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James Alan Blumenthal

J. P. Gibbons Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Box 3119 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4567 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Psychosocial factors and coronary heart disease, including such factors as social support, Type A behavior and hostility, and depression, exercise training and depression in the elderly; behavioral approaches to the treatment of hypertension (e.g., weight loss and exercise); cardiac rehabilitation; neuropsychological outcomes following cardiac surgery; psychosocial aspects of heart and lung transplantation; exercise training and osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia; compliance.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


J. P. Gibbons Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry · 2024 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2024 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2008 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · 1977 - Present Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published March 22, 2016
Dr. James Blumenthal: Stress management training may help cardiac rehab patients
Published May 1, 2015
Duke Announces 2015 Distinguished Professors

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Recent Publications


Telehealth interventions to improve outcomes in lung transplant recipients: Primary results of the INSPIRE-III randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · April 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that many patients undergoing lung transplantation report significant distress and low physical activity (PA), which might not improve despite lung transplantation and may be associated with worse clinical outcomes. Fe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Short (<20 Minutes) Duration Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.

Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · February 2025 BACKGROUND: It has long been held that the safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) is at least 25 to 30 minutes. However, this belief is based primarily on clinical outcomes research and has not been systematically investigated using more sen ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Improving Lung Transplant Outcomes with Coping Skills and Physical Activity

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2026

Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)"

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Sleep Quality and Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Risk in Adults with Hypertension

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Washington · 1975 Ph.D.