ThomasKHoustonIIMD

Internal Medicine • Birmingham, AL

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Office
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-6600
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2020
AL State Medical License Active through 2011
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2002

Clinical Trials

STORIES-Stories to Communicate Risk About Tobacco Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
VHA Clinicians and Bioterror Events: Interactive Web-based Learning Start of enrollment: 2004 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Web-Enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post MI CBOC Patients Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dental Tobacco Control.Net:Improving Practice Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Web-delivered Provider Intervention for Tobacco Control Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
IVR-Enhanced Care Transition Support for Complex Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Using Stories to Address Disparities in Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Patient Experience Recommender System for Persuasive Communication Tailoring Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Take a Break (TAB): mHealth-assisted Skills Building Challenge for Unmotivated Smokers Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 07
Completed
Not Applicable
mHealth Messaging to Motivate Quitline Use Quitting Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 23
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Creating research-ready partnerships: the initial development of seven implementation laboratories to advance cancer control.
Gina R Kruse, Erica Hale, Justin E Bekelman, Jennifer E DeVoe, Rachel Gold, Peggy A Hannon, Thomas K Houston, Aimee S James, Ashley Johnson, Lisa M Klesges, Andrea L N...> ;BMC Health Services Research. 2023 Feb 21
Understanding Patients' Intention to Use Digital Health Apps That Support Postdischarge Symptom Monitoring by Providers Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Su...
Jinying Chen, Jessica G Wijesundara, Gabrielle E Enyim, Lisa M Lombardini, Ben S Gerber, Thomas K Houston, Rajani S Sadasivam> ;JMIR Human Factors. 2022 Mar 7
5 citations
Effect of Technology-Assisted Brief Abstinence Game on Long-term Smoking Cessation in Individuals Not Yet Ready to Quit: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Thomas K Houston, Jinying Chen, Daniel J Amante, Amanda C Blok, Catherine S Nagawa, Jessica G Wijesundara, Ariana Kamberi, Jeroan J Allison, Sharina D Person, Julie Fl...> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Facilitators and barriers to post-discharge pain assessment and triage: a qualitative study of nurses' and patients' perspectives.
Jinying Chen, Jessica G. Wijesundara, Angela Patterson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Sandra Aiello, David D. McManus, M. Diane McKee, Bo Wang, Thomas K. Houston> ;BMC Health Services Research. 2021 Sep 28
1 citations
Evaluating the use of a recommender system for selecting optimal messages for smoking cessation: patterns and effects of user-system engagement.
Jinying Chen, Thomas K. Houston, Jamie M Faro, Catherine S. Nagawa, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Amanda C. Blok, Jeroan J. Allison, Sharina D. Person, Bridget Smith, Rajani ...> ;BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 26
1 citations
Non-specific pain and 30-day readmission in acute coronary syndromes: findings from the TRACE-CORE prospective cohort.
Jinying Chen, Catarina I. Kiefe, Marc Gagnier, Darleen M. Lessard, David D. McManus, Bo Wang, Thomas K. Houston> ;BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2021 Aug 9
3 citations
Health-Related Goal Setting and Achievement Among Veterans with High Technology Adoption.
Rachael N. Martinez, Bridget Smith, Bella Etingen, Thomas K. Houston, Stephanie L. Shimada, Daniel J. Amante, Angela Patterson, Lorilei M. Richardson, Gerrit Vandenber...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 May 7
13 citations
Merging Implementation Practice and Science to Scale Up Promising Practices: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Diffusion of Excellence (DoE) Program
George L. Jackson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn S. White, Caitlin M. Reardon, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Andrea Nevedal, Jennifer H. Lindquist, Allen L. Gifford, Lindsay Wh...> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2021 Apr 1
4 citations
Comparing recruitment strategies for a digital smoking cessation intervention: Technology-assisted peer recruitment, social media, ResearchMatch, and smokefree.gov.
Jamie M Faro, Catherine S. Nagawa, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Bridget Smith, Amanda C. Blok, Thomas K. Houston, Ariana Kamberi, Jeroan J. Allison, Sharina D. Person, Rajan...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2021 Feb 8
Herbal or Dietary Supplement Use and Hypertensive Medications: Does the Combination Relate to Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control?
Catherine S. Nagawa, Jessica A. Palakshappa, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Thomas K. Houston> ;Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2021 Feb 12
2 citations
Impact of Patient Access to Online VA Notes on Healthcare Utilization and Clinician Documentation: a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Amanda C. Blok, Daniel J. Amante, Timothy P. Hogan, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Stephanie L. Shimada, Susan Woods, Kim M. Nazi, Thomas K. Houston> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Jan 14
6 citations
