Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Neonatology Fellowship, Pediatrics, Duke University 2003 - 2006
  • Pediatric Internship & Residency, Pediatrics, Duke University 2000 - 2003
  • M.D., McGill University (Canada) 2000
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor in the Department of Community & Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2016
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2013 - 2016
  • Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2014
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2009 - 2013
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2007 - 2009
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2006 - 2007
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • SEP 13, 2013

    A Step Forward: Duke Takes Medical Records Online
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Pioneering Health Information Quality (K99) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
  • Automated Adverse Drug Event Detection and Intervention awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2004 - 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Journal Articles

    • Castleberry, AW, Clary, BM, Migaly, J, Worni, M, Ferranti, JM, Pappas, TN, and Scarborough, JE. "Resident education in the era of patient safety: a nationwide analysis of outcomes and complications in resident-assisted oncologic surgery." Ann Surg Oncol 20, no. 12 (November 2013): 3715-3724.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ferranti, JM, Gilbert, W, McCall, J, Shang, H, Barros, T, and Horvath, MM. "The design and implementation of an open-source, data-driven cohort recruitment system: the Duke Integrated Subject Cohort and Enrollment Research Network (DISCERN)." J Am Med Inform Assoc 19, no. e1 (June 2012): e68-e75.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Shaw, RJ, and Ferranti, J. "Patient-provider internet portals--patient outcomes and use." Comput Inform Nurs 29, no. 12 (December 2011): 714-718.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Horvath, M, Levy, J, L'Engle, P, Carlson, B, Ahmad, A, and Ferranti, J. "Impact of health portal enrollment with email reminders on adherence to clinic appointments: a pilot study. (Published online)" J Med Internet Res 13, no. 2 (May 26, 2011): e41-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Horvath, MM, Winfield, S, Evans, S, Slopek, S, Shang, H, and Ferranti, J. "The DEDUCE Guided Query tool: providing simplified access to clinical data for research and quality improvement." J Biomed Inform 44, no. 2 (April 2011): 266-276.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ferranti, JM, Horvath, MM, Jansen, J, Schellenberger, P, Brown, T, DeRienzo, CM, and Ahmad, A. "Using a computerized provider order entry system to meet the unique prescribing needs of children: description of an advanced dosing model. (Published online)" BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 11 (February 21, 2011): 14-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Maldonado, RS, Freedman, SF, Cotten, CM, Ferranti, JM, and Toth, CA. "Reversible retinal edema in an infant with neonatal hemochromatosis and liver failure." J AAPOS 15, no. 1 (February 2011): 91-93.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cozart, H, Horvath, MM, Long, A, Whitehurst, J, Eckstrand, J, and Ferranti, J. "Culture counts--sustainable inpatient computerized surveillance across Duke University Health System." Qual Manag Health Care 19, no. 4 (October 2010): 282-291.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Long, AL, Horvath, MM, Cozart, H, Eckstrand, J, Whitehurst, J, and Ferranti, J. "Tailoring adverse drug event surveillance to the paediatric inpatient." Qual Saf Health Care 19, no. 5 (October 2010): e40-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Whitehurst, JM, Cozart, H, Leonard, D, Schroder, J, Horvath, M, Avent, S, and Ferranti, J. "Tailoring "best-of-breed" safety classification for patient fall voluntary reporting." J Patient Saf 6, no. 3 (September 2010): 192-198.  Link to Item
    • Ferranti, JM, Langman, MK, Tanaka, D, McCall, J, and Ahmad, A. "Bridging the gap: leveraging business intelligence tools in support of patient safety and financial effectiveness." J Am Med Inform Assoc 17, no. 2 (March 2010): 136-143.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Long, AL, Bendz, L, Horvath, MM, Cozart, H, Eckstrand, J, Whitehurst, J, and Ferranti, J. "Characteristics of ambulatory anticoagulant adverse drug events: a descriptive study. (Published online)" Thromb J 8 (February 18, 2010): 5-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Eckstrand, JA, Habib, AS, Williamson, A, Horvath, MM, Gattis, KG, Cozart, H, and Ferranti, J. "Computerized surveillance of opioid-related adverse drug events in perioperative care: a cross-sectional study. (Published online)" Patient Saf Surg 3, no. 1 (August 11, 2009): 18-.  Full Text  Open Access Copy  Link to Item
    • Horvath, MM, Cozart, H, Ahmad, A, Langman, MK, and Ferranti, J. "Sharing adverse drug event data using business intelligence technology." J Patient Saf 5, no. 1 (March 2009): 35-41.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Harris, SW, Hessl, D, Goodlin Jones, B, Ferranti, J, Bacalman, S, Barbato, I, Tassone, F, Hagerman, PJ, Herman, H, and Hagerman, RJ. "Autism profiles of males with fragile X syndrome." American journal of mental retardation : AJMR 113, no. 6 (November 2008): 427-438. (Academic Article)
    • Xiong, GL, Ferranti, J, and Leamon, MH. "Toxic interaction between valproate and oxcarbazepine: a case detected by the free valproate level." Journal of clinical psychopharmacology 28, no. 4 (August 2008): 472-473. (Academic Article)  Full Text
    • Ferranti, J, Horvath, MM, Cozart, H, Whitehurst, J, and Eckstrand, J. "Reevaluating the safety profile of pediatrics: a comparison of computerized adverse drug event surveillance and voluntary reporting in the pediatric environment." Pediatrics 121, no. 5 (May 2008): e1201-e1207.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ferranti, J, Horvath, MM, Cozart, H, Whitehurst, J, Eckstrand, J, Pietrobon, R, Rajgor, D, and Ahmad, A. "A multifaceted approach to safety: The synergistic detection of adverse drug events in adult inpatients." Journal of Patient Safety 4, no. 3 (2008): 184-190.  Full Text
    • Nowicki, ST, Tassone, F, Ono, MY, Ferranti, J, Croquette, MF, Goodlin Jones, B, and Hagerman, RJ. "The Prader-Willi phenotype of fragile X syndrome." Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP 28, no. 2 (April 2007): 133-138. (Academic Article)  Full Text
    • Ferranti, JM, Musser, RC, Kawamoto, K, and Hammond, WE. "The clinical document architecture and the continuity of care record: a critical analysis." J Am Med Inform Assoc 13, no. 3 (May 2006): 245-252.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hagerman, RJ, Leavitt, BR, Farzin, F, Jacquemont, S, Greco, CM, Brunberg, JA, Tassone, F, Hessl, D, Harris, SW, Zhang, L, Jardini, T, Gane, LW, Ferranti, J, Ruiz, L, Leehey, MA, Grigsby, J, and Hagerman, PJ. "Fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) in females with the FMR1 premutation." American journal of human genetics 74, no. 5 (May 2004): 1051-1056. (Academic Article)  Full Text
    • Paris, JJ, Ferranti, J, and Reardon, F. "From the Johns Hopkins Baby to Baby Miller: what have we learned from four decades of reflection on neonatal cases?." J Clin Ethics 12, no. 3 (2001): 207-214.  Link to Item
    • Paris, JJ, and Ferranti, J. "The changing face of medicine: health care on the Internet." J Perinatol 21, no. 1 (January 2001): 34-39.  Link to Item
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • MMCI 538: Data, Information and Knowledge Representation 2018
  • MMCI 541: Clinical Informatics Practicum 2018

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