Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH

Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH, has been the Director of the Division of Research (DOR), Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, since 1998. He is a family physician, clinical epidemiologist and health services researcher. Prior to becoming DOR Director, Dr. Selby served for seven years as DOR's Assistant Director for Health Services Research. He also serves as Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and as a Consulting Professor, Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Selby is a member of the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research study section for Health Care Quality and Effectiveness. He was a commissioned officer in the Public Health Service from 1976 to 1983 and received the Commissioned Officer's Award in 1981.

Dr. Selby has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has written numerous book chapters. His publications cover a spectrum of topics from colon cancer screening and diabetes complications to the delivery of primary care.

Current Positions:

	Director, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
	Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco
	Consulting Professor, Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine

Primary Research Interests:

	Population management of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
	Evaluation of cancer screening tests
	Primary care enhancement
	Costs of care
	Impact of cost-sharing

Current Research Projects:

	Translational Research Centers for Diabetes Control Within Managed Care
	CERT Study of Outpatient Prescribing Safety
	Prevalence of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Dyslipidemia in a Large HMO Population
	Increasing the Evidence Base for Retinopathy Screening Guidelines
	Population-level effects of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Completed Research Projects (partial listing):

	A Cohort Study of Possible Adverse Hepatic Events of Troglitazone Versus Other Oral Hypoglycemic Agents or Insulin Use in Patients with Type Diabetes Mellitus
	Cardiac Arrhythmia Patient Outcomes Research Team
	Improving the Physician–Patient Match in HMOs
	Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis Study
	Specialty Referrals Among California Physician Groups
	The Contribution of Role Orientations for Patient Involvement to Adherence Among Diabetic Patients
	The Uptake and Use of Metformin in an HMO Setting

Selected Publications:

