Dr. Carla Herman reviews medical content for
Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better
health decisions. Dr. Herman is an internist who is board-certified in
geriatric medicine. She is a Professor of Medicine in both the Divisions of
Geriatrics 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
Perimenopause
Osteoporosis
Bone
Mineral Density
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
Thompson JL, Herman CJ, Allen MP, Helitzer DL, Wilson ND, Whyte
AN, et al. (2007). Associations between body mass index, cardiorespiratory
fitness, metabolic syndrome, and impaired fasting glucose in young, urban
American Indian women. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 5(1): 45-54.
Dente JM, Herman CJ, Allen P, Hunt
WC (2006). Ethnic differences in the use of complementary and alternative
therapies among adults with osteoarthritis. Preventing Chronic Disease, 3(3): A80.
Hoffman RM, Stone SN, Herman C, Jung
AM, Cotner J, Espey D, et al. (2005). New Mexico's capacity for increasing the
prevalence of colorectal cancer screening with screening colonoscopies.
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2(4): A19. Also available
online: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jan/04_0073.htm.
Herman
CJ, Allen P, Hunt WC, Prasad A, Brady TJ (2004). Use of complementary therapies
among primary care clinic patients with arthritis. Preventing Chronic Disease, 1(4): A12. Also available online:
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2004/oct./03_0036.htm.
Herman CJ,
Minton D, Kalishman S (2004). Introduction of geriatrics into the undergraduate
curriculum. Academic Medicine, 79(7 suppl): S131-S134.
