Viktor E. Bovbjerg

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University of Virginia
School of Medicine
Health Evaluation Sciences
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2004
Virginia Commonwealth University
Health Administration
Adjunct Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2003
Chironet, LLC
Scientific Affairs
Vice PresidentAppointed: 1998
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Mailing Address

Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Virginia Health System
Box 800717
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0717
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (434) 243-4874
Fax: (434) 924-8437
bovbjerg@virginia.edu
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/hes/biostat/biostat_home.cfm

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Washington, Epidemiology, 1996.
M.P.H., University of Washington, Health Services, 1992.

Expertise and Research Interests

- Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
- Behavioral epidemiology
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Ambulatory surgery outcomes
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Large database methods
- Internet-based data collection
- Quality assessment and improvement
- Disease management

Other Expertise

TEACHING - Full semester courses taught:
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Disease
Clinical Epidemiology
Managerial Epidemiology
Statistics in Psychological Research

ADMINISTRATION
Director, Epidemiology Track, MS Program in Health Evaluation Sciences

Industrial Relevance

Experience in planning and conducting disease management programs, post-marketing surveillance of therapies, assessing and improving patient outcomes using World Wide Web-based data collection and feedback.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Behavioral Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Database Management, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Internal Medicine, Quality or Product Control, Surgery.

Additional Terms:

Adherence, Behavioral Medicine, Compliance, Lifestyle Change.

Memberships

American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Public Health Association
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Society of Behavioral Medicine

Previous Positions

1999-2004, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Health Evaluation Sciences, Biostatistics & Epidemiology; HSR & Outcomes Evaluation
1996-1999, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Quality Health Care

