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Robert Duncan, Ph.D.

Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health

Clinical Research Building, Room 1063
1120 NW 14 Street
Phone: 305-243-8208
Fax: 305-243-4612
E-Mail: rduncan@med.miami.edu


Education
Rice University B.S. 1962 Physics
University of Oklahoma

M.S.

1965 Biostatistics
University of Oklahoma

Ph.D.

1966 Biostatistics
Professional Positions

1966-1968

Instructor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

1968-1969

Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine

1969-1978

Associate Professor, Department of Biometry, Medical University of South Carolina

1978 - 1984

Professor and Director, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine

1983 - 1984

Vice-Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine

1980 - 1986

Professor and Chief, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Oncology, University of Miami School of Medicine

1986 - Present

Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami

Research Interests

Mathematical modeling, Cancer data systems, HIV infection, multidimensional instruments and non-cognitive attributes

Selected Publications

Petito CK, Roberts B, Cantando JD, Rabinstein A, Duncan R. "Hippocampal injury and alterations in neuronal chemokine co-receptor expression in patients with AIDS." J Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 2001 Apr;60(4):377-85.

Hotz GA, Stewart KJ, Petrin D, Villaneuva PA, Cohn SM, Nedd KJ, Puentes G, Duncan R. "Neurobehavioral outcomes of penetrating and tangential gunshot wounds to the head." Brain Injury 2000 Jul;14(7):649-57.

Widerstrom-Noga EG, Duncan R, Felipe-Cuervo E, Turk DC. "Assessment of the impact of pain and impairments associated with spinal cord injuries." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Mar;83(3):395-404.

Hotz GA, Cohn SM, Popkin C, Duncan R, Johnson EW, Pernas F, Selem J. "The impact of a repealed motorcycle helmet law in Miami-Dade County." J Trauma 2002 Mar;52(3):469-74.

DeGasperi RN, Ezzudin SH, Bauerlein EJ, Sequeira R, Lemberg L, Duncan RC. "Digitized electrocardiograms recorded with bipolar right-infraclavicular leads compared to electrocardiograms recorded with unipolar chest V leads and bipolar lead II." J Electrocardiol. 2002 Apr;35(2):125-34.

Saraf-Lavi E, Bowen BC, Quencer RM, Sklar EM, Holz A, Falcone S, Latchaw RE, Duncan R, Wakhloo A. "Detection of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae with MR imaging and contrast-enhanced MR angiography: sensitivity, specificity, and prediction of vertebral level." Am J Neuroradiol. 2002 May;23(5):858-67.

Shulman LM, Wen X, Weiner WJ, Bateman D, Minagar A, Duncan R, Konefal J. "Acupuncture therapy for the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease." Mov Disord. 2002 Jul;17(4):799-802.

Lokeshwar VB, Schroeder GL, Selzer MG, Hautmann SH, Posey JT, Duncan RC, Watson R, Rose L, Markowitz S, Soloway MS. "Bladder tumor markers for monitoring recurrence and screening comparison of hyaluronic acid-hyaluronidase and BTA-Stat tests." Cancer. 2002 Jul 1;95(1):61-72.

Shah NS, Lazarus MC, Bugdodel R, Hsai SL, He J, Duncan R, Baumann L. "The effects of topical vitamin K on bruising after laser treatment." J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 Aug;47(2):241-4.

Widerstrom-Noga EG, Duncan R, Turk DC. "Psychosocial profiles of people with pain associated with spinal cord injury: Identification and comparison with other chronic pain syndromes." The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2003.

Shapshak P, Duncan R, Minagar A, Rodriguez de la Vega P, Stewart RV, Goodkin K. "Elevated expression OF IFN-gamma in the HIV-1 infected brain." Front Biosci. 2004 May 1;9:1073-81.

Mendes ES, Pereira A, Danta I, Duncan RC, Wanner A. "Comparative bronchial vasoconstrictive efficiency of inhaled glucocorticosteroids." European Respiratory Journal. 2003; 21: 989-93.

Baumann L, Slezinger A, Vujevich J, Halem M, Black L, Duncan R. "A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of the safety and efficacy of Myobloc (botulinum toxin type B)-purified neurotoxin complex for the treatment of crow’s feet: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial." Dermatological Surgery. 2003; 29: 508-15.

Shah NS, Lazarus MC, Bugdodel R, Hsia SL, He J, Duncan R, Baumann L. "The effects of topical vitamin K on bruising after laser treatment." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2003; 47: 241-4.

Posey JT, Soloway MS, Ekici S, Sofer M, Civantos F, Duncan RC, Lokeshwar VB. "Evaluation of the prognostic potential of hyaluronic acid and hyaluronidase (HYAL1) for prostate cancer." Cancer Research. 2003; 63: 2638-44.

Bolooki H, DeMarchena E, Mallon SM, Katariya K, Barron M, Bolooki HM, Thurer RJ, Novak S, Duncan RC. "Factors affecting late survival after surgical remodeling of left ventricular aneurysms." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003; 126: 374-83.

Ekici S, Wolfgang H, Cerwinka H, Duncan R, Gomez P, Civantos F, Soloway MS, Lokeshwar VB. "Comparison of the prognostic potential of hyaluronic acid, hyaluronidase (HYAL-1), CD44v6 and microvessel density for prostate cancer." International Journal of Cancer. 2003.

Hotz GA, Cohn SM, Mishkin D, Castelblanco A, Li P, Popkin C,
Duncan R. "WalkSafe: Outcome of motorcycle riders at one year post-injury." Traffic Injury and Prevention 2004 Mar;5(1):87-9.

Hotz GA, Cohn SM, Nelson J, Mishkin D, Li P, Duncan R. "WalkSafe: A school based pedestrian safety intervention program." Traffic Injury and Prevention. 2003.

 


 

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David Birmbach
Dale Chitwood
Eleni Damoulaki-Sfakianaki
Gordon Dickinson
Hermes Flores
Burton Goldstein
Marcelin Herns
Ewald Horwath
Tarek Khalil
Michael Kolber
Denise Korniewicz
Steven Lipshultz
Astrid Mack
Tracie Miller
Nilda Peragallo
Kathryn Roach
Shirin Shafazand
Donna E. Shalala
Jay Sosenko
Nancy Stein
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