Faculty

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David C. Grossman
Professor
MD  
University of California Los Angeles, 1982
MPH  
University of Washington, 1990
BS  
University of California (Berkeley), 1978
Chemistry
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics

Medical Director, Preventive Care
Group Health Permanente


Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Maternal and Child Health Track, (MPH program)
  -  PhD program in Health Services
  -  Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)
Contact Information
Department of Preventive Care
Group Health Permanente
1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101
(voice)  206-287-2948     (fax)  206-285-2485
grossman.d@ghc.org
Research Interests
Injury Control; Native American Health; Suicide Prevention
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Improving Firearm Storage in Alaska Native Villages
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Grossman           Dates:    08/2004 - 08/2007
The aims of this study are to estimate the prevalence of firearm ownership and of specific firearm storage practices among residents living in southwest Alaska and execute an intervention to improve firearm storage.


Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2005
Chair, thesis committee for Louise Davies
Epidemiology of head and neck cancer in the United States: 1975-2001

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Stephanie Acierno
Is pediatric trauma still a surgical disease? Patterns of emergent operative intervention in the injured child

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Alison Galbraith
Medicaid acceptance and availability of timely follow-up for newborns with Medicaid

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Heather Menzies
Dental problems in the emergency department: a national survey of ED physicians

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Kathleen Park
Childhood television viewing and adolescent obesity