Susan M. Frayne, MD, MPH
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - General Medical Disciplines
Key Documents
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Director, VA Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network Coordinating Center, VA Palo Alto (2010 - present)
- Director, Women's Health Evaluation Initiative, VA Palo Alto (2009 - present)
- Acting Director, Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto (2009 - 2010)
- Medical Director, MOVE TIME obesity clinic, VA Palo Alto (2008 - 2010)
- Co-Director, Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship (Med 313), Stanford Univ School of Medicine (2005 - 2008)
- Associate Director for Development, WomenÂ’s Hlth Center, VA Palo Alto (2004 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, Pomona College (1981)
- Summa Cum Laude, Pomona College (1982)
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)
- Career Development Award, Health Services Research, VA HSR&D (1999)
- Advanced Research Career Development Award, VA HSR&D (2001)
- Elected Fellow, American College of Physicians (2003)
Professional Education
| MPH: | Boston University, Public Health (1992) |
| Fellowship: | Boston University, General Internal Medicine (1992) |
| Residency: | University of California, Irvine, Internal Medicine (1989) |
| MD: | UC San Diego, Medicine (1986) |
| BA: | Pomona College (1982) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My work, recently sponsored by a VA HSR&D Advanced Research Career Development Award, examines the quality of primary care provided to patients with mental illness, particularly women with post-traumatic stress disorder secondary to sexual trauma. In a series of studies, my research program is first examining whether patients with mental illness receive lower quality medical care, then examining barriers that explain such disparities, and will then examine interventions and systems of care designed to optimize cliniciansÂ’ ability to deliver high-quality, integrated medical care to patients with comorbid medical and mental health conditions. Other areas of interest include health sequelae of trauma in women; health care delivery to women veterans.
Publications
- Receipt of cervical cancer screening in female veterans: impact of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Womens Health Issues. 2013 May-Jun; (3): e153-9
- A randomized controlled trial of a web-delivered brief alcohol intervention in Veterans Affairs primary care. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2013; (3): 428-36
- Differences and trends in stroke prevention anticoagulation in primary care vs cardiology specialty management of new atrial fibrillation: The Retrospective Evaluation and Assessment of Therapies in AF (TREAT-AF) study. Am Heart J. 2013; (1): 93-101.e1
- Trends in rates and attributable costs of conditions among female VA patients, 2000 and 2008. Womens Health Issues. 2012 May-Jun; (3): e337-44
- Organizational factors associated with screening for military sexual trauma. Womens Health Issues. 2012; (2): e209-15
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, and medical comorbidity among returning U.S. veterans. J Trauma Stress. 2012; (2): 220-5
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