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Lawrence Howard Greenblatt

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Box 2992 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4220 N Roxboro Rd, Durham, NC 27704

Overview


Dr. Greenblatt focuses his professional efforts in 3 domains.  First, he provides care to a busy general internal medicine panel utilizing an approach that is both patient-centered and evidence-based.  Second, he is an active educator routinely providing clinical teaching to students and residents.   He routinely regularly provides faculty development in teaching and other skills for medical educators across many professions both in Durham and in the Academic Medicine Education Institute in Singapore.  Third, he has a community focus.  He serves as Medical Director for Northern Piedmont Community Care which provides practice support, care management, and population management primarily for Medicaid recipients.  He is currently working on developing systems and policy to improve opioid safety both for Duke Health System and the State of North Carolina.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2020 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health

In the News


Published October 9, 2023
Singapore Health Minister’s Visit Highlights Duke-NUS Partnership

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Recent Publications


Primary care need and engagement by people with criminal legal involvement: Descriptive and associational analysis using retrospective data on the entire population ever detained in one southeastern U.S. county jail 2014-2020.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 More than 7 million people are released each year from U.S. jails or prisons, many with chronic diseases that would benefit from primary care in their returning communities. The objective of this study was to provide an in-depth, payer-agnostic description ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and validation of an electronic health records-based opioid use disorder algorithm by expert clinical adjudication among patients with prescribed opioids.

Journal Article Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · May 2023 BACKGROUND: In the US, over 200 lives are lost from opioid overdoses each day. Accurate and prompt diagnosis of opioid use disorders (OUD) may help prevent overdose deaths. However, international classification of disease (ICD) codes for OUD are known to u ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

In type 2 diabetes, the BT-001 smartphone app reduced HbA1c more than a control app at 90 d.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · January 2023 Hsia J, Guthrie NL, Lupinacci P, et al. Randomized, controlled trial of a digital behavioral therapeutic application to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2022;45:2976-81. 36181554. ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Geriatric Training Regarding Physicians and Dentists

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 1998 - 2007

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Education, Training & Certifications


Northwestern University · 1990 M.D.