
David Sanders Kountz MD MBA MACP
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Health and Culture, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy
Sr. Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education Professor of Medicine Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Chief Academic Officer Hackensack Meridian Health
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1945 NJ-33Clinical Academic Building Suite 5100aNeptune, NJ 07753
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Summary
- Dr. David Kountz is an internist in New Brunswick, NJ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in hospital medicine/hospitalist, health and culture, and healthcare research and healthcare policy and is experienced in general internal medicine, medical education, minority health, and health literacy. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Georgian Court UniversityMBA, Business, Cum Laude, 2008 - 2009
University of North Carolina HospitalsPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1993 - 1994
Michigan State University College of Human MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1990 - 1991
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master Educator Guild Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- ASH Certified Hypertension-Clinician American Society of Hypertension
- President International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2011-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Utilization of 15-Minute Multidisciplinary Rounds to Reduce Length of Stay in Patients under Observation Status.Swapnil V Patel, Abbas Alshami, Steven Douedi, Ndausung Udongwo, Mohammad Hossain
Healthcare. 2023-10-25 - 2 citationsImplementing Systematic Culture Change to Improve Diversity in Graduate Medical Education.Herodotos Ellinas, Franklin Trimm, David Kountz, Jessica Bienstock
Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2022-04-01 - Could Clinician Sensitivity to Cultural and Historical Considerations Help Reduce COVID-19 Deaths among Blacks?David Kountz, Fatima Rodriguez, Veronica Vital, Setu Vora, Ryan Gough
Southern Medical Journal. 2021-09-01
Journal Articles
- Routine Screening for High Blood Pressure outside of Primary Care: An Idea Whose Time Has ComeKountz DS, J Clin Hypertension, 1/13/2015
- Hypertension in African Americans Aged 60 to 79 Years: Statement from the International Society of Hypertension in BlacksEgan BM, Bland VJ, Brown AL, Ferdinand KC, Hernandez GT, Jamerson KA, Johnson WR, Kountz DS, Li J, Osei K, Reed JW, Saunders E, J Clin Hypertension, 1/10/2015
- Improving Medication Routines and Adherence in Hypertensive African Americans: Finding the Needle in the HaystackKountz DS, Kofman E, J Clin Hypertension, 1/7/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The CLER Generation Is on the Way: Is CME Ready for the Handoff?Patow CA, Regnier K, Kountz DS, Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Meeting, Grapevine TX, 1/1/2015
- Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin in Black/African American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): Pooled Analysis from 8 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trials ...Kountz D, Thrasher J, Crowe S, von Eynatten M, Wooddell M, Annual Meeting of the National Medical Association, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2014
- Efficacy and Safety of Linagliptin in Black/African American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): Pooled Analysis from 8 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trials.Thrasher J, Kountz D, Crowe S, von Eynatten M, Wooddell M, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2014
Press Mentions
How NJ Medical Schools Are Striving to Increase Student DiversityNovember 11th, 2022
US: IMGs ‘Heavily Relied On’ in Care of PatientsSeptember 7th, 2022
Largest Class of Resident and Fellow Physicians Graduate from Jersey Shore University Medical CenterJune 20th, 2022
Grant Support
- Translating Research Into Action in Diabetes (TRIAD)CDC2000–2005
Committees
- Steering Committee, Group on Resident Affairs, AAMC 2017 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors; Executive Committee, Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers 2016 - Present
- Member, Governor's Council, NJ American College of Physicians 2015 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
External Links
- LinkedIn.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkountzmdmba
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