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Thomas L. Campbell, M.D.

Thomas L. Campbell, M.D.

Family Medicine

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About Me

Tom Campbell, MD, fled the biomedical world of Boston and Harvard (BA, 1974 and MD, 1979) and moved west to Rochester for his residency training in Family Medicine. Enamored by the biopsychosocial model and family systems, he received additional training in George Engel's psychosomatic medicine fell...
Tom Campbell, MD, fled the biomedical world of Boston and Harvard (BA, 1974 and MD, 1979) and moved west to Rochester for his residency training in Family Medicine. Enamored by the biopsychosocial model and family systems, he received additional training in George Engel's psychosomatic medicine fellowship and the University of Rochester's Family Therapy Training Program.

He has written extensively on the relationship between families and health including a research monograph, "Family's Impact on Health" and two books, Families and Health (with William Doherty, PhD) and Family-Oriented Primary Care: A Manual for Medical Provider (with Susan McDaniel PhD and David Seaburn, MS). He co-edits Families, Systems, and Health: Journal of Collaborative Family Health Care with Susan McDaniel, PhD. In 2003, he was appointed William Rocktaschel Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the URMC Center for Primary Care.

He has been the William Rocktaschel Professor and Chair of the Department since 2004. He is a past president of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) and past chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Family Medicine for America's Health, a 5 year project sponsored by the 8 FM organizations to determine a strategic direction for our discipline. To escape the chaos, Tom enjoys road cycling and cross-country skiing (the seasons overlap in Rochester).

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1985 - 1987

Fellowship, Psychiatry & Neurology, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1982 - 1983

Residency, Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1980 - 1982

Internship, Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1979 - 1980

Education

MD | Harvard Medical School. 1979

Awards

STFM Patient Care Award for Innovation in Family Medicine Education 1988

Faculty Teacher of the Year (voted by graduating residents) 1987

Harvard College
Phi Beta Kappa
1974

Summa Cum Laude (A.B., Harvard College) 1974

Research

Tom Campbell, MD, fled the biomedical world of Boston and Harvard (BA, 1974 and MD, 1979) and moved west to Rochester for his residency training in Family Medicine. Enamored by the biopsychosocial model and family systems, he received additional training in George Engel's psychosomatic medicine fell...
Tom Campbell, MD, fled the biomedical world of Boston and Harvard (BA, 1974 and MD, 1979) and moved west to Rochester for his residency training in Family Medicine. Enamored by the biopsychosocial model and family systems, he received additional training in George Engel's psychosomatic medicine fellowship and the University of Rochester's Family Therapy Training Program.

He has written extensively on the relationship between families and health including a research monograph, "Family's Impact on Health" and two books, Families and Health (with William Doherty, PhD) and Family-Oriented Primary Care: A Manual for Medical Provider (with Susan McDaniel PhD and David Seaburn, MS). He co-edits Families, Systems, and Health: Journal of Collaborative Family Health Care with Susan McDaniel, PhD. In 2003, he was appointed William Rocktaschel Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the URMC Center for Primary Care.

He has been the William Rocktaschel Professor and Chair of the Department since 2004. He is a past president of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) and past chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Family Medicine for America's Health, a 5 year project sponsored by the 8 FM organizations to determine a strategic direction for our discipline. To escape the chaos, Tom enjoys road cycling and cross-country skiing (the seasons overlap in Rochester).

Publications

Journal Articles

Physician Perspectives on Incentives to Participate in Practice-based Research: A Greater Rochester Practice-Based Research Network (GR-PBRN) Study

Gibson, K; Szilagyi, P; Swanger, CM; Campbell, T; McInerny, T; Duckett, J, Guido, J; Fiscella, K.

Journal American Board Family Medicine

Patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing.

Epstein RM, Franks P, Shields CG, Meldrum SC, Miller KN, Campbell TL, Fiscella K

Annals of family medicine.. 2005 3 (5):415-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Does enhancing partner support and interaction improve smoking cessation? A meta-analysis.

Park EW, Tudiver F, Schultz JK, Campbell T

Annals of family medicine.. 2004 2 (2):170-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effectiveness of family interventions for physical disorders.

Campbell TL

Journal of marital and family therapy.. 2003 April 29 (2):263-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Family interviewing. A review of the literature in primary care.

Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., Cole-Kelly, K, Hepworth, J., and Lorenz, A.

Special Issue of Family Medicine. 2002; 34(5): 312-318.

Family systems in family medicine

Campbell, T.L., and McDaniel, S.H.

Clinics in Family Practice. 2001; 31: 13-34.

Do physicians who diagnose more mental health disorders generate lower health care costs?

Campbell TL, Franks P, Fiscella K, McDaniel SH, Zwanziger J, Mooney C, Sorbero M

The Journal of family practice.. 2000 April 49 (4):305-10. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research on relationship-centered care and healthcare outcomes from the Rochester Biopsychosocial Program: a self-determination theory integration.

Williams, G.C., Frankel, R.M., Campbell, T.L., et al.

Research on relationship-centered care and healthcare outcomes from the Rochester Biopsychosocial Program: a self-determination theory integration. 2000; 18: 79-90.

Association of perceived family criticism with health behaviors

Fiscella, K., Campbell, T.L.

Journal of Family Practice,. 1999; 48(2): 128-134.

Dealing with your own parents' illness

Campbell, T.L.

American Family Physician - Curbside Consultation;. 1999; 59(7): 2003-2004.

Medical interviewing and the biopsychosocial model.

Campbell TL

The Journal of family practice.. 1998 November 47 (5):339-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research Reports: Collaborative treatment of depression in primary care.

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health,. 1998; 16(1&2): 189-194.

Research Reports: Domestic violence in primary care

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1997; 15(3): 345-350.

Research Reports: Family interventions in Alzheimer's disease

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1997; 15(2): 227-233.

Determinants of breastfeeding among rural Moslem women in Israel.

Azaiza F, Palti H

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 1997 15 (2):203-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research Reports: Reviewing the Reviews

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1996; 14(4): 503-508.

Research Reports: Somatization: Searching for Effective Interventions

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1996; 14(3): 401-407.

Research Reports: Mental health disorders in primary care

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1996; 14(2): 273-280.

A mother's death: Family stories of illness, loss, and healing

Seaburn, D.B., Lorenz, A. Campbell, T.L. and Winfield, M.A.

Families, Systems & Health. 1996; 14(2): 207-221.

Research Reports: Clinical trials of collaborative healthcare

Campbell, T.L.

Families, Systems & Health. 1996; 14(1): 137-144.

Principles for collaboration between health & mental health provider in primary care.

McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., and Seaburn, D.B.

Family Systems Medicine. 1995; 13(3/4): 283-298.

The effectiveness of family interventions in the treatment of physical disorders

Campbell, T.L., Patterson, J.

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 1995; 21(4): 545-583.

Research Reports: Families and Chronic Illness Reconsidered

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1995; 13: 109-118.

Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale (FEICS): II. Reliability and validity Studies

Shields, C.G., Franks, P., Harp, J., Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H.

Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale (FEICS): II. Reliability and validity Studies. 1994; 12: 361-377.

Research Reports: Impact of prenatal/early infancy home visitation on family health

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1994; 12(1): 81-86.

Perspectives on patient-doctor communication.

Epstein RM, Campbell TL, Cohen-Cole SA, McWhinney IR, Smilkstein G

The Journal of family practice.. 1993 October 37 (4):377-88. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research Reports: Impact of family factors on childhood illness

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1993; 11(4): 433-440.

Research Reports: Marriage and health

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1993; 11(3): 303-310.

Research Reports: Families after a heart attack

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1993; 11(1): 105-110.

Social relationships and health: the relative roles of family functioning and social support.

Franks P, Campbell TL, Shields CG

Social science & medicine.. 1992 April 34 (7):779-88. Epub 1900 01 01.

Research Reports: Family interventions in family practice

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1992; 10(2): 227-234.

Reaching out to the family in crisis

Campbell, T.L., Doherty, W.J., Mooney, A.J.

Patient Care. 1992; .

Research Reports: Social relationships and pathways to health and illness

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1992; 10(1): 111-118.

The relationship of family factors to depression: Testing an alternate model of social support.

Franks, P., Campbell, T., Shields, C., Harp, J., McDaniel, S., Botelho, R.

Journal of Family Psychology. 1992; 6: 49-59.

Development of the family emotional involvement (FEICS): A self report scale to measure expressed emotion

Shields C.G., Franks P., Harp J.J., McDaniel S.H., Campbell T.L.

