Research
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The research interests of physicians and faculty of the Section of General Internal Medicine are diverse. Some of the funding sources for this research include: the National Institutes of Health (NIH); the American Cancer Society (ACS); and the state of North Carolina.
Frank M. Millman, M.D., is the local principal investigator for the NIH-sponsored study, Transfusion Trigger Trial for Functional Outcomes in Cardiovascular Patients Undergoing Surgical Hip Fracture Repair (FOCUS). |
ACCORD Examines
Three Strategies
In the United States there are about 17 million individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes. 90 percent of them have type 2 diabetes which has formerly been called adult onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes. The prevalence of this disease is growing rapidly. By 2050, the number of Americans with diagnosed diabetes is projected to increase by 165 percent to 29 million, of whom 27 million will have the type 2 form. |
The goal of FOCUS is to examine a transfusion strategy for those patients with cardiovascular disease who are having surgery to repair a hip fracture. Specifically, the study wants to determine if a more aggressive transfusion strategy in these patients is associated with improved functional recovery and decreased risk of adverse postoperative outcomes such as acute myocardial infarction or death.
Carolyn F. Pedley, M.D., continues her work with the NIH-sponsored ACCORD trial. Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD). She also is in the process of implementing a new grant from the state Medicaid program to use nursing interventions at the Wake Forest University Downtown Health Plaza to increase compliance with the state's diabetes management goals.
David Mount, M.D., has been awarded a minority supplement from the NIH-sponsored Look AHEAD and ACCORD clinical trials.
David P. Miller, Jr., M.D., the principal investigator on the ACS-funded Overcoming Literacy Barriers in Colorectal Cancer Screening, received a three-year mentored faculty development award.
Elizabeth Gamble, M.D., received funding from the North Carolina Medicaid program for a project seeking to integrate behavioral health services into primary care practices.
Sonal Singh, M.D. , continues his research focus on estimating harm from medical interventions; health disparities, and the health of vulnerable populations.