Overview
Chief, Medical Service, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Appropriateness of diagnostic test use, including not just traditional laboratory and radiographic tests, but also the clinical examination. Editor of the "Rational Clinical Examination Series" published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Metaanalysis of diagnostic test studies
Appropriateness of diagnostic test use, including not just traditional laboratory and radiographic tests, but also the clinical examination. Editor of the "Rational Clinical Examination Series" published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Metaanalysis of diagnostic test studies
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
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2023 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Vice-Chair for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Medicine
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2007 - Present
Medicine,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Does This Patient With Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis Have a Bacterial Infection?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Journal Article JAMA · June 14, 2022 IMPORTANCE: Acute infectious conjunctivitis is characterized by ocular redness and discharge, and is a common clinical entity. Evidence-based tools to aid the clinical diagnosis of viral vs bacterial conjunctivitis are lacking and may contribute to overpre ... Full text Link to item CiteDoes This Adult Patient Have Hypertension?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Journal Article JAMA · July 27, 2021 IMPORTANCE: Office blood pressure (BP) measurements are not the most accurate method to diagnose hypertension. Home BP monitoring (HBPM) and 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) are out-of-office alternatives, and ABPM is considered the reference standa ... Full text Link to item CiteMultivariable risk scores for predicting short-term outcomes for emergency department patients with unexplained syncope: A systematic review.
Journal Article Acad Emerg Med · May 2021 OBJECTIVES: Emergency department (ED) patients with unexplained syncope are at risk of experiencing an adverse event within 30 days. Our objective was to systematically review the accuracy of multivariate risk stratification scores for identifying adult sy ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Clinical Practice Guidelines On Chronic Pain: Headache
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 1998View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1990
M.S.
Duke University ·
1980
M.D.