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 1992; 18: 395-407.

Collaboration Survey, Family Therapy News 22:

Campbell, T.L.

Family Therapy News. 1991; .

Family interventions in physical health

Campbell, T.L.

Canadian Family Physician. 1991; 37: 2407-2419.

Treating somatic fixation with a biopsychosocial approach

McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., and Seaburn, D.B.

Canadian Family Physician. 1991; 31: 451-456.

Research reports

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1991; 9(2): 189-192.

Research reports

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1991; 9(3): 279-284.

Research reports

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1991; 9(4): 413-420.

The family health and illness cycle

Doherty, W.J., and Campbell, T.L.

Advances. 1989; 6(4): 35-41.

Managing personal and professional boundaries: How to make the physician's own issues a resource in patient care.

McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L. and Seaburn, D.B.

Family Systems Medicine. 1989; 7(4): 1-12.

Integrating the mind body split: A biopsychosocial approach to somatic fixation

McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., and Seaburn, D.

Family Systems Medicin. 1989; 7(1): 5-16.

Health Policy and the Family: Agenda for the Year 2000.

Gillis, C., Campbell, T.L., Doherty, W.J., and Needle, R.

Family Systems Medicine. 1989; 7(2): 229-239.

Family systems consultation: An opportunity for teaching about the family

McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., Weber, T. and Wynne, L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1988; 6(4): 391-403.

Is screening for mental health problems worthwhile in family practice? An opposing view.

Campbell TL

The Journal of family practice.. 1987 August 25 (2):184-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening: Risks, costs and benefits.

Campbell, T.L.

Journal of Family Practice;. 1987; 25: 461-467.

Family's impact on health

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine (special double issue). 1986; 4: 135-328.

Physicians and family therapists: The risks of collaboration

McDaniel, S.H. and Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1986; 4: 4-8.

The family and health care: A special issue of Family Relations.

Campbell, T.L.

Family Systems Medicine. 1986; 3: 362-364.

Physicians and family therapists: The risks of collaboration.

McDaniel, S.H.; Campbell, T.L.

Working Together. 1985; 1:2: 10-12.

Books

Textbook of Family Practice, 7th Edition (2005)

Chapter: Families and Health

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Bray, J.

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, New York 2005

Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (2005)

Chapter: Improving Health Through Family Interventions

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA 2005

Family-oriented Primary Care, 2nd Edition (2004)

Authors: McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., Hepworth, J. and Lorenz, A.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag., New York 2004

Families and Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions (3rd Edition) (2004)

Chapter: Physical Illness: Challenges to Families

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA 2004

The Biopsychosocial Approach: Past, Present, Future. (2003)

Chapter: The science of the art of medicine: research on the biopsychosocial model of health care

Authors: Williams, G.C., Frankel, R.M., Campbell, T.L., & Deci, E.L.

Publisher: Univ. of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY 2003

Effectiveness Research in Marriage and Family Therapy (2003)

Chapter: Physical Disorders

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: AAMFT, Alexandria VA 2003

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition (2002)

Chapter: The family system

Authors: Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., Seaburn, D.B.

Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing, New York 2002

20 Common Problems in Primary Care. (2002)

Chapter: Family problems

Authors: McDaniel, S.H., Seaburn, D., & Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill. 2002

Family Medicine, 6th Edition (2002)

Chapter: Family issues in health care

Authors: Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., Cole-Kelly, K.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, New York 2002

Textbook of Family Practice, 6th Edition. (2001)

Chapter: The family's influence on health

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Bray, J.

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, New York 2001

Textbook of Primary Care Medicine (2001)

Chapter: Family health

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Seaburn, D.B., McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis 2001

The Medical Interview: The Three Function Model. (2nd Edition) (2000)

Chapter: Family Interviewing

Authors: Cole-Kelly, K., and Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Mosby Press, St. Louis 2000

Familie, System und Gesundheit (2000)

Chapter: Famiilienforschung in der Systemischen Medizin

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag., Netherlands 2000

Families and Change: Coping with Stress (2000)

Chapter: Physical Illness: Challenges to Families

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA 2000

The Medical Interview: The Three Function Model, (2nd Edition) (2000)

Chapter: Foreword for S. Cole

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Mosby Year Book, St. Louis 2000

10 Minute Diagnosis (2000)

Chapter: Contributing Editor of Mental Health Section.

