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David Franklin Lobach

Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health
Duke Box 3886, Durham, NC 27710
2100 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Development and evaluation of clinical decision support systems
Development and implementation of cliical practice guidelines
Computer-based Patient Record Systems
Human-computer interface design
Curriculum development for training in Medical Informatics

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2025 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology · 2011 - Present Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments
Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine

Recent Publications


Using Data-driven Clinical Decision Support to Integrate Precision Cancer Symptom Management Into the Electronic Health Record.

Journal Article Semin Oncol Nurs · August 2025 OBJECTIVES: Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROs) are being implemented in clinical care to monitor symptoms in patients with cancer. Although the use of these measures is associated with improved outcomes, challenges remain with integrating ... Full text Link to item Cite

A qualitative analysis of algorithm-based decision support usability testing for symptom management across the trajectory of cancer care: one size does not fit all.

Journal Article BMC Med Inform Decis Mak · March 5, 2024 BACKGROUND: Adults with cancer experience symptoms that change across the disease trajectory. Due to the distress and cost associated with uncontrolled symptoms, improving symptom management is an important component of quality cancer care. Clinical decisi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation and evaluation of an electronic health record-integrated app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using patient-contributed data collection.

Journal Article JAMIA Open · December 2023 Remote monitoring of women experiencing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can provide timely life-saving data, particularly if these data are integrated into existing patient and clinical workflows. This pilot intervention of a smartphone applicati ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Improving Care Transitions for Complex Patients through Decision Support

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2008 - 2012

Improving Quality through Decision Support for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2007 - 2011

Enabling Personalized Medicine through Clinical Decision Support

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2011

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1994 M.S.
Duke University · 1987 M.D.
Duke University · 1986 Ph.D.