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Class of 2009

The first cohort of Scholars in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program is the 2006-2009 cohort. The 15 physician began their appointments on July 1, 2006 and concluded on June 30, 2009.

The Class of 2009 includes:


Ron Ackermann, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine
r.ackermann@northwestern.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Healthcare-Community Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes"

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G. Caleb Alexander, M.D., M.S.

Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
galexand@jhsph.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Development and Evaluation of Interventions to Safely Reduce Patients' Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs"

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Karina Berg, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
karina.m.berg@gmail.com
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Improving Measurement of Antiretroviral Adherence in Current and Former Drug Users"

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Jane Brotanek, M.D., M.P.H.
JDBrotanek@gmail.com
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Iron Deficiency, Prolonged Bottle-Feeding, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities"

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Julie Bynum, M.D.

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
julie.bynum@dartmouth.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Decision Quality among the Frail Elderly-How Do Local Health Care Systems Perform?"

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Ashish Jha, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Harvard Medical School
ajha@hsph.harvard.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project title: "Understanding Hospitals That Serve Minority Populations"

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Lillian S. Kao, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Surgery
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
lillian.s.kao@uth.tmc.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Prevention of Surgical Site Infections"

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Tamara Perry, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
perrytamarat@uams.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: “Asthma in the Delta Region of Arkansas: Impact of Environmental Factors”

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Brian Primack, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
bprimack@pitt.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: “Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking”

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Caroline R. Richardson, M.D.

Associate Professor, Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
caroli@umich.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Enhancing Adherence by Building E-Communities"

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Carl I. Schulman, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine
carl@miami.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: “Prevention of Elderly Pedestrian Injury”

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Michael Silverstein, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
michael.silverstein@bmc.org
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Maternal Depression in the ‘Healthy Families’ Home Visitation Program"

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Michael B. Steinberg, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
steinbmb@umdnj.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Maximal Intensity Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Hospitalized Smokers with Cardiac Disease"

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Lynn Sullivan, M.D.

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
lynn.fiellin@yale.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project Title: "Reducing Sex-Related HIV Risk Behaviors in Patients Receiving Treatment for Opioid Dependence"

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Louise Walter, M.D.

Professor in Residence, Geriatrics
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
louise.walter@ucsf.edu
2006-2009 Cohort
Project title: "Targeting of Colorectal Cancer Screening to Healthy Elders"

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