	Selby JV, Fitzsimmons SC, Newman JM, Katz PP, Sepe S, Showstack J. The natural history and epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy: implications for prevention and control. JAMA 1990;263:1954-60.
	Selby JV, Friedman GD, Quesenberry CP Jr, Weiss NS. A case-control study of sigmoidoscopy and mortality from colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 1992;326:653-7.
	Selby JV. How should we screen for colorectal cancer [Editorial]. JAMA 1993;269:1294-1296.
	Selby JV, Zhang D. Risk factors for lower extemity amputation in persons with diabetes. Diabetes Care 1995;18:509-16.
	Selby JV, Fireman BH, Swain BE. Effect of a co-payment on use of the emergency department in a health maintenance organization. N Engl J Med 1996;334:635-41.
	Selby JV, Fireman BH, Lundstrom RJ, Swain BE, Truman AF, Wong CC, Froelicher ES, Barron HV, Hlatky MA. Variation among hospitals in coronary angiography practices and outcomes after myocardial infarction in a large health maintenance organization. New Engl J Med 1996;335:1888-96.
	Selby JV. Cost sharing in the emergency department - is it safe? Is it needed? N Engl J Med 1997;336:1749-50.
	Selby JV. Linking automated databases for research in managed care settings. Ann Intern Med 1997;127:719-24.
	Selby JV, Grumbach K, Quesenberry CP Jr, Schmittdiel JA, Truman AF. Differences in patterns resource use and costs of primary care in a large HMO according to physician specialty. Health Services Res 1999;34:503-18.
	Selby JV, Karter AJ, Ackerson LM, Ferrara A, Liu J. Developing a prediction rule from automated clinical data bases to identify high risk patients in a large population with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2001; 24(9):1547-55.
	Selby JV. Screening for colorectal cancer: the patient and population [Editorial]. Am J Med 2001;111:662-4.
	Ferrara A, Karter AJ, Selby JV. Hormone replacement therapy and glycemic control: evidence from observational studies and randomized clinical trials: response to Dr. Quilar-Salinas et al [Letter]. Diabetes Care 2002;25:246-7.
	The Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study (authors include Selby JV, Karter AJ, Ferrara A, Swain BE). A multicenter study of diabetes in managed care. Diabetes Care 2002;25:386-9.
	Lieu TA, Lozano P, Finkelstein JA, Chi FW, Jensvold NG, Capra AM, Quesenberry CP, Selby JV, Fraber HJ. Racial/ethnic variation in asthma status and management practices among children in managed medicaid. Pediatrics 2002;109:857-65.
	Karter AJ, Ferrara A, Liu JY, Ackerson LM, Selby JV. Ethnic disparities in diabetic complications in an insured population: The Northern California Diabetes Registry. JAMA 2002;287(19):2519-27.
	Ferrara A, Hedderson MM, Quesenberry CP, Selby JV. Prevalene of gestational diabetes mellitus detected by the national diabetes data group or the carpenter and coustan plasma glucose thresholds. Diabetes Care 2002;25(9):1625-30.
	Krupat E, Stein T, Selby JV, Yeager CM, Schmittdiel J. Choice of a primary care physician and its relationship to adherence among patients with diabetes. Am J Manag Care. 2002 Sep;8(9):777-84.
	Levin TR, Conell C, Shapiro JA, Chazan SG, Nadel MR, Selby JV. Complications of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2002 Dec;123(6):1786-92.
	Go AS, Reed GL, Hylek EM, Phillips KA, Ms LL, Henault LE, Selby JV, SingFactor V Leiden and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: The AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2003 Feb;15(1):41-6.
	Chan KA, Truman A, Gurwitz JH, Hurley JS, Martinson B, Platt R, Everhart JE, Moseley RH, Terrault N, Ackerson L, Selby JV. A cohort study of the incidence of serious acute liver injury in diabetic patients treated with hypoglycemic agents. Arch Intern Med 2003 Mar 24;163(6):728-34
	Bonds DE, Zaccaro DJ, Karter AJ, Selby JV, Saad M, Goff DC Jr. Ethnic and Racial Differences in Diabetes Care: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care 2003 Apr;26(4):1040-1046
	Hsu J, Schmittdiel J, Krupat E, Stein T, Thom D, Fireman B, Selby J. Patient choice: a randomized controlled trial of provider selection. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18:319-25.
	Bonds DE, Zaccaro DJ, Karter AJ, Selby JV, Saad M, Goff DC Jr. Ethnic and racial differences in diabetes care: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care 2003;26:1040-6.
	Karter AJ, Thom DH, Liu J, Moffet HH, Ferrara A, Selby JV. Use of antibiotics is not associated with decreased risk of myocardial infarction among patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003 Jul;26(7):2100-6.
	Hylek EM, Go AS, Chang Y, Jensvold NG, Henault LE, Selby JV, Singer DE. Impact of Intensity of Oral Anticoagulation on Stroke Severity and Stroke Mortality in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. The AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study. N Engl J Med 2003;349(11):1019-1026.
	Karter AJ, Parker MM, Moffet HH, Ahmed AT, Ferrara A, Liu JY, Selby JV. Missed appointments and poor glycemic control: an opportunity to identify high-risk diabetic patients. Med Care 2004;42:110-5.
	Doria-Rose VP, Levin TR, Selby JV, Newcomb PA, Richert-Boe KE, Weiss NS. The incidence of colorectal cancer following a negative screening sigmoidoscopy: Implications for screening interval. Gastroenterology. 2004 Sep;127(3):714-22.
	Whitmer RA, Sidney S, Selby J, Johnston SC, Yaffe K. Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and risk of dementia in late life. Neurology. 2005 Jan 25;64(2):277-81.
	Erickson S, Tolstykh I, Selby JV, Mendoza G, Iribarren C, Eisner MD. The impact of allergy and pulmonary specialist care on emergency asthma utilization in a large managed care organization. Health Serv Res. 2005 Oct;40(5 Pt 1):1443-65.
	Raebel MA, Lyons EE, Andrade SE, Chan KA, Chester EA, Davis RL, Ellis JL, Feldstein A, Gunter MJ, Lafata JE, Long CL, Magid DJ, Selby JV, Simon SR, Platt. Laboratory monitoring of drugs at initiation of therapy in ambulatory care. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Dec;20(12):1120-6.
	Schmittdiel JA, Shortell SM, Rundall TG, Bodenheimer T, Selby JV. Effect of primary health care orientation on chronic care management. Ann Fam Med. 2006 Mar-Apr;4(2):117-23.
	Rodondi N, Peng T, Karter AJ, Bauer DC, Vittinghoff E, Tang S, Pettitt D, Kerr EA, Selby JV. Therapy modifications in response to poorly controlled hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Apr 4;144(7):475-84.
	Lo JC, Feigenbaum SL, Yang J, Pressman AR, Selby JV, Go AS. Epidemiology and Adverse Cardiovascular Risk Profile of Diagnosed PolycysticOvary Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan 24.
	Fung V, Ortiz E, Huang J, Fireman B, Miller R, Selby JV, Hsu J. Early experiences with e-health services (1999-2002): promise, reality, and implications. Med Care 2006;44:491-6.
	Rodondi N, Peng T, Karter AJ, Bauer DC, Vittinghoff E, Tang S, Pettitt D, Kerr EA, Selby JV. Therapy modifications in response to poorly controlled hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med 2006;144:475-84.
	Fung V, Ortiz E, Huang J, Fireman B, Miller R, Selby JV, Hsu J. Early experiences with e-health services (1999-2002): promise, reality, and implications. Med Care 2006;44:491-6.
	Schmittdiel JA, Shortell SM, Rundall TG, Bodenheimer T, Selby JV. Effect of primary health care orientation on chronic care management. Ann Fam Med 2006;4:117-23. Funding Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 038690.
	Hsu J, Price M, Huang J, Brand R, Fung V, Hui R, Fireman B, Newhouse JP, Selby JV. Unintended consequences of caps on Medicare drug benefits. N Engl J Med 2006;354:2349-59.