Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Medical Residency, Medicine, Boston University 1994 - 2096
  • Fellowship in General Internal Medicine, Medicine, Boston University 1996 - 1998
  • M.D., Boston University School of Medicine 1994
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2012 - 2017
  • Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2013 - 2016
  • Instructor Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2011 - 2012
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • DEC 13, 2018

    Duke Health News

    Why Massage Should Be Part of a Plan to Reduce Arthritis Pain

  • AUG 9, 2016

    CBS News

    Dr. Adam Perlman: Why is ‘cupping’ attracting Olympic athletes like Michael Phelps?

  • OCT 30, 2013

    Durham Herald-Sun)

    Duke gets grant for integrative health leadership program

  • JUL 23, 2013

    NBC “TODAY”

    Dr. Adam Perlman: Are you addicted to stress?
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Multisite RCT Investigating the Efficacy of Massage in Osteoarthritis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2016
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Perlman, Adam, Susan Gould Fogerite, Oliver Glass, Elizabeth Bechard, Ather Ali, Valentine Y. Njike, Carl Pieper, et al. “Efficacy and Safety of Massage for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: a Randomized Clinical Trial.” J Gen Intern Med 34, no. 3 (March 2019): 379–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4763-5.
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    • Gustafson, C., and A. Perlman. “Adam Perlman, MD, MPH: Transformation in health care lies in finding potential.” Integrative Medicine (Boulder) 18, no. 2 (January 1, 2019): 50–56.
    • Ali, Ather, Lisa Rosenberger, Theresa R. Weiss, Carl Milak, and Adam I. Perlman. “Massage Therapy and Quality of Life in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Qualitative Study.” Pain Med 18, no. 6 (June 1, 2017): 1168–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw217.
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    • Yang, N. Y., R. Q. Wolever, R. Roberts, A. Perlman, R. J. Dolor, D. I. Abrams, G. S. Ginsburg, and L. A. Simmons. “Integrative health care services utilization as a function of body mass index: A BraveNet practice-based research network study.” Advances in Integrative Medicine 4, no. 1 (April 1, 2017): 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2017.02.003.
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    • Perlman, Adam. “Helping People to Self-Actualize: Revising the Role and Goal of Our Healthcare System.” Explore (Ny) 13, no. 1 (January 2017): 6–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2016.10.009.
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    • Perlman, A., M. Dreusicke, T. Keever, and A. Ali. “Perceptions of massage therapists participating in a randomized controlled trial.” International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice 8, no. 3 (September 1, 2015): 10–15. https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v8i3.278.
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    • Perlman, Adam. “Informed Mindfulness as the Foundation for Leadership.” Explore (Ny) 11, no. 4 (July 2015): 324–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2015.04.012.
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    • Wolever, Ruth Q., Nikita S. Goel, Rhonda S. Roberts, Karen Caldwell, Benjamin Kligler, Jeffery A. Dusek, Adam Perlman, Rowena Dolor, and Donald I. Abrams. “Integrative Medicine Patients Have High Stress, Pain, and Psychological Symptoms.” Explore (Ny) 11, no. 4 (July 2015): 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2015.04.003.
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    • Juberg, Michael, Kristin K. Jerger, Kelli D. Allen, Natalia O. Dmitrieva, Teresa Keever, and Adam I. Perlman. “Pilot study of massage in veterans with knee osteoarthritis.” J Altern Complement Med 21, no. 6 (June 2015): 333–38. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.0254.
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    • Perlman, Adam, Bonnie Horrigan, Elizabeth Goldblatt, Victoria Maizes, and Ben Kligler. “The pebble in the pond: how integrative leadership can bring about transformation.” Explore (Ny) 10, no. 5 Suppl (September 2014): S1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2014.07.001.
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    • Hazelton, Garrett, Jennifer W. Williams, Jessica Wakefield, Adam Perlman, William E. Kraus, and Ruth Q. Wolever. “Psychosocial benefits of cardiac rehabilitation among women compared with men.” J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 34, no. 1 (January 2014): 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000034.
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    • Perlman, Adam I., David G. Lebow, Karen Raphael, Ather Ali, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “A point-of-sale communications campaign to provide consumers safety information on drug-dietary supplement interactions: a pilot study.” Health Commun 28, no. 7 (2013): 729–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2012.713777.
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    • Perlman, Adam, Oliver Lontok, Maureen Huhmann, J Scott Parrott, Leigh Ann Simmons, and Linda Patrick-Miller. “Prevalence and correlates of postdiagnosis initiation of complementary and alternative medicine among patients at a comprehensive cancer center.” J Oncol Pract 9, no. 1 (January 2013): 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2012.000634.
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    • Ali, Ather, Janet Kahn, Lisa Rosenberger, and Adam I. Perlman. “Development of a manualized protocol of massage therapy for clinical trials in osteoarthritis.” Trials 13 (October 4, 2012): 185. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-185.
