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photo Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH

UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine

Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology

Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Informatics, and Clinical and Translational Science

Email: rollmanbl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2659
Contact
Office: 230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-2659
Fax: 412-692-4838
E-mail: rollmanbl@upmc.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Monica Kosmer
Address: 230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: kosmermh@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-692-2659
Fax: 412-692-4838
Education and Training
Education
BA, Biology, University of Pennyslvania, 1984
MD, Jefferson Medical College, 1988
MPH, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1993
Training
Internship, University of Maryland, 1989
Residency, University of Maryland, 1991
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
Research Interest
Dr. Rollman’s research focuses on developing novel interventions to treat mood and anxiety disorders in primary care and cardiac settings. He has been principal investigator on six NIH-funded R01 clinical trials including the Online Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Trial that evaluated the impact of treating patients with a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy program and Internet support group for treating depression and anxiety in primary care (Rollman BL, et al., JAMA Psychiatry, 2018); and the Hopeful Heart Trial presently testing the effectiveness of a “blended" collaborative care model for treating both heart failure and depression simultaneously.

Dr. Rollman pioneered the use of electronic medical record system alerts to identify patients for enrollment into clinical trials at the time of the physician encounter, and has published over 100 scientific papers, including first-authored papers in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, and has 4 U.S. patents. In addition to launching the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology in 2015, he is the current president of the American Psychosomatic Society whose goals are to advance the scientific study of biological, psychological, behavioral and social factors in health and disease (www.psychosomatic.org). As a result of these and other projects and through nearly 25 years of primary care practice, Dr. Rollman has become highly experienced with state-of-the-art techniques for treating mood and anxiety disorders in non-psychiatric settings, mental health services research, and has established an international network of collaborators to inform his work
Educational Interest
Dr. Rollman directs the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology (CBHST), a multidisciplinary group within the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Research on Health Care and Division of General Internal Medicine. Its mission is to provide an academic home for talented new investigators and junior faculty pursuing efforts at the intersection of clinical medicine, health services research, and computer science. Center members are presently focused on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of a variety of interventions that have the potential to address such challenging and costly health conditions in the areas of mental health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain, substance abuse, and obesity.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., Abebe, K.Z., Spring, M.B., Rotondi, A.J., Rothenberger, S.D., Karp, J.F. Effectiveness of Online Collaborative Care for Treating Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018; 75 (1): 56-64.
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., Mazumdar, S., Abebe, K.Z., Karp, J.F., Lenze, E.J., Schulberg, H.C. Telephone-Delivered Stepped Collaborative Care for Treating Anxiety in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2017; 32 (3): 245-55.
Schuster, J.M., Herbeck Belnap, B., Roth, L.H., Rollman, B.L. The Checklist Manifesto in Action: Integrating Depression Treatment into Routine Cardiac Care. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2016; 40: 1-2.
Donohue, J.M., Herbeck Belnap, B., Men, A., He, F., Roberts, M.S., Schulberg, H.C., Reynolds, C.F., Rollman, B.L. 12-Month Cost-Effectiveness of Telephone-Delivered Collaborative Care for Treating Depression Following CABG Surgery. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2014; 36: 453-9.
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., Rotondi, A.J. Internet Support Groups for Health: Ready for the Affordable Care Act. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2014; 29: 1436-8.
Rollman, B.L., Huffman, J.C. Treating Anxiety in the Presence of Medical Comorbidity: Calmly Moving Forward. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2013; 75: 710-712.
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., LeMenager, M.S., Mazumdar, S., Houck, P.R., Counihan, P.J., Kapoor, W.N., Schulberg, H.C., Reynolds, C.F. Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating post-CABG depression: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009; 302: 2095-2103.
Rollman, B.L., Fischer, G.S., Zhu, F., Belnap, B.H. Comparison of electronic physician prompts versus waitroom case-finding on clinical trial enrollment. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008; 23(4): 447-50.
Rollman, B.L., Belnap, B.H., Mazumdar, S., Houck, P.R., Zhu, F., Gardner, W., Reynolds, C.F., Schulberg, H.C., Shear, M.K. A randomized trial to improve the quality of treatment for panic and generalized anxiety. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2005; 62(12): 1332-41.
Rollman, B.L., Hanusa, B.H., Lowe, H.J., Gilbert, T., Kapoor, W.N., Schulberg, H.C. A randomized trial using computerized decision support to improve treatment of major depression in primary care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2002; (17)7: 493-503.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Blended Collaborative Care for Heart Failure and Co-Morbid Depression
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R01 HL114016
Start Year: 2013
End Year: 2019
Title: Online Treatments for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: R01 MH093501
Start Year: 2012
End Year: 2017
Title: POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT TO OPTIMIZE CARE IN CKD (PANOPTIC-CKD)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2023
Title: The Center for Enhancing Triage and Utilization for Depresion and Emergent Suicidality (ETUDES) in Pediatric Primary Care (Method Core)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: P50 MH115838
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2022
Title: OPTIMIZing carE in Chronic Kidney Disease (OPTIMIZE CKD)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Grant Number: R18 DK118460
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2021
Title: MOBILE HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR RURAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Title: Mobile Health Intervention for Rural Atrial Fibrillation
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R56 HL143010
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Title: Population Health Management to Optimize Care for Patients with High Risk Chronic Kidney Disease
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Vanderbilt University
Grant Number: R01 DK116957
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Title: Technology Assisted Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention (TASCCI) to Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Grant Number: R01 DK114085
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2022
Title: Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression Older Adults (AKA: OPTIMUM)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Washington University
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Workplace Development)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: Internet Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorders in Primary Care
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: R34 MH107541
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2018
Title: Pragmatic Trial of Behavioral Interventions for Insomnia in Hypertensive Patients
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: UH2 HL125103
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2019
Title: The University of Pittsburgh PCOR Career Development Program
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Grant Number: K12 HS022989
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2019
Title: Optimizing Care for Older Adults with Back Pain
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging
Grant Number: R01 AG033575
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2015
Title: THE CENTER FOR ENHANCING TRIAGE AND UTILIZATION FOR DEPRESSION AND EMERGENT SUICIDALITY (ETUDES) IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
Role: Co-Director
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2022
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute - Research Education Core
Role: ICRE Faculty
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR000005
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2016
Notable Achievements
Elected member, Executive Committee of the Faculty, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2019
Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Plenary Presentation, American College of Cardiology, 2019
President, American Psychosomatic Society, 2018
UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine, 2016
Speaker, Opening Plenary Session, 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, 2016
Invited speaker, White House Behavioral Health IT Innovations Conference, 2013
Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Plenary Presentation, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 2009
UPMC Marshall Webster Physician Leadership and Development Program, 2008
Elected member, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2006
Tenure awarded, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2004

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