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Durham, NC 27705Phone+1 919-286-0411Fax+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 HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
- University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025
- 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
- The Home INR Study Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
- Project CHEER (Comprehensive Headache Evaluation, Education, Relief) Start of enrollment: 2002 Jun 01
- Evaluation of the Singapura Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (SingaPACE) Demonstration Project Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsTrends in functional disability and cognitive impairment among the older adult in China up to 2060: estimates from a dynamic multi-state population model.John P. Ansah, Chi-Tsun Chiu, Aloysius Chia Wei-Yan, Tessa Lui Shi Min, David B. Matchar
BMC Geriatrics. 2021-06-22 - 2576 citationsHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.Salim S. Virani, Alvaro Alonso, Hugo J. Aparicio, Emelia J. Benjamin, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt
Circulation. 2021-02-23 - 1080 citationsExecutive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart AssociationAlan S. Go, Dariush Mozaffarian, Véronique L. Roger, Emelia J. Benjamin, Jarett D. Berry
Circulation. 2013-01-01
Other
- Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosisMatchar DB, Goldstein LB, McCarron MO
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/screening-for-asymptomatic-carotid-artery-stenosis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-02
Press Mentions
- 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 MinutesMay 11th, 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
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