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David H. Adler, M.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 275-1249

Office: (585) 275-1249

Fax: (585) 276-1123

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentNot Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655
Rochester, NY 14642

Patient Care Setting

Emergency Medicine

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Adler is an emergency physician, educator and researcher. He received his medical training at the University of California at San Francisco and his residency training in emergency medicine at Highland General Hospital in Oakland, California. Dr. Adler has been core faculty in the University of Rochester’s emergency medicine residency program since 2006. He is the Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, Research, and also directs the SAEM-approved Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship.

Dr. Adler’s public ORCiD record can be found here.

Research

Dr. Adler is the site principal investigator for URMC’s participation in the SIREN network and has served as site-PI for a number of multi-center federal and industry sponsored trials.

Dr. Adler’s research background focused on Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer risk among South African women with HIV. This work generated a specimen repository housed at URMC that is now being used, in collaboration with colleagues from Infectious Diseases, to investigate the reproductive tract microbiome in HIV-infected women.

Dr. Adler is currently the principal investigator in a line of research evaluating interventions to increase cancer screening uptake among emergency department (ED) patients. Disparities in healthcare access are often magnified among ED patients who are disproportionately likely to be non-adherent with cancer screening recommendations – making the ED a target-rich environment for interventions that increase screening uptake.

Dr. Adler is Co-Chair of the NCI-supported Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network (CONCERN).

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    1992
    BA | Stanford University

    1998
    MD | UCSF Medical School

    2003
    MPH | University of California Berkeley-School of Public Health

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    06/26/1999 - 07/25/2002
    Residency in Emergency Medicine at Alameda County Medical Center

    06/26/1998 - 06/25/1999
    Internship in Emergency Medicine at Alameda County Medical Center

    Awards

    2019
    Kluge Trauma & Emergency Medical Services Prize
    Sponsor: Rochester Academy of Medicine

    2016
    Outstanding Reviewer
    Sponsor: Journal of Emergency Medicine

    2013
    Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of Emergency Medicine Residents
    Sponsor: University of Rochester Department of Emergency Medicine
    Location: Rochester, NY

    2013
    Outstanding Reviewer
    Sponsor: Journal of Emergency Medicine

    2012
    Outstanding Reviewer
    Sponsor: Journal of Emergency Medicine

    2011
    Outstanding Reviewer
    Sponsor: Journal of Emergency Medicine

    1998
    Alpha Omega Alpha
    Sponsor: Medical Honor Society
    Location: University of California San Francisco

    1992
    Phi Beta Kappa
    Location: Stanford University

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    Publications

    Journal Articles

    4/11/2020
    Chang AM, Hollander JE, Su E, Weiss RE, Yagapen AN, Malveau SE, Adler DH, Bastani A, Baugh CW, Caterino JM, Clark CL, Diercks DB, Nicks BA, Nishijima DK, Shah MN, Stiffler KA, Storrow AB, Wilber ST, Sun BC. "The Accuracy of Interqual Criteria in Determining the Observation versus Inpatient Status in Older Adults with Syncope." The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2020 Apr 11; Epub 2020 Apr 11.

    10/23/2019
    Probst MA, Gibson T, Weiss RE, Yagapen AN, Malveau SE, Adler DH, Bastani A, Baugh CW, Caterino JM, Clark CL, Diercks DB, Hollander JE, Nicks BA, Nishijima DK, Shah MN, Stiffler KA, Storrow AB, Wilber ST, Sun BC. "Risk Stratification of Older Adults Who Present to the Emergency Department With Syncope: The FAINT Score." Annals of emergency medicine.. 2019 Oct 23; Epub 2019 Oct 23.

    5/2019
    Baugh CW, Sun BC, . "Variation in diagnostic testing for older patients with syncope in the emergency department." The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2019 May; 37(5):810-816. Epub 2018 Jul 23.

    Books & Chapters

    2004
    Chapter Title: Pharmacological Management of Common Medical Problems During Pregnancy
    Book Title: The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
    Author List: Adler D, Nobay F
    Published By: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers 2004 in Philadelphia

    2001
    Chapter Title: Chronic Renal Failure
    Book Title: AAEM Textbook of Emergency and Family Medicine
    Author List: Adler, D.; Nobay, F.
    Published By: eMedicine 2001

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