Dr. Robert M Brackbill M.D.
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
3200 Reading Crest Ave Reading PA, 19605Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Robert Brackbill practices Geriatric Medicine in Reading, PA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Brackbill works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1979
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Learning from clients: an opportunity for sexually transmitted disease programs.
- Cancer screening behaviors among U.S. women: breast cancer, 1987-1989, and cervical cancer, 1988-1989.
- Surveillance for World Trade Center disaster health effects among survivors of collapsed and damaged buildings.
- Measuring and maximizing coverage in the World Trade Center Health Registry.
- Behavioral risk factor surveillance, 1986-1990.
- Posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and risk factors among lower Manhattan residents 2-3 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- Long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms among 3,271 civilian survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
- Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and comorbid asthma and posttraumatic stress disorder following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on World Trade Center in New York City.
- Comparison of health outcomes among affiliated and lay disaster volunteers enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry.
- Co-occurring lower respiratory symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder 5 to 6 years after the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
- Mental health of those directly exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: unmet mental health care need, mental health treatment service use, and quality of life.
- Respiratory health of 985 children exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: report on world trade center health registry wave 2 follow-up, 2007-2008.
- Comorbid persistent lower respiratory symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder 5-6 years post-9/11 in responders enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry.
- Risk of neuropsychiatric disability among painters in the United States.
- Evacuating damaged and destroyed buildings on 9/11: behavioral and structural barriers.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Sinusitis
- Rosacea
- Emphysema
- High Cholesterol
- Cerebral Palsy
- Heart Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Vascular Disease
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