DavidStanleyDrozekDOFACLM
Other MD/DO • Athens, OHAssociate Professor of Lifestyle Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Office
26 E Park Dr
Athens, OH 45701Phone+1 740-592-4229Fax+1 740-592-4010- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. David Drozek trained and practiced as a general surgeon for many years before his introduction to Lifestyle Medicine as a patient in 2011. Having personally experienced reversal of chronic lifestyle related disease, he transitioned into Lifestyle Medicine as a specialty. He is certified by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and is a Fellow of the America College of Lifestyle Medicine, teaches and is involved in research at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, and is Medical Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Marietta Memorial Health System, where he has a clinical practice and works with the employee wellness program which serve as a teaching and research venue. His research is focused on the teaching and delivery of Lifestyle Medicine, especially for people with a lower socioeconomic status.
Education & Training
OhioHealth/Doctors HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1988- OhioHealth/Doctors HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in AthensClass of 1983
Cedarville College (University)BA, Biology and Chemistry, with Highest Honors, 1979
Certifications & Licensure
OH State License 1985 - 2025
WV State License 2022 - 2024- AOA Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Board Certification, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine ABLM, 2017
- Fellow American College of Lifestyle Medicine, 2017
- Physician of the Year Doctors Hospital Nelsonville/Ohio Health, 2010
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Clinical Trials
- Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Risk Reduction/Claims Evaluation Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
- Retrospective Evaluation of Athens Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Database Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
- Impact of Lifestyle Changes on Telomeric Activity in Patients With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 10
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Setting Patient-Centered Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease in Central Appalachia: Engaging Stakeholder Experts to Develop a Research Agenda.Dumisa Nyarambi, Fenose Osedeme, Hadii M Mamudu, Mary A Littleton, Amy M Poole, Cynthia Blair, Carl Voigt, Rob Gregory, David Drozek, David W Stewart, Florence M Weier...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023 Apr 27
- 5 citationsLifestyle Medicine and Economics: A Proposal for Research Priorities Informed by a Case Series of Disease Reversal.Kara A. Livingston, Kelly J. Freeman, Susan M. Friedman, Liana Lianov, David Drozek, Jamie Shallow, Dexter Shurney, Padmaja M. Patel, Thomas M. Campbell, Kaitlyn R. Pa...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Oct 29
- Sticking to the Problem: Engineering Adhesion in Molecular Endoscopic ImagingMahboubeh S. Noori, Sarah J. Bodle, Christian A. Showalter, Evan S Streator, David Drozek, Monica M. Burdick, Douglas J. Goetz> ;Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2020 Jan 21
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Journal Articles
- Detection of the Looping in Colonoscopy Using Bending SensorsJungHun Choi and David Drozek, Journal of Open Medical Devices, 1/1/2012
- Indications, findings, and technical performance of colonoscopies by a single general surgeon in a small rural hospitalKevin McAninch, OMS III, David Drozek, DO, Osteopathic Family Physician, 1/1/2011
- Development of a colonoscopy add-on device for improvement of the intubation processJonathan D Litten, JungHun Choi, David Drozek, Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 1/1/2011
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Press Mentions
We Don’t Need to Assume Diabetes Is a Relentless ProcessFebruary 3rd, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta, Ohio
External Links
- Lifestyle Medicinehttp://lifestylemedicine.mhsystem.org/index.html
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