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Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Gerontology

Dr. Herman is an internist board-certified in geriatric medicine. She is a Professor of Medicine in both the Divisions of Gerontology and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She has been at UNM since 1994.

Dr. Herman graduated with both an MPH and MD degree from the University of Minnesota. She went on to obtain her Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Minnesota and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where she also completed her fellowship in Geriatrics.

Dr. Herman is an accomplished author, reviewer and speaker. She has written several abstracts and numerous articles for a variety of peer reviewed journals.

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine—1989
Subspecialty, Added Qualifications Certification in Geriatric Medicine—1992, 2002
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners—1986

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Menopause

Education

MD: University of Minnesota, 1985
Internship: Internal medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Hospitals
Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Academic Appointments

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM:
Division Chief, Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, 1999–present
Secondary Appointment, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1999–present
Professor, 2006–present
Associate Professor of Medicine, 1998–2006
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 1994–present

Professional Affiliations

American College of Physicians
American Public Health Association
American Geriatrics Society

Selected Publications

  1. Hoffman RM, Stone SN, Herman C, Jung AM, Contner J, Espey D, et al. (2005). New Mexico's capacity for increasing the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening with screening colonoscopies. Preventing Chronic Disease. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jan/04_0073.htm.
  2. Herman CJ, Minton D, Kalishman S (2004). Introduction of geriatrics into the undergraduate curriculum. Academic Medicine, 79(Suppl): S131–S134.
  3. Richter DL, Greaney ML, McKeown RE, Cornell CE, Littleton ME, Pulley L, Groff JY, Herman CJ (2001). Developing a video intervention to model effective patient-physician communication and health-related decision-making skills for a multiethnic audience. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 56(4): 174–176.
  4. Tessaro I, Herman CJ (2000). Changes in public health nurses' knowledge and perception of counseling and clinical skills for breast and cervical cancer control. Cancer Nursing, 23: 401–405.
  5. Lewis CE, Groff J, Herman CJ, McKeown R, Wilcox LS (2000). ENDOW: Overview of women's decision making regarding elective hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and hormone replacement therapy. Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, 9(Suppl 2): S5–S14.

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.




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