Eric Hurwitz, DC, PhD
 
 

CURRICULUM VITAE (2/7/2002)

ERIC LEWIS HURWITZ
  UCLA School of Public Health  Phone: (310) 206-4074
  Department of Epidemiology Fax: (310) 206-7371
  Box 951772  
  41-257 Center for Health Sciences Email: ehurwitz@ucla.edu
  Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 Web: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~ehurwitz

 

EDUCATION
  Institution Degree
(date awarded)		 Dates Field
  University of California, Berkeley A.B. (5/17/85) 9/81 - 5/85 Physiology
  Los Angeles College of Chiropractic D.C. (12/17/88) 9/85 - 12/88 Chiropractic
  University of California, Los Angeles M.S. (6/14/91) 9/88 - 6/91 Epidemiology
  University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. (3/22/96) 9/91 - 12/95 Epidemiology
         

RESEARCH AND/OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  Position Location Dates
  Teaching Assistant Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
Department of Physiology		 9/86 - 12/1988
  Visiting Scholar Program Co-Director (volunteer) Los Angeles College of Chiropractic 9/86 - 12/1988
  Research Associate Los Angeles College of Chiropractic 9/86 -12/1990
  Teaching Assistant University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 9/89 - 6/1995
  Research Associate University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 9/90 -12/1995
  Lecturer University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Health Careers Opportunity Program		 8/91 - 9/1995
  Consultant RAND, Santa Monica, CA 1/93 - 6/1999
  Instructor California State University, Los Angeles
Department of Biology and Microbiology		 9/95 - 12/1995
  Assistant Researcher University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 1/96 - 6/1999
  Assistant Professor Southern California University of Health Sciences, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Department of Research 1/1996 -
  Visiting Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 1/97 - 6/1997
  Adjunct Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 7/97 - 6/1999
  Consultant Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Family Practice Medicine Residency Program		 7/97 - 6/1998
  Assistant Professor in Residence University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology		 7/1999 -
       

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
  Profession (License No.) Certifying Agency Dates
  Doctor of Chiropractic (DC 20234)  Board of Chiropractic Examiners
State of California		 1989-
       

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
  Organization Dates
  American Public Health Association  1988-
  Association for Health Services Research 1989-
  Society for Epidemiologic Research 1990-
     

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Hurwitz EL, Phillips RB. Chiropractic in the yellow pages: a content analysis study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 11:281-289, 1988.
     
  2. Shekelle PG, Adams AH, Chassin MR, Hurwitz EL, Brook RH. Spinal manipulation for low-back pain. Annals of Internal Medicine 117:590-598, 1992.
     
  3. Hurwitz EL. The relative impact of chiropractic vs. medical management of low-back pain on health status in a multispecialty group practice. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 17:74-82, 1994.
     
  4. Shekelle PG, Hurwitz EL, Coulter I, Adams AH, Genovese B, Brook RH. The appropriateness of chiropractic spinal manipulation for low-back pain: a pilot study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 18:265-270, 1995.
     
  5. Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Aronow HU, Cassata DM, Beck JC. Chiropractic patients in a comprehensive home-based geriatric assessment, follow-up and health promotion program. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 3:46-55, 1996.
     
  6. Hurwitz EL, Aker PD, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Shekelle PG. Manipulation and mobilization of the cervical spine: a systematic review of the literature. Spine 21:1746-1760, 1996.
     
  7. Diehl DL, Kaplan G, Coulter ID, Glik D, Hurwitz EL. Use of acupuncture by American physicians. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 3:119-126, 1997.
     
  8. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Correlates of back problems and back-related disability in the United States. J Clinical Epidemiology 50:669-681, 1997.
     
  9. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The effects of comorbidity and other factors on medical versus chiropractic care for back problems. Spine 22:2254-2264, 1997.
     
  10. Wilkes M, Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL. The relationship of specialty and training on residents' attitudes toward a changing health care system. Research in the Sociology of Health Care 15:121-136, 1998.
     
  11. Hurwitz EL, Coulter ID, Adams AH, Genovese BJ, Shekelle PG. Use of chiropractic services from 1985 through 1991 in the United States and Canada. Amer J Publ Health 88:771-776, 1998.
  12. Shekelle PG, Coulter I, Hurwitz EL, Adams AH, Genovese B, Mior SA, Brook RH. The congruence between decisions to initiate chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain and appropriateness criteria in North America. Annals of Internal Medicine 129:9-17, 1998.
     
  13. Wilkes M, Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL. Medical, law, and business students' perceptions of the changing health care system. Social Science & Medicine 47:1043-1049, 1998.
     
  14. Smith BMT, Hurwitz EL, Solsberg D, Rubinstein D, Corenman DS, Dwyer AP, Kleiner J. Interobserver reliability of detecting lumbar intervertebral disc high-intensity zone (HIZ) on MRI and association of HIZ with pain and annular disruption. Spine 23:2074-2080, 1998.
     
  15. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The effect of comorbidity on care seeking for back problems in the United States. Annals Epidemiol 9:262-270, 1999.
     
