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: Diversity/Anti-racism Human Trafficking Addiction Medicine Underserved Populations Resident Curriculum

Rina Edi, MD

Primary research project: Point of Care Testing for STIs
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Women's health

Samuel Galloway, MD

Key Words: Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, Point of Care, Ultrasound

Sarah Merrill, MD

Sports Medicine injuries
Athlete mental health
Adolescent exercise and mental health

Sheldon Morris, MD, MPH

Primary research project: HIV prevention
Role: Principal Investigator
Key Words: HIV prevention and treatment, Sexually transmitted infections, Vaginal health, Gender affirming health

Suraj Achar, MD, FAAFP

Primary research project: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Key Words: Sports Medicine, Error prevention, Legal medicine, Prescribing, Technology

Terri Cheng, MD

Primary research project: Improving gyn curriculum in residency
Role: Co-Investigator
Key Words: Women's health, Family planning

William A Norcross, MD

Primary research project: PACE Program Outcomes
Role: Co-Investigator