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    • Sojcher, Renee, Susan Gould Fogerite, and Adam Perlman. “Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder.” Explore (Ny) 8, no. 5 (September 2012): 271–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2012.06.003.
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    • Perlman, Adam I., Ather Ali, Valentine Yanchou Njike, David Hom, Anna Davidi, Susan Gould-Fogerite, Carl Milak, and David L. Katz. “Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized dose-finding trial.” Plos One 7, no. 2 (2012): e30248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030248.
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    • Glick, Ronald M., Jeffrey B. Feldman, Adam Perlman, and Roy Elam. “Pain relief report commended for highlighting self-management, integrative approaches.” J Pain 12, no. 11 (November 2011): 1197–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2011.07.004.
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    • Rajbhandary, Rosy, Samir Bhangle, Sheetal Patel, Deepali Sen, Adam Perlman, and Richard S. Panush. “Perspectives about complementary and alternative medicine in rheumatology.” Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America 37, no. 1 (February 2011): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2010.11.008.
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    • Perlman, Adam I., John Worobey, Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, Riva Touger-Decker, David L. Hom, and Jeffrey K. Smith. “Multivitamin/Mineral supplementation does not affect standardized assessment of academic performance in elementary school children.” J Am Diet Assoc 110, no. 7 (July 2010): 1089–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2010.04.004.
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    • Perlman, Adam, and Alex Stagnaro-Green. “Developing a complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine course: one medical school's experience.” J Altern Complement Med 16, no. 5 (May 2010): 601–5. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2009.0276.
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    • Sierpina, Victor S., and Adam Perlman. “More about the evidence in evidence-based integrative medicine programs.” Acad Med 85, no. 2 (February 2010): 185–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181c7eacf.
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    • Ali, Ather, Valentine Yanchou Njike, Veronika Northrup, Alyse B. Sabina, Anna-Leila Williams, Lauren S. Liberti, Adam I. Perlman, Harry Adelson, and David L. Katz. “Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study.” J Altern Complement Med 15, no. 3 (March 2009): 247–57. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2008.0410.
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    • Chen, Kevin W., Adam Perlman, Jason G. Liao, Alex Lam, Joy Staller, and Leonard H. Sigal. “Effects of external qigong therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized controlled trial.” Clin Rheumatol 27, no. 12 (December 2008): 1497–1505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-0955-4.
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    • Langevin, Denise D., Cynthia Kwiatkowski, M Geraldine McKay, Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, Riva Touger-Decker, Jeffrey K. Smith, and Adam Perlman. “Evaluation of diet quality and weight status of children from a low socioeconomic urban environment supports "at risk" classification.” J Am Diet Assoc 107, no. 11 (November 2007): 1973–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2007.08.008.
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    • Perlman, Adam I., Alyse Sabina, Anna-Leila Williams, Valentine Yanchou Njike, and David L. Katz. “Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial.” Arch Intern Med 166, no. 22 (December 11, 2006): 2533–38. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.22.2533.
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    • Singh, Priya C., Margarette Bryan, Rajesh K. Shoor, Kasturi Das, Meera R. Hameed, Rajendra Kapila, Adam Perlman, and John W. Norris. “A twenty-six-year-old Trinidadian woman with dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.” N J Med 102, no. 1–2 (January 2005): 27–34.
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    • Mihailescu, V., G. Mihailescu, A. I. Perlman, and R. S. Panush. “Evolving approaches to management of osteoarthritis.” Drug Benefit Trends 16, no. SUPPL. C (June 1, 2004): 29–35.
    • Pappas, Sam, and Adam Perlman. “Complementary and alternative medicine. The importance of doctor-patient communication.” Med Clin North Am 86, no. 1 (January 2002): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00068-3.
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    • Perlman, A. “Medical clinics of North America: Preface.” Medical Clinics of North America 86, no. 1 (2002): xi–xiii. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-7125(03)00067-1.
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    • Perlman, A., and R. S. Panush. “It's a dirty job but someone has to do it: Thoughts about mud and other complementary and alternative therapies.” Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 8, no. 4 (January 1, 2002): 187–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/00124743-200208000-00001.
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    • Perlman, A. I. “Things do not get better by being left alone. The physician and complementary medicine.” J Rheumatol 27, no. 6 (June 2000): 1332–33.
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    • Perlman, A. I., D. M. Eisenberg, and R. S. Panush. “Talking with patients about alternative and complementary medicine.” Rheum Dis Clin North Am 25, no. 4 (November 1999): 815–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70102-2.
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  • Book Sections

    • Perlman, A. I., L. Rosenberger, and A. Ali. “Osteoarthritis.” In Integrative Medicine: Fourth Edition, 639-650.e3, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-35868-2.00065-7.
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