Publications

  • McClish DK, Penberthy LT, Bovbjerg VE, Roberts JD, Aisiku IP, Levenson JL, Roseff SD, Smith WR (Aug 2005) Health related quality of life in sickle cell patients: the PiSCES project., Health and Quality of Life Outcomes [electronic Resource], 3, 50 Abstract
  • Harvey JA, Bovbjerg VE, Smolkin ME, Williams MB, Petroni GR (Jul 2005) Evaluating hormone therapy-associated increases in breast density comparison between reported and simultaneous assignment of BI-RADS categories, visual assessment, and quantitative analysis., Academic Radiology, 12 (7), 853-62 Abstract
  • Wolf AM, Conaway MR, Crowther JQ, Hazen KY, L Nadler J, Oneida B, Bovbjerg VE, Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) Study, Translating lifestyle intervention to practice in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) study, Diabetes Care, 27(7), 1570-6, July 2004 Abstract
  • Hullfish KL, Bovbjerg VE, Steers WD, Patient-centered goals for pelvic floor dysfunction surgery: long-term follow-up, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191(1), 201-5, July 2004 Abstract
  • Wooten GF, Currie LJ, Bovbjerg VE, Lee JK, Patrie J, Are men at greater risk for Parkinson's disease than women?, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 75(4), 637-9, April 2004 Abstract
  • Harvey JA, Bovbjerg VE, Quantitative assessment of mammographic breast density: relationship with breast cancer risk, Radiology, 230(1), 29-41, January 2004 Abstract
  • Christianson LM, Bovbjerg VE, McDavitt EC, Hullfish KL, Risk factors for perineal injury during delivery, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 189(1), 255-60, July 2003 Abstract
  • Schectman JM, Bovbjerg VE, Voss JD, Predictors of medication-refill adherence in an indigent rural population, Medical Care, 40(12), 1294-300, December 2002 Abstract
  • Cotter JJ, Bramble JD, Bovbjerg VE, Pugh CB, McClish DK, Tipton G, Smith WR, Timeliness of immunizations of children in a Medicaid primary care case management managed care program, Journal of the National Medical Association, 94(9), 833-40, September 2002 Abstract
  • Hullfish KL, Bovbjerg VE, Gibson J, Steers WD, Patient-centered goals for pelvic floor dysfunction surgery: what is success, and is it achieved?, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 187(1), 88-92, July 2002 Abstract
  • Calland JF, Tanaka K, Foley E, Bovbjerg VE, Markey DW, Blome S, Minasi JS, Hanks JB, Moore MM, Young JS, Jones RS, Schirmer BD, Adams RB, Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy: patient outcomes after implementation of a clinical pathway, Annals of Surgery, 233(5), 704-15, May 2001 Abstract
  • Bovbjerg VE, Smith WR, Cotter JJ, McClish DK, Rossiter LF, Assessing Medicaid recipient access and satisfaction. Fee-for-service, case management, and capitation, Evaluation and the Health Professions, 23(4), 422-40, December 2000 Abstract
  • Cotter JJ, McDonald KA, Parker DA, McClish DK, Pugh CB, Bovbjerg VE, Tipton GA, Rossiter LF, Smith WR, Effect of different types of Medicaid managed care on childhood immunization rates, Evaluation and the Health Professions, 23(4), 397-408, December 2000 Abstract
  • Bovbjerg VE, Olchanski V, Zimberg SE, Green JS, Rossiter LF, Internet-based monitoring and benchmarking in ambulatory surgery centers, Joint Commission Journal On Quality Improvement, 26(8), 450-65, August 2000 Abstract
  • Rossiter LF, Whitehurst-Cook MY, Small RE, Shasky C, Bovbjerg VE, Penberthy L, Okasha A, Green J, The impact of disease management on outcomes and cost of care: a study of low-income asthma patients, Inquiry, 37(2), 188-202, Summer 2000
  • Siscovick DS, Raghunathan T, King I, Weinmann S, Bovbjerg VE, Kushi L, Cobb LA, Copass MK, Psaty BM, Lemaitre R, Retzlaff B, Knopp RH, Dietary intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of primary cardiac arrest, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 71(1 Suppl), 208S-12S, Jan 2000 Abstract
  • Smith WR, Cotter JJ, McClish DK, Bovbjerg VE, Rossiter LF, Access, satisfaction, and utilization in two forms of Medicaid managed care, Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care, 8(3), 150-7, 2000 Abstract
  • Bovbjerg VE, Siscovick DS, Psaty BM, McCann BS, Koepsell TD, Raghunathan TE, Wagner EH, Lipid-lowering medication and risk of injury, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 52(12), 1197-200, December 1999 Abstract
  • Bovbjerg VE, McCann BS, Retzlaff BM, Walden CE, Knopp RH, Effect of cholesterol-lowering diets on indices of depression and hostility, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 98-101, 1999
  • McCann BS, Bovbjerg VE, Promoting dietary change, In SA Shumaker, E Schron, J Ockene, WL McBee (Eds.), The handbook of health behavior change, 2nd edition, 1998
  • Weinmann S, Siscovick DS, Raghunathan TE, Arbogast P, Smith H, Bovbjerg VE, Cobb LA, Psaty BM, Caffeine intake in relation to the risk of primary cardiac arrest, Epidemiology, 8(5), 505-8, September 1997 Abstract
  • Retzlaff BM, Dowdy AA, Walden CE, Bovbjerg VE, Knopp RH, The Northwest Lipid Research Clinic Fat Intake Scale: validation and utility, American Journal of Public Health, 87(2), 181-5, February 1997
  • McCann BS, Bovbjerg VE, Curry SJ, Retzlaff BM, Walden CE, Knopp RH, Predicting participation in a dietary intervention to lower cholesterol among individuals with hyperlipidemia, Health Psychology, 15(1), 61-4, January 1996 Abstract
  • Siscovick DS, Raghunathan TE, King I, Weinmann S, Wicklund KG, Albright J, Bovbjerg V, Arbogast P, Smith H, Kushi LH, et al, Dietary intake and cell membrane levels of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of primary cardiac arrest, Jama, 274(17), 1363-7, November 1995
  • Bovbjerg VE, McCann BS, Brief DJ, Follette WC, Retzlaff BM, Dowdy AA, Walden CE, Knopp RH, Spouse support and long-term adherence to lipid-lowering diets, American Journal of Epidemiology, 141(5), 451-60, March 1995 Abstract
  • McCann BS, Bovbjerg VE, Brief DJ, Turner C, Follette WC, Fitzpatrick V, Dowdy AA, Retzlaff BM, Walden CE, Knopp RH, Relationship of self-efficacy to cholesterol lowering and dietary change in hyperlipidemia, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17, 221-226, 1995
  • Smith RS, Bovbjerg VE, Stress management training for an athlete, In N.J. Smith (Ed.), Common problems in pediatric sports medicine, 1988

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