Impact of Patient-Clinical Team Secure Messaging on Communication Patterns and Patient Experience: Randomized Encouragement Design Trial.
Stephanie L. Shimada, Mark S Zocchi, Timothy P. Hogan, Stefan G. Kertesz, Armando J. Rotondi, Jorie Butler, Sara J. Knight, Kathryn DeLaughter, Felicia Kleinberg, Jeff...> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020 Nov 18
6 citations
Supporting the Implementation of Connected Care Technologies in the Veterans Health Administration: Cross-Sectional Survey Findings from the Veterans Engagement with T...
Bella Etingen, Daniel J. Amante, Rachael N. Martinez, Bridget Smith, Stephanie L. Shimada, Lorilei M. Richardson, Angela Patterson, Thomas K. Houston, Kathleen L. Fris...> ;Journal of Participatory Medicine. 2020 Sep 30
2 citations
Assessing the risk of seizures with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine therapy for COVID-19 in persons with epilepsy.
Sandipan Pati, Thomas K. Houston> ;Epilepsy Research. 2020 Sep 1
Teamwork for smoking cessation: which smoker was willing to engage their partner? Results from a cross-sectional study
Catherine S. Nagawa, Oluwabunmi M. Emidio, Kate L. Lapane, Thomas K. Houston, Bruce A. Barton, Jamie M Faro, Amanda C. Blok, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Sarah L. Cutrona, B...> ;BMC Research Notes. 2020 Jul 20
10 citations
A longitudinal implementation evaluation of a physical activity program for cancer survivors: LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA.
Jamie M Faro, Hannah Arem, Ann-Hilary Heston, Katherine H. Hohman, Heather Hodge, Bo Wang, Stephenie C. Lemon, Thomas K. Houston, Rajani S. Sadasivam> ;Implementation Science Communications. 2020 Jul 8
2 citations
Written Advice Given by African American Smokers to Their Peers: Qualitative Study of Motivational Messages
Catherine S. Nagawa, Jamie M Faro, Anitha Menon, Mayuko Fukunaga, Jessica H. Williams, Oluwabunmi M. Emidio, Maryann Davis, Lori Pbert, Sarah L. Cutrona, Thomas K. Hou...> ;JMIR Formative Research. 2020 Jun 16
3 citations
Secure Asynchronous Communication Between Smokers and Tobacco Treatment Specialists: Secondary Analysis of a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention in the QUIT-PRIMO and Na...
Rajani S. Sadasivam, Ariana Kamberi, Kathryn DeLaughter, Barrett D. Phillips, Jessica H. Williams, Sarah L. Cutrona, Midge N. Ray, Gregg H. Gilbert, Thomas K. Houston,...> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020 May 6
6 citations
Comparison of a Collective Intelligence Tailored Messaging System on Smoking Cessation Between African American and White People Who Smoke: Quasi-Experimental Design.
Jamie M Faro, Catherine S. Nagawa, Jeroan A Allison, Stephenie C. Lemon, Kathleen M. Mazor, Thomas K. Houston, Rajani S. Sadasivam> ;JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth. 2020 Apr 27
2 citations
The 'Take a Break' game: Randomized trial protocol for a technology-assisted brief abstinence experience designed to engage lower-motivated smokers.
Daniel J. Amante, Amanda C. Blok, Catherine S. Nagawa, Jessica G. Wijesundara, Jeroan J. Allison, Sharina D. Person, Jeanne Morley, Joseph Conigliaro, Kristin M. Matto...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2020 Apr 23
8 citations
The Association Between Patient-reported Clinical Factors and 30-day Acute Care Utilization in Chronic Heart Failure.
Jinying Chen, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Amanda C. Blok, Christine S. Ritchie, Catherine S. Nagawa, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Kanan Patel, Thomas K. Houston> ;Medical Care. 2020 Apr 1
1 citations
Nurse-Driven mHealth Implementation Using the Technology Inpatient Program for Smokers (TIPS): Mixed Methods Study.
Amanda C. Blok, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Timothy P. Hogan, Angela Patterson, Nicole Day, Thomas K. Houston> ;JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth. 2019 Oct 4
19 citations
Automated Text Messaging With Patients in Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Clinics: Cluster Randomized Trial.
Vera Yakovchenko, Timothy P. Hogan, Thomas K. Houston, Lorilei M. Richardson, Jessica M. Lipschitz, Beth Ann Petrakis, Chris Gillespie, D. Keith McInnes> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2019 Aug 23
5 citations
Gamification to Motivate the Unmotivated Smoker: The "Take a Break" Digital Health Intervention.
Amanda C. Blok, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Daniel J. Amante, Ariana Kamberi, Julie M. Flahive, Jeanne Morley, Joseph Conigliaro, Thomas K. Houston> ;Games for Health Journal. 2019 Jun 20
7 citations
Dissemination and Effectiveness of the Peer Marketing and Messaging of a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness Trial.
Jamie M Faro, Elizabeth Aaker Orvek, Amanda C. Blok, Catherine S. Nagawa, Annalise J McDonald, Gregory Seward, Thomas K. Houston, Ariana Kamberi, Jeroan J. Allison, Sh...> ;JMIR Research Protocols. 2019 Jul 23
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Press Mentions

Wake Forest School of Medicine Awarded $2.8 Million from the Duke Endowment to Address Social Determinants of HealthJuly 26th, 2021
Wake Forest Trains Telehealth, RPM on Social Determinants of Health, Stroke CareAugust 3rd, 2021

Grant Support

Quit-Primo:Web-Delivered Clinical Microsystem Intervention For Tobacco ControlNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
Quit-Primo:Web-Delivered Clinical Microsystem Intervention For Tobacco ControlNational Cancer Institute2008–2009
Dental Tobacco Control NET Improving PracticeNational Institute On Drug Abuse2003–2007

Hospital Affiliations

Atrium Wake Forest BaptistWinston Salem, North Carolina

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