Department of Internal Medicine

General Internal Medicine Faculty

Terry Wahls photo

Medical School:
The University of Iowa

Residency:
The University of Iowa
Barnes Hospital


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Terry L. Wahls, M.D.
Professor
Assistant Chief of Staff, VAMC

Dr. Wahls' clinical interests include nutritional approaches for symptom reduction nutrition, traumatic brain injury, and Ambulatory care.  Her research focuses on multiple sclerosis, brain injury, and nutrition.

Awards, Honors, and Organizations

Recent Publications

  1. Sing H,  Hirani K, Kadiyala H, Rudomiotov O, Davis T, Khan M, Wahls TL, "Characteristics and Predictors of Missed Opportunities in Lung Cancer Diagnosis: An Electronic Health Record Based Study, JCO (accepted)
  2. Wahls TL, Reese D, Kaplan D, Darling WG: “Rehabilitation with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Leads to Functional Gains in Ambulation in the Setting of Secondary Progressive and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, A Case Series Report ,  J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Dec, 16 (12): 1343-9
  3. Wahls TL: [name withheld] Crushed Dreams. J General Internal Medicine, J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Feb;25(2):167-8.
  4. Wahls TL, Peleg I: Patient- and system-related barriers for the earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer.BMC. Fam Pract. 2009 Sep 15;10(1):65.
  5. Reese D, Shivapour E, Wahls TL, Dudley-Javoroski, Shields R; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and dietary interventions to reduce oxidative stress in a secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patient leads to marked gains in function; a case report. Cases Journal 2009; August Epub doi: doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7601.
  6. Wahls TL: The Vaudeville Revue. 2009;(4) http://www.hektoeninternational.org/Vaudeville.htm
  7. Wahls TL, Cram P: Proposed interventions to decrease the frequency of missed test results. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009 Sep;14 Suppl 1:51-6. Epub 2009 Aug 11.
  8. Wahls TL: What Have I Done? Ars Medica; 2009; Spring (2): 71-77.
  9. Gordon J R, Wahls TL, Carlos RC, Pipinois II, Rosenthal G, Cram P: Failure to recognize newly identified aortic dilations in a health care system with an advanced electronic medical record. Ann Intern Med 2009; July 7; 151(1):21-7,W5.
  10. Nepple KG, Wahls TL, Hillis SL, Joudi FN: Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and radical retropubic prostatectomy specimens. International Braz J Urology: 2009.
  11. Nepple KG, Wahls TL: Editorial comment on: Shtricker A, Shefi S, Ringel A, Gillon G. PSA levels of 4.0 – 10 ng/mL and negative digital rectal examination: antibiotic versus immediate prostate biopsy. International Braz J Urology: 2009.
  12. Wahls TL, Cram P: Proposed interventions to decrease the frequency of missed test results. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009; Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]
  13. Wahls TL: What Have I Done? Ars Medica; 2009; Spring (2): 71-77.
  14. Sinsky T, Sinsky C, Wahls TL: Response to Sinsky and Sinsky Letter   Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2008; August 83(8):961-2. 
  15. Nepple KG, Wahls TL, Hillis SL, Joudi FN: Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and radical retropubic prostatectomy specimens. J  Urology 2008; April 179(4) s1:639-640.
  16. Nepple KG, Joudi FN, Hillis SL, Wahls TL: Prevalence of Delayed Clinician Response to Elevated Prostate Specific Antigen Values in Men Subsequently Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.   Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2008; April 83 (4):439-48
  17. Wahls, T.L., Haugen, T., Cram, P. Diagnostic Reporting Challenges in the Veterans Health Administration, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, August 2007 (in press).
  18. Forman-Hoffman, V.L., Little, A.E., Wahls, T.L. Rates of and Barriers to Obesity Management: A Pilot Study of Primary Care Clinicians in the Veteran's Affairs Healthcare System. BMC Family Practice, 7(1): 35, 2006.
  19. Wahls, T.L., Haugen, T., Cowell, K., Becker, W. Improving Diagnostic Results Reporting in the Veterans Administration, Federal Practitioner, 23(11):24-31, 2006.
  20. Wahls, T.L., Becker, W.K., Murphy, J.P. Diagnostic Errors Due to Missed Results: A Major Patient Safety Issue, Current Status and Next Steps in VISN 23. National Association of Veterans Ambulatory Care Administrators Newsletter, 7(2):2-5, 2006.
  21. Wahls, T.L., Murphy, J.P. VISN 23: Provider Satisfaction Survey: Assessing Satisfaction of Clinical Providers within Primary Care, Specialty Medicine and Mental Health, National Association of Veterans Ambulatory Care Administrators Newsletter, 17(2): 11-15, 2006.
  22. Wahls, T.L. Clinical Benefits of the Service Line versus Traditional Organizational Structure, National Association of Veterans Ambulatory Care Administrators Newsletter, 17(1): 8-10. 2006.
  23. Wahls, T.L., Rosenthal, G.E., Barnett, M.J. Predicting Resource Utilization in a Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Population: Comparison of Methods Based on Diagnoses and Medications. Med Care, Feb; 42(2): 123-8, 2004.
  24. Wahls, T.L., Ting, H.H., Chaterjee, K., Clancy, T. Quality, Patient Safety and Medical Errors Resistance and Support for the Federal Recommendations to Address These Concerns. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 25(1), 54-62, 2002.
  25. Wahls, T.L., Futz, D.N. The Master Clinician Project. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 23:9-21, 2000.
  26. Wahls, T.L., Turney, S.L., Olsen, K.A. General Internal Medicine Practice Satisfaction in large Multi-specialty Clinic. Journal General Internal Medicine, 8:578-579, 1993

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