Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
·
2025 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: Outcomes of the Severe Hypertension Outreach Intervention.
Journal Article Am J Prev Med · November 2020 INTRODUCTION: Severe hypertension (≥180 mmHg systolic or ≥110 mmHg diastolic) is associated with a twofold increase in the relative risk of death. At the authors' Federally Qualified Health Center in the Southeast, 39% of adults (n=8,695) had hypertension, ... Full text Link to item CiteDoes pain predict interference with daily functioning and weight loss in an obese residential treatment-seeking population?
Journal Article Int J Behav Med · June 2010 BACKGROUND: Pain may interfere with daily functioning in obese persons and also with outcomes during weight loss. We examined the relationship between pain and (1) interference with daily functioning (DFi) and (2) outcomes in an obese treatment-seeking pop ... Full text Link to item CiteSerum aminotransferase changes with significant weight loss: sex and age effects.
Journal Article Metabolism · February 2010 In obese subjects, the liver may be differentially affected by significant weight loss depending on as yet unknown factors. We explored clinical factors associated with serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) changes during significant weight loss in a reside ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1979
M.D.