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Office
833 Chestnut St
Ste 210
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-503-1254Fax+1 215-923-8219
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1984
- Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1980
- Muhlenberg CollegeB.S., Natural Sciences, Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1980 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1981 - 1991
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
- Simon Gratz Research Prize Jefferson Medical College, 2006
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Clinical Trials
- Preventing Depression in Patients With Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
- Improving Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
- Preventing Cognitive Decline in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 21
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsActivity loss is associated with cognitive decline in age-related macular degenerationBarry W. Rovner, Robin J. Casten, Benjamin E. Leiby, William Tasman
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2009-01-01 - 153 citationsA Randomized Trial of Dementia Care in Nursing HomesBarry W. Rovner, C. Steele, Yochi Shmuely, Marshal F. Folstein
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1996-01-01 - 167 citationsAssociation Between Depression and Functional Vision Loss in Persons 20 Years of Age or Older in the United States, NHANES 2005-2008Xinzhi Zhang, Kai McKeever Bullard, Mary Frances Cotch, M. Roy Wilson, Barry W. Rovner
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2013-05-01
Journal Articles
- Preventing Cognitive Decline in Black Individuals with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMark T Hegel, Barry W Rovner, JAMA
- Incidence of Bladder Cancer in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Metformin or SulfonylureasMamtani Ronac, Pfanzelter Nick, Haynes Kevin, Finkelman Brian S, Wang Xingmei, Keefe Stephen M, Haas Naomi B, Vaughn David J, Lewis James D, Diabetes Care, 2/1/2014
- Sociocultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors in Older African AmericansRovner BW, Casten RJ, Fields Harris L, Diabetes Spectrum, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Comparison of Conforming and Non-conforming Retrieved Glenoid Components. Podium PresentationDodson CC, Closed Meeting ASES, Chicago, IL, 9/1/2006
- Women with a prior diagnosis of breast cancer are not at an increased risk for subsequent colorectal cancer.Srinivasan R, Yu-Xiao Y, Rubin SC, Morgan MA, Lewis JD, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2003
- Does exploratoratory laporotomy alone versus staging result in improved life expectancy in patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A clinical d...Brown A, Lewis JD, Kochman ML, Gastroenterology; 101st Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2000
Lectures
- Generosity: Normal and Abnormal FormsCharlottesville, VA - 4/11/2014
- Anesthesia in the GI SuiteWashington, DC - 8/1/2013
- Diet and the Gut Microbiome: You Are What You Eat.Brown University. Providence, RI - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Surgical Approach To the Female Upper Genital Tract. VideotapeLipscomb GH, Summitt RL, Miller B, Copyright: Assoc Prof of Obstetrics &Gynecology/ Ethicon Surgical Teaching Program
1/1/1996 - Vaginal Hysterectomy: Contemporary Techniques, A Step By Step ApproachSummitt RL, Stovall TG, Ling FW, Lipscomb GH, Copyright Partheon Publishing Inc.
1/1/1994 - Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy Using Endoscopic Staples. VideotapeSummitt RL, Stovall TG, Ling FW, Lipscomb GH, Copyright: UT Medical Group, ACOG Audiovisual Library
6/1/1993
Authored Content
- Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Blacks with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMarch 2018
- Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Blacks with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive ImpairmentMarch 2018
Press Mentions
- Preventing Cognitive Decline in Black Individuals with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentFebruary 5th, 2019
- Combo Physical, Mental Activity Prevents Cognitive DeclineSeptember 24th, 2018
- Philly Hospital Finds Depression Treatment Stops Memory Loss in African-AmericansSeptember 12th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Preventing Cognitive Decline In African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment.National Institute On Aging2010–2011
- Low Vision Depression Prevention Trial For Age Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2008–2011
- Improving Function In Age-Related Macular DegenerationNational Eye Institute2005–2009
- Preventing Depression In Macular DegenerationNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2005
- Arandomized Trial Of Dementia Care In Nursing HomesNational Institute Of Mental Health1991–1992
- Arandomized Trial Of Dementia Care In Nursing HomesNational Institute Of Mental Health1989–1990
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