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag., New York 2000

10 Minute Diagnosis (2000)

Chapter: Anxiety

Authors: Campbell, T.L

Publisher: Springer-Verlag., New York 2000

Families Across Time: A Life Course Perspective (2000)

Chapter: Health & Illness in Families through the Life Cycle

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Roxbury Press., Los Angeles 2000

Textbook of Family Medicine (1999)

Chapter: Family Systems Medicine

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill., New York 1999

Partnerships in Healthcare (1998)

Chapter: Principles of Collaborative Family Healthcare

Authors: Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., and Seaburn, D.

Publisher: University of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY 1998

Primary Care Medicine (1997)

Chapter: Family-oriented primary care

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Seaburn, D.B., McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: Mosby-Yearbook, St. Louis, MO 1997

Primary Care Medicine (1997)

Chapter: Family Problems

Authors: Seaburn, D.B., McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Mosby-Yearbook, St. Louis, MO 1997

Patient, Doctor and Society (1996)

Chapter: The Family System

Authors: Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., Seaburn, D.B.

Publisher: Plenum Publishers, New York 1996

Family Medicine Principles and Practice, 5th Edition (1996)

Chapter: Family Stress and Counseling

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Seaburn, D.B., McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: Saunders Press, New York 1996

Medical Interviewing (1995)

Chapter: Family interviewing

Authors: Campbell, T.L. and McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag., New York 1995

Textbook of Family Practice, 5th Edition (1995)

Chapter: Family Stress

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Saunders Press, Philadelphia: 1995

Contemporary American Families: Coping with Problems and Change (1995)

Chapter: Physical Illness

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Publishing, Newbury Park, CA 1995

Families 2010. (1993)

Chapter: The role of the family in health promotion/disease prevention

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: NCFR, Minneapolis, MN 1993

Family Medicine: Principle and Practice (1993)

Chapter: Family stress and counseling

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Seaburn, D.B., and McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, New York 1993

Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods: A Contextual Approach (1993)

Chapter: Applying a biosocial perspective on the family: A commentary

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Plenum Press., New York 1993

Essentials of Family Practice (1992)

Chapter: Impact of the Family on Health (including Divorce and Child Abuse)

Authors: Campbell, T.L., Bray, J., and Schooley, S.

Publisher: Saunders Press, Philadelphia 1992

Family Health Care (1992)

Chapter: Family interventions in physical health

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Press, Beverly Hills, CA 1992

Proceedings of Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics (1992)

Chapter: Healthy families 2000: The role of the family in meeting the health objectives of the nation

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics 1992

Family Health Psychology (1992)

Chapter: Family systems medicine: New opportunities for psychologists

Authors: Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H., and Seaburn, D.B.

Publisher: Hemisphere Publishers, New York 1992

Textbook of Adolescent Medicine (1992)

Chapter: Family-oriented care

Authors: McDaniel S.H., Seaburn D.B., and Campbell T.L.

Publisher: W. B. Saunders Co., New York 1992

Family-oriented Primary Care: A Manual for Medical Providers. (1990)

Authors: McDaniel, S.H., Campbell, T.L., and Seaburn, D.B.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag., New York 1990

Textbook of Family Practice, 4th Edition (1990)

Chapter: The family's influence on health

Authors: Campbell, T.L. and Treat, D.

Publisher: Saunders Press., Philadelphia 1990

Families and Health. Family Study Series. (1988)

Authors: Doherty, W.J. and Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: Sage Press, Beverly Hills, CA 1988

Family's Impact on Health: A Critical Review and Annotated Bibliography (1986)

Authors: Campbell, T.L.

Publisher: NIMH Series DN, No. 6. DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 86-1461. 1986

The Family in Medical Practice: A Family Systems Primer (1986)

Chapter: Applying a systems approach to common medical problems

Authors: Campbell, T.L. and McDaniel, S.H.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, New York 1986

Systems Consultation: A New Perspective for Family Therapy. (1986)

Chapter: Using a group as a consultant: A systems approach to medical care.

Authors: McDaniel, S.H., Bank, J., Campbell, T.L., Mancini, J. and Shore, B.

Publisher: Guilford Press, New York 1986

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