PaulJAmorosoMDMPH

Preventive Medicine • Tacoma, WA

Aerospace Medicine

formerly Physician Executive, MultiCare Institute for Research and Innovation

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Office
Squally Creek Personalized Health & Wellness
3422 53rd ST E
Tacoma, WA 98443
Phone+1 360-888-7157

Fax+1 253-399-2882
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Education & Training

USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Aerospace MedicineResidency, Preventive Medicine, 1988 - 1990
Tripler Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1986 - 2015
American Board of Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Certified Physician Executive Certifying Commission in Medical Management (CCMM), 2015
Certified Physician Investigator Academy of Clinical Research Professionals, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

49 citations
Prevalence and treatment of opioid use disorders among primary care patients in six health systems.
Gwen T. Lapham, Denise M. Boudreau, Eric Johnson, Jennifer F. Bobb, Abigail G. Matthews, Jennifer McCormack, David Liu, Jeffrey H. Samet, Andrew J. Saxon, Cynthia I. C...> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2020 Feb 1
11 citations
Clinician engagement in research as a path toward the learning health system: A regional survey across the northwestern United States:
Elizabeth L. Ciemins, Brenda Mollis, Jeannine M. Brant, Laurie Hassell, Sandra Albritton, Paul J. Amoroso, Angela Lloyd, Jodi M. Smith, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Katherin...> ;Health Services Management Research. 2020 Feb 1
Feasibility of connecting regional research programs to national multisite trials emanating from the CTSA Trial Innovation Network.
Laurie Hassell, Charlie Gregor, Ann J. Melvin, Christopher H. Goss, Robert H. Coker, Cindi Laukes, Sandra Albritton, Jeannine M. Brant, Paul J. Amoroso, Nichole Whiten...> ;Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2020 Jan 24
10 citations
Delay in Treatment After Cancer Diagnosis in Adolescents and Young Adults: Does Facility Transfer Matter?
Jin Mou, Effie L. Bolieu, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Paul J. Amoroso, Beth Devine, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Laura L. Frank, Rebecca H. Johnson> ;Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2019 Jun 4
17 citations
The discriminative power of STOP-Bang as a screening tool for suspected obstructive sleep apnea in clinically referred patients: considering gender differences.
Jin Mou, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Brian A Crick, Paul J. Amoroso, Kirk T Harmon, Stephen F Tarnoczy, S Shirley Ho, Kimberly A. Mebust> ;Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2019 Mar 1
4 citations
Functional electrical stimulation improves quality of life by reducing intermittent claudication.
David G. Embrey, Gad Alon, Brenna A. Brandsma, Felix Vladimir, Angela Silva, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Paul J. Amoroso> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Sep 15
21 citations
Assessment of clinical trial participant patient satisfaction: a call to action
Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Stacie Rebar, Anne Reedy, Roslyn Pierce, Paul J. Amoroso> ;Trials. 2016 Oct 6
24 citations
Development of a systematic protocol to identify victims of non-accidental trauma
Mauricio A. Escobar, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Yolanda Duralde, Carolynn J. Morris, Dustin Haferbecker, Paul J. Amoroso, Hilare Lemley, Elizabeth C. Pohlson> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2016 Jan 25
8 citations
Quality improvement measures in pulse-oximetry newborn heart screening: a time series analysis.
Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Paul J. Amoroso, Diane Zook, Karl F. Welke, Anne Reedy, Matthew V. Park> ;Pediatrics. 2015 Feb 1
26 citations
Fructose intolerance/malabsorption and recurrent abdominal pain in children.
Mauricio A. Escobar, Daniel Lustig, Bethann M. Pflugeisen, Paul J. Amoroso, Dalia Sherif, Rasha Saeed, Shaza Shamdeen, Judith Tuider, Bisher Abdullah> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2014 Apr 1
5 citations
Disability among US Army Veterans vaccinated against anthrax
