Clyde B. Schechter

Clyde B. Schechter, M.D.

Area of research

  • Simulation modeling; epidemiology; breast cancer prevention and control; diabetes self-management support; patient safety and electronic medical records.

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Location

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus 1300 Morris Park Avenue Block 406 Bronx, NY 10461

Research Profiles

Research Profiles

Research Profiles

Professional Interests

Education

  • Columbia University, A.B.
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, M.A. (Mathematics)
  • College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, M.D.
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, PGY1-4, Internal Medicine
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center, Fellow, General Preventive Medicine & Public Health

Interests

  • Diabetes, public health nutrition, breast cancer control, errors in electronic health records, and others.
  • Simulation modeling; decision analysis, cost effectiveness analysis.

Expertise

  1. Statistical and mathematical modeling of disease processes.
  2. Applied epidemiology.
  3. Decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and computer simulations.

Active Projects:

  • Comparative Modeling: Informing Breast Cancer Control Practice & Policy
  • NYC Care Calls (Diabetes Self Management Clinical Trial)
  • Biomarkers of Psychological Risk and Resilience in World Trade Center Responders
  • Can patient photographs reduce wrong-patient errors in electronic health records
  • Effects of past and concurrent diabetes on outcomes in covid 19

Selected Publications

PUBLICATIONS (2015-PRESENT):

Original Peer-Reviewed Reports.

    1. Schechter CB, Near AM, Jayasekara J, Chandler Y, Mandelblatt JS.  Structure, function, and applications of the Georgetown-Einstein (GE) Breast Cancer Simulation Model.  Medical Decision Making 2018 38(1 Supp)  66S-77S

    2. Adelman J, Aschner J, Schechter C, Angert R, Weiss J, Rai A, Berger M, Reissman S, Parakkattu V, Chacko B, Racine A, Southern W.  Use of temporary names for newborns and associated risks.  Pediatrics 2015 136(2):327-33.

    3. Walker EA, Weiss L, Gary-Webb TL, Realmuto L, Kamler A, Ravenell J, Tejeda C, Lukin J,.Schechter CB. Power Up for Health: Pilot Study Outcomes of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Men from Disadvantaged Neighborhoods. Am J Mens Health. 2018 Jul;12(4):989-997. doi: 10.1177/1557988318758787. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 29540129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6131473

    4. Agarwal S, Schechter C, Southern W, Crandall JP, Tomer Y.  Pre-admission diabetes specific risk factors for mortality in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019.  Diabetes Care 2020 (in press).

    5. Lucan S, Maroko A, Jin A, Chen A, Pan C, Sosa G; Schechter C.Change in an urban food environment within a single year: considerations for food-environment research and community health.Preventive Medicine Reports 2020 (in press)