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, Community and Family Medicine, Community Health, Community and Family Medicine 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, A, Fogerite, SG, Glass, O, Bechard, E, Ali, A, Njike, VY, Pieper, C, Dmitrieva, NO, Luciano, A, Rosenberger, L, Keever, T, Milak, C, Finkelstein, EA, Mahon, G, Campanile, G, Cotter, A, and Katz, DL. "Efficacy and Safety of Massage for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: a Randomized Clinical Trial." Journal of General Internal Medicine 34, no. 3 (March 2019): 379-386.  Full Text
    • Ali, A, Rosenberger, L, Weiss, TR, Milak, C, and Perlman, AI. "Massage Therapy and Quality of Life in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Qualitative Study." Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 18, no. 6 (June 2017): 1168-1175.  Full Text
    • Yang, NY, Wolever, RQ, Roberts, R, Perlman, A, Dolor, RJ, Abrams, DI, Ginsburg, GS, and Simmons, LA. "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.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A. "Helping People to Self-Actualize: Revising the Role and Goal of Our Healthcare System." Explore (New York, N.Y.) 13, no. 1 (January 2017): 6-8.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, Dreusicke, M, Keever, T, and Ali, A. "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. (Review)  Full Text
    • Perlman, A. "Informed Mindfulness as the Foundation for Leadership." Explore (New York, N.Y.) 11, no. 4 (July 2015): 324-325.  Full Text
    • Wolever, RQ, Goel, NS, Roberts, RS, Caldwell, K, Kligler, B, Dusek, JA, Perlman, A, Dolor, R, and Abrams, DI. "Integrative Medicine Patients Have High Stress, Pain, and Psychological Symptoms." Explore (New York, N.Y.) 11, no. 4 (July 2015): 296-303.  Full Text
    • Juberg, M, Jerger, KK, Allen, KD, Dmitrieva, NO, Keever, T, and Perlman, AI. "Pilot study of massage in veterans with knee osteoarthritis." Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 21, no. 6 (June 2015): 333-338.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, Horrigan, B, Goldblatt, E, Maizes, V, and Kligler, B. "The pebble in the pond: how integrative leadership can bring about transformation." Explore (New York, N.Y.) 10, no. 5 Suppl (September 2014): S1-14.  Full Text
    • Hazelton, G, Williams, JW, Wakefield, J, Perlman, A, Kraus, WE, and Wolever, RQ. "Psychosocial benefits of cardiac rehabilitation among women compared with men." Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 34, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 21-28.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, Horrigan, B, Goldblatt, E, Maizes, V, and Kligler, B. "The pebble in the pond: How integrative leadership can bring about transformation." Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing 10, no. 5 (2014): S1-S14.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, Horrigan, B, Goldblatt, E, Maizes, V, and Kligler, B. "The Pebble in the Pond: How Integrative Leadership Can Bring About Transformation." Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing (2014).  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI, Lebow, DG, Raphael, K, Ali, A, and Simmons, LA. "A point-of-sale communications campaign to provide consumers safety information on drug-dietary supplement interactions: a pilot study." Health Communication 28, no. 7 (January 28, 2013): 729-739.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, Lontok, O, Huhmann, M, Parrott, JS, Simmons, LA, and Patrick-Miller, L. "Prevalence and correlates of postdiagnosis initiation of complementary and alternative medicine among patients at a comprehensive cancer center." Journal of Oncology Practice 9, no. 1 (January 2013): 34-41.  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI, Lebow, DG, Raphael, K, Ali, A, and Simmons, LA. "A Point-of-Sale Communications Campaign to Provide Consumers Safety Information on Drug-Dietary Supplement Interactions: A Pilot Study." Health Communication 28, no. 7 (2013): 729-739.  Full Text
    • Sojcher, R, Gould Fogerite, S, and Perlman, A. "Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder." Explore (New York, N.Y.) 8, no. 5 (September 2012): 271-276. (Review)  Full Text
