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David Matchar, MD, Internal Medicine, Durham, NC

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Internal Medicine Durham, NC

Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    508 Fulton St
    Durham, NC 27705
    Phone+1 919-286-0411
    Fax+1 919-286-5601

Summary

  • Prof Matchar has worked in clinical research for over 35 years; his work primarily relates to stroke and other chronically disabling neurological disorders, as well as clinical and public policy analysis. He served as Director of the Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research and established the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center, which was responsible for analysis in support of coverage policy for the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as guidelines for medical professional societies.

    While the content of Professor Matchar’s research spans the range of clinical medicine, the essential nature of his work has involved integration of researchers from multiple disciplines under a common conceptual framework, to address important and complex healthcare issues. His overarching goal has been to promote the use of best evidence to support clinical and public policy decision making. A fundamental challenge is how to bridge the gap between analysts and decision makers—a challenge made more difficult when the issues involve multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and are complex in detail and dynamics.

    More recently, Prof Matchar has applied simulation modeling to clarify the challenges of a rapidly aging population, including future prevalence of disability and the impact of education the trajectory of prevalence, understanding the role of different forms of long-term care services in alleviating caregiver burden, and estimating health care manpower requirements under alternative models of care. This work has led to the formulation of a needs-based framework for healthcare delivery and the development, validation and application of the Simple Segmentation Tool (SST), a simplified inventory of patient-level health service needs, different combinations of which can be mapped to different appropriate means for addressing these needs. He has extended this effort from developed countries (US, Singapore, and Switzerland) to low/middle income countr

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1980 - 2013
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians ACP
  • STaR Investigator Award National Medical Research Foundation, Singapore

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Press Mentions

  • Singapore and the UK Are Both Planning to 'Live with Covid.' They Are Worlds Apart on How to Do That
    Singapore and the UK Are Both Planning to 'Live with Covid.' They Are Worlds Apart on How to Do ThatJuly 16th, 2021
  • Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation - Call 3 Stage 2 Minutes
    Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation - Call 3 Stage 2 MinutesMay 11th, 2021
  • Duke-NUS Professor and His Team Receive Two Awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021
    Duke-NUS Professor and His Team Receive Two Awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021March 25th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • A Randomized Trial Of Headache Management ProgramsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2003