Sandra I. Sulsky, Rose S. Luippold, Patrick M. Garman, Hayley Hughes, Edward J. Boyko, Charles Maynard, Paul J. Amoroso> ;Vaccine. 2012 Sep 21
4 citations
Application of latent semantic analysis for open-ended responses in a large, epidemiologic study
Travis D. Leleu, Isabel G. Jacobson, Cynthia A. LeardMann, Besa Smith, Peter W. Foltz, Paul J. Amoroso, Marcia A. Derr, Margaret A. K. Ryan, Tyler C. Smith> ;BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2011 Oct 5
3 citations
Risk of disability for US army personnel vaccinated against anthrax, 1998-2005.
Sandra I. Sulsky, Rose S. Luippold, Patrick M. Garman, Hayley Hughes, Paul J. Amoroso> ;Vaccine. 2011 Aug 11
39 citations
Preinjury psychiatric status, injury severity, and postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder.
Donald A Sandweiss, Donald J. Slymen, Cynthia A. LeardMann, Besa Smith, Martin R White, Edward J. Boyko, Tomoko I. Hooper, Gary D. Gackstetter, Paul J. Amoroso, Tyler ...> ;Archives of General Psychiatry. 2011 May 2
15 citations
Effectiveness of an external ankle brace in reducing parachuting-related ankle injuries
Rose S. Luippold, Sandra I. Sulsky, Paul J. Amoroso> ;Injury Prevention. 2011 Feb 1
33 citations
Health impact of US military service in a large population-based military cohort: findings of the Millennium Cohort Study, 2001-2008
Tyler C. Smith, Isabel G. Jacobson, Tomoko I. Hooper, Cynthia A. LeardMann, Edward J. Boyko, Besa Smith, Gary D. Gackstetter, Timothy S. Wells, Paul J. Amoroso, Gregor...> ;BMC Public Health. 2011 Jan 31
86 citations
Assessing nonresponse bias at follow-up in a large prospective cohort of relatively young and mobile military service members
Alyson J. Littman, Edward J. Boyko, Isabel G. Jacobson, Jaime L Horton, Gary D. Gackstetter, Besa Smith, Tomoko I. Hooper, Timothy S. Wells, Paul J. Amoroso, Tyler C. ...> ;BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2010 Oct 21
19 citations
Prior Health Care Utilization Patterns and Suicide Among U.S. Army Soldiers
Nicole S. Bell, Thomas C. Harford, Paul J. Amoroso, Ilyssa E. Hollander, Ashley B. Kay> ;Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. 2010 Aug 1
90 citations
Risk of Diabetes in U.S. Military Service Members in Relation to Combat Deployment and Mental Health
Edward J. Boyko, Isabel G. Jacobson, Besa Smith, Margaret A. K. Ryan, Tomoko I. Hooper, Paul J. Amoroso, Gary D. Gackstetter, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Tyler C. Smith> ;Diabetes Care. 2010 Aug 1
12 citations
Early mortality experience in a large military cohort and a comparison of mortality data sources.
Tomoko I. Hooper, Gary D. Gackstetter, Cynthia A. LeardMann, Edward J. Boyko, Lisa A. Pearse, Besa Smith, Paul J. Amoroso, Tyler C. Smith> ;Population Health Metrics. 2010 May 24
4 citations
Demographic, physical, and mental health factors associated with deployment of U.S. Army soldiers to the Persian Gulf.
Nicole S Bell, Paul J Amoroso, Jeffrey O Williams, Michelle M Yore, Charles C Engel Jr, Laura Senier, Annette C DeMattos, David H Wegman> ;Military Medicine. 2010 Apr 1
78 citations
Association of Time Since Deployment, Combat Intensity, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms With Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Iraq War Deployment
Brian P. Marx, Kevin Brailey, Susan P. Proctor, Helen Z. MacDonald, Anna C. Graefe, Paul J. Amoroso, Timothy Heeren, Jennifer J. Vasterling> ;Archives of General Psychiatry. 2009 Sep 1
5 citations
Identifying modifiable causes of fall-related injury: an analysis of U.S. Army safety data.
Eric Shuping, Michelle Canham-Chervak, Paul J. Amoroso, Bruce H. Jones> ;Work. 2009 Jan 1
70 citations
Disordered Eating and Weight Changes After Deployment: Longitudinal Assessment of a Large US Military Cohort
Isabel G. Jacobson, Tyler C. Smith, Besa Smith, Pamela K. Keel, Paul J. Amoroso, Timothy S. Wells, Gaston P. Bathalon, Edward J. Boyko, Margaret A. K. Ryan> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008 Dec 13
5 citations
Re: “Psychiatric Diagnoses in Historic and Contemporary Military Cohorts: Combat Deployment and the Healthy Warrior Effect”
Tyler C. Smith, Margaret A. K. Ryan, Besa Smith, Gary D. Gackstetter, Timothy S. Wells, Paul J. Amoroso, Tomoko I. Hooper, Edward J. Boyko> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008 Nov 1
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