Division of General Internal Medicine

Division of General Internal Medicine
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Joshua P. Metlay, MD, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Staff Physician
Research Associate
Senior Fellow
Co-Director
Program Leader
Senior Fellow
Chief
Department: Medicine

Contact information
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
712 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215-898-1484
Fax: 215-573-0198
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Yale University, 1984.
Ph.D. (Immunology)
Rockefeller University, 1990.
M.D.
Cornell University, 1991.
Sc.M. (Health Policy and Management)
Harvard School of Public Health, 1997.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1991-1992.
Resident in Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1992-1994.
Chief Resident, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1994-1995.
Clinical and Research Fellow in Medicine, General Internal Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1995-1997.
Certifications
American College of Epidemiology, 2000.
American Board of Internal Medicine (Recertified), 2004.
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Description of Research Expertise

Epidemiology
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Antibiotic Prescribing
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Selected Publications

Metlay JP, Strom BL, Asch DA: Prior antimicrobial drug exposure: A risk factor for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistant urinary tract infections. J Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 51: 963-970, 2003.

Metlay JP, Fine MJ: Testing strategies in the initial management of patients with commnity-acquired pneumonia. Annals Intern Med 138: 109-118, 2003.

Fu SS, Ma GX, Tu XM, Siu PT, Metlay JP: The influence of acculturation on cigarette smoking among Chinese Americans. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 5(6): 803-811, 2003.

Metlay JP, Hardy C, Strom BL: Agreement between patient self-report and VA national pharmacy database for identifying recent exposures to antibiotics. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 12: 9-15, 2003.

Gooneratne NS, Metlay JP, Guo W, Pack FM, Kapoor S, Pack AI: The validity and feasibility of saliva melatonin assessment in the elderly. Journal of Pineal Research 34: 88-94, 2003.

Green RJ, Metlay JP, Propert K, Catalano PJ, Macdonald JS, Mayer RJ, Haller DG: Surveillance for second primary colorectal cancers after adjuvant chemotherapy: an analysis of intergroup-0089. Annals Intern Med 136: 261-269, 2002.

Metlay JP, Shea JA, Crossette LB, Asch DA: Tensions in antibiotic prescribing: Pitting social concerns against the interest of individual patients. J Gen Intern Med 17: 87-94, 2002.

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Last updated: 10/22/2009
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