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Woodville, VA 22749
Summary
- Dr. David Litaker is an Internal Medicine specialist, now retired from clinical practice. He completed his medical education at Duke University School of Medicine, and holds a PhD in Health Services Research from Case Western Reserve University, where he served as an Assistant Clinical Professor. Dr. Litaker has vast experience in hypertension, diabetes, and delirium, and has held numerous positions in the healthcare field, with his past roles including Associate Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency, University Hospital of Cleveland. He is recognized for his research with publications in numerous esteemed journals and has received multiple honors, including the James M. Smith Public Health Leadership Award in 2010. He currently serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the journals Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine reports.
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve UniversityPhD, Health Services Research, 2000 - 2002
- Case Western Reserve UniversityMSC, Epidemiology, 1992 - 1994
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
- National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1984
- Davidson CollegeBA, German, Cum Laude, 1980
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- James M. Smith Public Health Leadership Award Cuyahoga County Board of Health, 2010
- Top Reviewer Preventive Medicine, 2008-2009
- Scholarship in Teaching Award Case School of Medicine, 2005-2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 79 citationsCommunity-based efforts to promote physical activity: a systematic review of interventions considering mode of delivery, study quality and population subgroups.Christina Bock, Marc N. Jarczok, David Litaker
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2014-05-01 - 198 citationsOutcomes associated with matching patients' treatment preferences to physicians' recommendations: study methodologyNasir Umar, David Litaker, Marthe-Lisa Schaarschmidt, Wiebke K. Peitsch, Astrid Schmieder
BMC Health Services Research. 2012-01-03 - 180 citationsPhysician - nurse practitioner teams in chronic disease management: the impact on costs, clinical effectiveness, and patients' perception of care.David Litaker, Lorraine C. Mion, Loretta A. Planavsky, Christopher Kippes, Neil Mehta
Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2003-08-01
Journal Articles
- Racial residential segregation and changes in health among older adultsSudano JJ, Perzynski A, Wong D, Colabianchi N, Litaker D, Health and Place, 1/1/2013
- Value of audio-enhanced handheld computers over paper surveys with adolescentsTrapl E, Taylor G, Colabianchi N, Litaker D, Borawski E, American Journal of Health Behavior, 1/1/2012
- Occupational Public Health: It’s time to get to workFischer JE, Wilson WG, Litaker D, Preventive Medicine, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Systematischer Uberblick und konzeptionelles Modell zu Praxis und Determinanten der Lebensstilberatung in der primärärztlichen Versorgung (Vortrag).Bock C, Diehl K, Schneider S, Litaker D, Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (GMDS), Braunschweig, 1/1/2012
- Influenza vaccination among high-risk subgroups in eleven European countries: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)Loerbroks A, Stock C, Litaker DG, Apfelbacher CJ, DGEpi meeting (German Epidemiological Association), DGSMP (German Association for Social Medicine and Prevention) and the European Union in Assurance and Social Security (EUMASS); Das Gesundheitswesen, Berlin, Germany, 9/1/2010
- Der Uebergang vom Erwerbsleben in den Ruhestand – eine qualitative Studie zu den Erwartungen und Planungsaktivitaeten aelterer ArbeitnehmerPokora A, Litaker D, Hoffmann K, Loerbroks A, DGEpi meeting (German Epidemiological Association), DGSMP (German Association for Social Medicine and Prevention) and the European Union in Assurance and Social Security (EUMASS), Berlin, Germany, 9/1/2010
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Lectures
- Scientific WritingAthens, GA - 8/9/2011
- Writing a Successful Grant ApplicationMannheim, Germany - 5/24/2011
- Scientific Writing in EnglishKloster Hornbach, Hornbach, Germany - 3/16/2011
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Press Mentions
- Creating a Measure to Operationalize Engaged Well-Being at WorkMarch 16th, 2021
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