RobertMontgomeryBrackbillJr.MD

Geriatrics • Temple, PA

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Office
4201 Kutztown Rd
Temple, PA 19560
Phone+1 610-898-6990

Fax+1 610-921-1235
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Education & Training

Tower HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1981 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Comparing life satisfaction and functioning 15 years after September 11, 2001 among survivors with and without injuries: a mixed-method study.
Lisa M. Gargano, Ho Ki Mok, Melanie H. Jacobson, Patricia A. Frazier, Sascha K. Garrey, Lysa J. Petrsoric, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Quality of Life Research. 2019 May 9
12 citations
Pulmonary Fibrosis among World Trade Center Responders: Results from the WTC Health Registry Cohort.
Jiehui Li, James E. Cone, Robert M. Brackbill, Ingrid Giesinger, Janette Yung, Mark R. Farfel> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Mar 7
10 citations
9/11 Residential Exposures: The Impact of World Trade Center Dust on Respiratory Outcomes of Lower Manhattan Residents
Vinicius C. Antao, L. Laszlo Pallos, Shannon Graham, Youn K. Shim, James H. Sapp, Brian Lewis, Steven Bullard, Howard Alper, James E. Cone, Mark R. Farfel, Robert M. B...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Mar 5
10 citations
Characterizing Mental Health Treatment Utilization among Individuals Exposed to the 2001 World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks 14⁻15 Years Post-Disaster.
Melanie H. Jacobson, Christina Norman, Pablo Sadler, Lysa J. Petrsoric, Robert M. Brackbill> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019 Feb 20
48 citations
Persistent mental and physical health impact of exposure to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks
Hannah T. Jordan, Sukhminder Osahan, Jiehui Li, Cheryl R. Stein, Stephen Friedman, Robert M. Brackbill, James E. Cone, Charon Gwynn, Ho Ki Mok, Mark R. Farfel> ;Environmental Health. 2019 Feb 12
13 citations
Post-9/11 drug- and alcohol- related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-2010.
Andrew Hirst, Sara A. Miller-Archie, Alice E. Welch, Jiehui Li, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2018 Jun 1
18 citations
Mortality among rescue and recovery workers and community members exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, 2003-2014.
Hannah T. Jordan, Cheryl R. Stein, Jiehui Li, James E. Cone, Leslie T. Stayner, James L. Hadler, Robert M. Brackbill, Mark R. Farfel> ;Environmental Research. 2018 May 1
16 citations
Comorbidity amplifies the effects of post-9/11 posttraumatic stress disorder trajectories on health-related quality of life
Jiehui Li, Kimberly Caramanica Zweig, Robert M. Brackbill, Mark R. Farfel, James E. Cone> ;Quality of Life Research. 2018 Mar 1
10 citations
Lower respiratory symptoms associated with environmental and reconstruction exposures after Hurricane Sandy
Lisa M. Gargano, Sean Locke, Hannah T. Jordan, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2018 Jan 21
18 citations
Longitudinal determinants of depression among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 14-15 years after the 9/11 attacks.
Melanie H. Jacobson, Christina Norman, Angela Nguyen, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018 Mar 15
14 citations
Re-experiencing 9/11-Related PTSD Symptoms Following Exposure to Hurricane Sandy
Jiehui Li, Howard Alper, Lisa M. Gargano, Carey B. Maslow, Robert M. Brackbill> ;International Journal of Emergency Mental Health. 2018 Jan 1
20 citations
Injury, intense dust exposure, and chronic disease among survivors of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
Howard Alper, Shengchao Yu, Steven D. Stellman, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Injury Epidemiology. 2017 Jul 3
12 citations
Intensity of Binge Drinking a Decade After the September 11th Terror Attacks Among Exposed Individuals.
Alice E. Welch, Kimberly Caramanica Zweig, Jonathan M. McAteer, Robert M. Brackbill> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2017 Feb 1
6 citations
Parent Physical and Mental Health Comorbidity and Adolescent Behavior.
Lisa M. Gargano, Sean Locke, Robert M. Brackbill> ;International Journal of Emergency Mental Health. 2017 Jan 1
15 citations
Reproductive Outcomes Following Maternal Exposure to the Events of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, in New York City.
Carey B. Maslow, Kimberly Caramanica, Jiehui Li, Steven D. Stellman, Robert M. Brackbill> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2016 Sep 14
28 citations
Trajectories of PTSD Among Lower Manhattan Residents and Area Workers Following the 2001 World Trade Center Disaster, 2003–2012
Alice E. Welch, Kimberly Caramanica, Carey B. Maslow, Robert M. Brackbill, Steven D. Stellman, Mark R. Farfel> ;Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2016 Mar 8
12 citations
Exposure to the World Trade Center Disaster and 9/11-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Household Disaster Preparedness.
Lisa M. Gargano, Kimberly Caramanica, Sarah Sisco, Robert M. Brackbill, Steven D. Stellman> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2015 Dec 1
Evaluation of non-response bias in a cohort study of World Trade Center terrorist attack survivors.
Yu, S.,Brackbill, R. M.,Stellman, S. D.,Ghuman, S.,Farfel, M. R.> ;BMC Res Notes. 2015 Mar 18
38 citations
Factors associated with poor control of 9/11-related asthma 10-11 years after the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks.
Hannah T. Jordan, Steven D. Stellman, Joan Reibman, Mark R. Farfel, Robert M. Brackbill, Stephen Friedman, James E. Cone> ;The Journal of Asthma. 2015 Jul 3
60 citations
Comorbidity of 9/11-related PTSD and depression in the World Trade Center Health Registry 10-11 years postdisaster
Kimberly Caramanica, Robert M. Brackbill, Tim S. Liao, Steven D. Stellman> ;Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2014 Dec 1
55 citations
Posttraumatic stress disorder and new-onset diabetes among adult survivors of the World Trade Center disaster.
Sara A. Miller-Archie, Hannah T. Jordan, Ryan Richard Ruff, James E. Cone, Robert M. Brackbill, Joanne Kong, Felix M. Ortega, Steven D. Stellman> ;Preventive Medicine. 2014 Sep 1
0073 PTSD and Cognitive Impairment among Rescue and Recovery Workers exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Centre Disaster.
Sanchez, S.,Barnhart, S.,Stellman, S.,Cone, J.,Brackbill, R.> ;Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jul 16
38 citations
Unmet mental health care need 10–11 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks: 2011–2012 results from the World Trade Center Health Registry
Sharon J Ghuman, Robert M. Brackbill, Steven D. Stellman, James E. Cone> ;BMC Public Health. 2014 May 22
5 citations
Evacuating damaged and destroyed buildings on 9/11: Behavioral and structural barriers
Justina L. Groeger, Steven D. Stellman, Alexandra Kravitt, Robert M. Brackbill> ;Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2013 Nov 19
35 citations
Comorbid persistent lower respiratory symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder 5–6 years post-9/11 in responders enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
Stephen Friedman, Mark R. Farfel, Carey B. Maslow, James E. Cone, Robert M. Brackbill, Steven D. Stellman> ;American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2013 Nov 1
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Press Mentions

9/11 Survivors More Likely to Have Heart, Lung DiseasesJuly 17th, 2017

Hospital Affiliations

Reading HospitalReading, Pennsylvania