    • Ali, A, Kahn, J, Rosenberger, L, and Perlman, AI. "Development of a manualized protocol of massage therapy for clinical trials in osteoarthritis." Trials 13 (2012).  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI, Ali, A, Njike, VY, Hom, D, Davidi, A, Gould-Fogerite, S, Milak, C, and Katz, DL. "Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized dose-finding trial." Plos One 7, no. 2 (January 2012): e30248-null.  Full Text
    • Glick, RM, Feldman, JB, Perlman, A, and Elam, R. "Pain relief report commended for highlighting self-management, integrative approaches." Journal of Pain 12, no. 11 (2011): 1197-1198.  Full Text
    • Rajbhandary, R, Bhangle, S, Patel, S, Sen, D, Perlman, A, and Panush, RS. "Perspectives About Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rheumatology." Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 37, no. 1 (2011): 1-8.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, and Stagnaro-Green, A. "Developing a complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine course: one medical school's experience." Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.) 16, no. 5 (May 2010): 601-605.  Full Text
    • Sierpina, VS, and Perlman, A. "More about the evidence in evidence-based integrative medicine programs." Academic Medicine 85, no. 2 (February 2010): 185-186. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI, Worobey, J, Maillet, JO, Touger-Decker, R, Hom, DL, and Smith, JK. "Multivitamin/Mineral Supplementation Does Not Affect Standardized Assessment of Academic Performance in Elementary School Children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 110, no. 7 (2010): 1089-1093.  Full Text
    • Hochman, JS, and Ohman, EM. "Preface." Cardiogenic Shock (July 16, 2009): xi-xii.  Full Text
    • Ali, A, Njike, VY, Northrup, V, Sabina, AB, Williams, A-L, Liberti, LS, Perlman, AI, Adelson, H, and Katz, DL. "Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study." Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.) 15, no. 3 (March 2009): 247-257.  Full Text
    • Chen, KW, Perlman, A, Liao, JG, Lam, A, Staller, J, and Sigal, LH. "Effects of external qigong therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee." Clinical Rheumatology 27, no. 12 (2008): 1497-1505.  Full Text
    • Langevin, DD, Kwiatkowski, C, McKay, MG, Maillet, JO, Touger-Decker, R, Smith, JK, and Perlman, A. "Evaluation of Diet Quality and Weight Status of Children from a Low Socioeconomic Urban Environment Supports "At Risk" Classification." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 107, no. 11 (2007): 1973-1977.  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI, Sabina, A, Williams, A-L, Njike, VY, and Katz, DL. "Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial." Archives of Internal Medicine 166, no. 22 (December 2006): 2533-2538.  Full Text
    • Singh, PC, Bryan, M, Shoor, RK, Das, K, Hameed, MR, Kapila, R, Perlman, A, and 3rd, JWN. "A twenty-six-year-old Trinidadian woman with dizziness, nausea, and vomiting." New Jersey medicine : the journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey 102, no. 1-2 (2005): 27-34.
    • Mihailescu, V, Mihailescu, G, Perlman, AI, and Panush, RS. "Evolving approaches to management of osteoarthritis." Drug Benefit Trends 16, no. SUPPL. C (June 1, 2004): 29-35. (Review)
    • Pappas, S, and Perlman, A. "Complementary and alternative medicine: The importance of doctor-patient communication." Medical Clinics of North America 86, no. 1 (2002): 1-10.  Full Text
    • Perlman, A, and Panush, RS. "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): 187-188.  Full Text
    • Perlman, AI. "Things do not get better by being left alone. The physician and complementary medicine." Journal of Rheumatology 27, no. 6 (2000): 1332-1333.
    • Perlman, AI, Eisenberg, DM, and Panush, RS. "Talking with patients about alternative and complementary medicine." Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 25, no. 4 (1999): 815-822.  Full Text

  • Book Sections

    • Perlman, AI, Rosenberger, L, and Ali, A. "Osteoarthritis." In Integrative Medicine: Fourth Edition, 639-650.e3. April 13, 2017.  Full Text

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