Department of Internal Medicine

General Internal Medicine Faculty

David Katz photo

Medical School:
Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia

Residency:
Loyola University
Medical Center

Fellowship:
General Internal Medicine/
Clinical Research,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center,
Lebanon, NH

Clinical Decision Making/
Health Services Research,
New England Medical Center
Boston, MA

Post-Graduate Education:
M.Sc. Clinical Epidemiology,
Harvard School of Public Health

David A. Katz, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor

Dr. Katz is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine and College of Public Health and Research Investigator in the Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice, Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Excellence, Iowa City VA Medical Center. His research interests focus on the following areas: 1) evaluating guideline-based strategies for improving the delivery of preventive health services, 2) measuring quality of life and related outcomes, and 3) determinants of clinicians’ decision making and practice behavior. Dr. Katz's clinical interests include preventive services and medical consultation.

Honors and Awards

Professional organizations

Recent Publications

  1. Katz DA, Littenberg B, Cronenwett JL. Management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: Early repair versus watchful waiting. JAMA 1992;268(19):2678‑86.
  2. Katz DA, Welch HG. Discounting in cost‑effectiveness analysis. PharmacoEconomics 1993; 3(4):276‑85.
  3. Katz DA. Long‑term survival in surgical decision making: The case of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (editorial). West J Med 1993; 159(4):502‑3.
  4. Katz DA, Cronenwett JL. The cost‑effectiveness of early surgery versus watchful waiting in the management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 1994;19:980‑91.
  5. Katz DA, Griffith JL, Beshansky JR, Selker HP. The need for an empiric basis in formulating medical practice guidelines. JAMA 1996;276:1568‑74.
  6. Katz DA, Lynch ME, Littenberg B. Clinical predictors of Clostridium difficile stool cytotoxin results in hospitalized patients with diarrhea. Am J Med 1996; 100:487‑95.
  7. Katz DA, Bates DW, Rittenberg E, Onderdonk A, Sands K, Barefoot L, Snydman D. Predicting clostridium difficile stool cytotoxin results in hospitalized patients with diarrhea. J Gen Intern Med 1997; 12:57‑62.
  8. Swan JS, Fryback DG, Lawrence WF, Katz DA, Heisey DM, Hagenauer ME, Selzer PM, Jacobson BK. MR and conventional angiography: Work in progress toward assessing utility in radiology. Acad Radiol 1997; 4:475‑482.
  9. Katz DA, Rothstein RI, Dunn J, Schned AS, Antonioli D. The incidence of high grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett's esophagus undergoing periodic endoscopic surveillance. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:536‑541.
  10. Katz DA, McHorney CA. Clinical correlates of insomnia in the Medical Outcomes Study. Arch Intern Med 1998; 158:1099‑1107.
  11. Katz DA. Barriers between guidelines and improved patient care: An analysis of AHCPR's Unstable Angina Clinical Practice Guideline. Health Serv Res 1999; 34(1) Part II:377-89.
  12. Katz DA. A primer on measures of treatment effectiveness and diagnostic test performance. Wisc Med J 1999;98(2):37-43.
  13. Katz DA, Payne D, Pauker SG. Early surgery versus conservative management of dissecting aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta. Med Decis Making 2000; 20: 377-93.
  14. Katz DA, McHorney CA, Atkinson RL. The impact of obesity on health‑related quality (HRQOL) in patients with chronic illness. J Gen Intern Med 2000; 15:789-86.
  15. Rosenberg MA, Fryback DG, Katz DA. A statistical model to detect DRG upcoding. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 2000; 1:233-52.
  16. Schapira MM, Lawrence WF, Katz DA, McAuliffe TL, Nattinger AB. The effect of treatment on quality of life among men with clinically localized prostate cancer. Med Care 2001; 39:243-53.
  17. Katz DA, McHorney CA. The relationship between insomnia and health-related quality of life (HRQOL)) in patients with chronic illness. J Fam Pract 2002; 51:229-35.
  18. Katz D, Muehlenbruch D, Brown R, Fiore M, Baker T. Effectiveness of a nurse-based strategy for implementing the AHRQ Smoking Cessation Guideline in primary care. Prev Med, 2002; 35:293-302.
  19. Katz D, Muehlenbruch D, Brown R, Fiore M, Baker T. Effectiveness of implementing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline: A randomized controlled trial. J Nat Cancer Inst 2004; 96(8): 594-603.
  20. Katz D, Muehlenbruch D, Brown R, Fiore M, Baker T. Implementing guidelines for smoking cessation: Comparing the efforts of nurses and medical assistants. Am J Prev Med 2004; 27(5): 411-6.
  21. Cram P, Vijan S, Fendrick AM, Katz D. Cost-effectiveness of In-home Automated External Defibrillators for Individuals at Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death. J Gen Int Med 2005; 20(3): 251-9.
  22. Katz DA, Williams G, Brown RL, Aufderheide T, Bogner M, Rahko PR, Selker HP. Emergency physicians' fear of malpractice in evaluating patients with possible acute cardiac ischemia. Ann Emerg Med 2005; 46(6): 525-33.
  23. Cram P, Vijan S, Fendrick AM, Katz D. Cost-effectiveness of in-home automated external defibrillators for individuals at increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Value in Health 2006; 9(5):292-302.
  24. Katz DA, Aufderheide TP, Bogner M, Rahko PR, Brown RL, Brown L, Prekker ME, Selker HP. The impact of unstable angina guidelines in the triage of emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome. Med Decis Making 2006; 26:606-616.
  25. Katz DA, Jarrard DF, McHorney CA, Hillis SL, Wiebe DA, Fryback SG. Health perceptions in patients who undergo screening and workup for prostate cancer. Urology 2007; 69: 215-220.
  26. Katz DA, Dawson J, Beshansky JR, Rahko PS, Aufderheide TP, Bogner M, Tighouart H, Selker HP. Does concordance with guideline triage recommendations impact clinical care of patients with possible acute coronary syndrome? Med Decis Making 2007; 27(4): 423-437.
  27. Katz DA, Aufderheide T, Bogner M, Rahko PR, Selker HP. Do Emergency Department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome have better outcomes when admitted to cardiology? Ann Emerg Med 2008; 51:561-570.
  28. Katz DA. Likelihood ratios. In Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, M Kattan, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, in press.
  29. Katz DA, Graber M, Birrer EK, Lounsbury P, Baldwin A, Hillis SL, Christensen AC. Health beliefs toward cardiovascular risk reduction in patients admitted to chest pain observation units. Acad Emerg Med (in press).

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