Associate Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

Internal Medicine

Dr. Leigh J. Passman, MD

Leigh J. Passman is an expert in the field of Internal Medicine. He researched medicine at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Leigh J. Passman is a published MD. He has 16 papers published. The most current publication "Understanding racial variation in the use of carotid endarterectomy: the role of aversion to surgery."

Publications

Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus infection from a newly infected mother to her two-year-old child by breast-feeding.
Analyzing hospital mortality. The consequences of diversity in patient mix.
Antihypertensive medications and depression.
The importance of severity of illness in assessing hospital mortality.
AIDS treatment center: Is the concept premature.
Projecting the impact of AIDS on hospitals.
Elderly veterans receiving care at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center while enrolled in Medicare-financed HMOs. Is the taxpayer paying twice?
Understanding racial variation in the use of carotid endarterectomy: the role of aversion to surgery.
Race, presenting signs and symptoms, use of carotid artery imaging, and appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy.
Functional MRI correlates of real and imagined tool-use pantomimes.
Understanding racial variation in the use of coronary revascularization procedures: the role of clinical factors.
Trail making and cognitive set-shifting.
Cost-sharing for prescriptions of sildenafil and finasteride: a case study in veteran patients.
Breast cancer management in middle-resource countries (MRCs): consensus statement from the Breast Health Global Initiative.
SISMAMA--implementation of an information system for breast cancer early detection programs in Brazil.

Schools

New York University
UCLA Med Center

Doctors Specialties

Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

Education

UCLA Medical Center
NYU School of Medicine

Hospital

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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