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Class of 2010

The second cohort of Scholars in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program is the 2007-2010 cohort. The 15 physicians began their appointments on July 1, 2007 and concluded on June 30, 2010.

The Class of 2010 includes:


Amy K. Alderman, M.D., M.P.H.

AmyAldermanMD@yahoo.com
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Understanding Disparities in Breast Cancer Reconstruction"

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R. Scott Braithwaite, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
Scott.braithwaite@nyumc.org
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Can We Tailor Clinical Guidelines to the Comorbidity Profiles of Patients?"

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Aaron B. Caughey, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine
abcmd@berkeley.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title: "Cesarean, Vaginal, and Operative Vaginal Delivery: Outcomes, Preferences, and Costs"

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Virginia W. Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
vwchang@mail.med.upenn.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Weight Status and Quality of Care among Older Adults in the U.S."

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Peter Cram, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine
peter-cram@uiowa.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "The Impact of Specialty Hospitals on Delivery of Care to Financially Vulnerable Populations"

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Louise Davies, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Dartmouth Medical School
louise.davies@dartmouth.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Overdiagnosis in Thyroid Cancer: Providing Patients and Physicians with Tools for Management"

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Ajay K. Israni, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
isran001@umn.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Ethnicity, Follow-up Care and Renal Function Monitoring After Kidney Transplantation"

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Sandra H. Jee, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Sandra_Jee@urmc.rochester.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Primary Care-Based Mental Health Screening for Adolescents in Foster Care"

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Melinda A. Maggard, M.D., M.S.H.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
mmaggard@mednet.ucla.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery"

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Craig D. Newgard, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
newgardc@ohsu.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Improving Prehospital Trauma Triage: Generating a Cost-Effective and Resource-Efficient Mechanism for the Field Triage of Injured Persons"

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Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H.

Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title: "Outpatient Cardiovascular Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Study"

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Elsie M. Taveras, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatric
Children’s Hospital Boston
Elsie_Taveras@harvardpilgrim.org
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Developing Culturally Tailored Interventions to Reduce Disparities in Childhood Obesity"

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Kathleen E. Walsh, M.D., M.Sc.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts Medical School
WalshK02@ummhc.org
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  “Outpatient Medication Errors in Children with Chronic Conditions”

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C. Jason Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
cjwang1@stanford.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title: "Premature Infants: Improving Their Follow-up Care"

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Sarah E. Wiehe, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
swiehe@iupui.edu
2007-2010 Cohort
Project Title:  "Space-Time Analysis of Adolescent Health-Risk Behaviors"

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