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Brett Robbins

Title	Associate Professor
Institution	School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department	Medicine
Address	Culver Medical Group 913 Culver Road Rochester NY 14609-7141

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Title	Associate Professor
Institution	School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department	Pediatrics

Awards And Honors

1993			Alpha Omega Alpha Indiana University
1997			Meg Colgan Award University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics
2001			Faculty Teaching Award University of Rochester Primary Care Program in Internal Medicine
2001			Nominated for MPPDA Secretary-Treasurer
2002			Nominated for MPPDA President
2002	-	2003	AAP Leaders of the 21st Century Award
2005			Nominated for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award

Overview

I do research in medical education and evidence-based medine techniques. I review a variety of journal publications for commentary on their validity and applicability.

Selected Publications

Osborne CM, Robbins B. Oral sucrose with facilitated tucking is effective pain control for preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2012 Jul; 161(1):169-70.

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Fortuna RJ, Halterman JS, Pulcino T, Robbins BW. Delayed transition of care: a national study of visits to pediatricians by young adults. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Sep; 12(5):405-11.

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Fix AL, Kaelber DC, Melgar TA, Chamberlain J, Cull W, Robbins BW. Graduating med-peds residents' interest in part-time employment. Acad Pediatr. 2011 Sep-Oct; 11(5):369-74.

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Fortuna RJ, Robbins BW, Caiola E, Joynt M, Halterman JS. Prescribing of controlled medications to adolescents and young adults in the United States. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec; 126(6):1108-16.

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Robbins B. Clinical prediction rule adequately predicts nonbacterial conjunctivitis. J Pediatr. 2010 Sep; 157(3):512.

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Fortuna RJ, Robbins BW, Mani N, Halterman JS. Dependence on emergency care among young adults in the United States. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jul; 25(7):663-9.

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Robbins B. Ibuprofen elevates total bilirubin in preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2010 Jan; 156(1):164-5.

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Fortuna RJ, Robbins BW, Halterman JS. Ambulatory care among young adults in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Sep 15; 151(6):379-85.

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O'Connor AB, Lang VJ, Lurie SJ, Lambert DR, Rudmann A, Robbins B, Bordley DR. The effect of nonteaching services on the distribution of inpatient cases for internal medicine residents. Acad Med. 2009 Feb; 84(2):220-5.

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Robbins B. Physical therapy is effective for deformational plagiocephaly. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan; 154(1):152-3.

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Robbins B. Not all probiotic preparations are equally effective for diarrhea in children. J Pediatr. 2008 Jan; 152(1):142.

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Robbins BW, Aronica M, Melgar T, Friedland AR. Benchmarks for support of internal medicine-pediatrics programs. Am J Med. 2007 May; 120(5):462-5.

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Robbins B. Tympanostomy tubes do not improve developmental outcomes. J Pediatr. 2006 Jan; 148(1):144.

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Robbins B, Ostrovsky DA, Melgar T. Factors in medical students' selection and ranking of combined medicine-pediatrics programs. Acad Med. 2005 Feb; 80(2):199.

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Robbins B. Randomized clinical trial of docusate, triethanolamine polypeptide, and irrigation in cerumen removal in children. J Pediatr. 2004 Jul; 145(1):138-9.

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Richardson WS, Polashenski WA, Robbins BW. Could our pretest probabilities become evidence based? A prospective survey of hospital practice. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Mar; 18(3):203-8.

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Robbins B, Reiss RA. Amitriptyline absorption in a patient with short bowel syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 1999 Aug; 94(8):2302-4.

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Harris RA, Popov KM, Kedishvili NY, Zhao Y, Shimomura Y, Robbins B, Crabb DW. Molecular cloning of the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase kinase and the CoA-dependent methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase. Adv Enzyme Regul. 1993; 33:255-65.

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