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Joseph
Finkelstein, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Medical Degree: Pirogov State Medical University, Moscow
Fellowship: Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
Biography:
- MD - Pirogov State Medical University, Moscow, 1984
- PhD - Pirogov State Medical University, Moscow, 1988
- Research fellowship in Clinical Pulmonology. Institute of Pulmonology. Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, 1992-1994
- NIH/NLM post-doctoral research fellowship in Medical Informatics. Columbia University, New York, 1996-1999
- MA in Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, 1998
Research Interests:
Dr. Finkelsteins
research focuses on development and evaluation of new computer and telecommunication
technologies aimed to improve management of patients with chronic health conditions.
He is particularly interested in uncovering the potential of computer technologies
that can facilitate implementation of current clinical guidelines and support
patient self-care in chronic pulmonary diseases. Dr. Finkelstein has active
research projects in three major areas where use of computer technologies was
shown to facilitate management of chronic health conditions: computer-assisted
patient education, telehealth, and data mining and knowledge discovery in large
administrative datasets.
Current Grant Support:
| 1999-2003 |
Project Director. Impact of a telecommunication system in childhood asthma.
NIH/ NHLBI. |
2000-2003
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2000-2004 Principal Investigator. Evaluation of Home Asthma Telemonitoring
(HAT) in Adults. NIH/NHLBI ($1,547,982). |
2002-2003
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2002-2003 Co-Principal Investigator. Home Automated Telemanagement of
Oral Anticoagulation Therapy. Equipment grant from International Technidyne
Corporation. |
2002-2003
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Principal Investigator. Home Automated Telemanagement (HAT) in Patients
with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. Alpha-1 Foundation ($25,000). |
2003-2008
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2003-2008 Principal Investigator. Evaluation of Home Automated Telemanagement
In COPD. NIH/NHLBI (pending). |
Contact Information:
1-800-373-4111 (physicians only)
1-800-492-5538 (patients and general information)
1-410-328-8919 (news media only)
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