  16. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Cross-sectional associations of asthma, hay fever, and other allergies with major depression and low-back pain among adults aged 20-39 years in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 150:1107-1116, 1999.
     
  17. Caldwell SG, Hurwitz EL, Adams A. Piriformis syndrome: An annotated bibliography. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association 43:176-182, 1999.
     
  18. Clements PJ, Wong WK, Hurwitz EL, Furst DE, Mayes M, White B, Wigley F, Weisman M, Barr W, Moreland L, Medsger T, Steen V, Martin R, Collier D, Weinstein A, Lally E, Varga J, Weiner S, Andrews B, Abeles M, Seibold J. Correlates of the disability index of the Health Assessment Questionnaire. A measure of functional impairment in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis and Rheumatism 42:2372-2380, 1999.
     
  19. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The effects of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) or tetanus vaccination on allergies and allergy-related respiratory symptoms among children and adolescents in the United States. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 23:81-90, 2000.
     
  20. Clements PJ, Hurwitz EL, Wong WK, Furst DE, Mayes M, White B, Wigley F, Weisman M, Barr W, Moreland L, Medsger T, Steen V, Martin R, Collier D, Weinstein A, Lally E, Varga J, Weiner S, Andrews B, Abeles M, Seibold J. Skin score as a predictor and correlate of outcome: High-dose vs. low-dose penicillamine in systemic sclerosis trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism 43:2445-2454, 2000.
     
  21. Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Spitzer K, Genovese BJ, Hays RD. A Chiropractic Supplemental Item Set for the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 7:50-56, 2000.
     
  22. Clements PJ, Wong WK, Hurwitz EL, Furst DE, Mayes M, White B, Wigley F, Weisman M, Barr W, Moreland L, Medsger T, Steen V, Martin R, Collier D, Weinstein A, Lally E, Varga J, Weiner S, Andrews B, Abeles M, Seibold J. The Disability Index of the Health Assessment Questionnaire as a predictor and correlate of outcome in the high-dose versus low-dose penicillamine in systemic sclerosis trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism 44:653-661, 2001.
     
  23. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Immediate and longterm effects of immune stimulation: hypothesis linking the immune response to subsequent physical and psychological wellbeing. Medical Hypotheses 56:620-624, 2001.
     
  24. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. The effectiveness of physical modalities among low-back-pain patients randomized to chiropractic care: Findings from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 2002.
     
  25. Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Adams AH, Genovese BJ, Hays R, Shekelle PG. Patients using chiropractors in North America: Who are they, and why are they in chiropractic care. Spine, 27:291-298, 2002.
     

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION
  1. Hurwitz EL. Do asthma and physical inactivity influence the associations of personal and job stressors with perceived stress and depression? Findings from the 1998-1999 California Work and Health Survey. Submitted.
     
  2. Goldstein MS, Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Yu F. The impact of treatment confidence on pain and related disability among patients with low-back pain: Results from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. Submitted.
     
  3. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. A randomized trial of medical care with and without physical therapy and chiropractic care with and without physical modalities for patients with low-back pain: Six-month follow-up outcomes from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. Submitted.
     
  4. Hertzman-Miller RP, Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Yu F, Adams AH, Harber P, Kominski GF. Comparing the satisfaction of low-back-pain patients randomized to receive medical or chiropractic care in a managed-care setting: Results from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. Submitted.
     
  5. Yu F, Belin TR, Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL. Use of a transition model to analyze longitudinal low-back-pain data. Submitted.
     
  6. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Yu F. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of low-back pain and related disability with psychological distress among patients enrolled in the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. Submitted.
     
  7. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Yu F, Adams AH. A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain: Clinical outcomes from the UCLA Neck Pain Study. Submitted.
     
  8. Kominski GF, Heslin KC, Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL. Economic evaluation of four treatments for low-back pain: Results from a randomized controlled trial. In preparation.
     
  9. Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Yu F, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Adams AH. Long-term effects of chiropractic versus medical care for low-back pain: 18-month follow-up in the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. In preparation.
     
  10. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Yu F, Chiao C. Effects of psychosocial and behavioral factors on low-back pain and psychological distress among primary-care low-back-pain patients. In preparation.
     
  11. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Yu F. Effects of patient satisfaction on low-back-pain outcomes among patients enrolled in the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. In preparation.
     

TECHNICAL REPORTS
  1. Shekelle PG, Adams AH, Chassin MR, Hurwitz EL, Park RE, Phillips RB, Brook RH. The appropriateness of spinal manipulation for low-back pain: project overview and literature review. RAND Corporation Publication R-4025/1, 1991.
     
  2. Shekelle PG, Adams AH, Chassin MR, Hurwitz EL, Park RE, Phillips RB, Brook RH. The appropriateness of spinal manipulation for low-back pain: indications and ratings by a multidisciplinary expert panel. RAND Corporation Publication R-4025/2, 1991.
     
  3. Shekelle PG, Adams AH, Chassin MR, Hurwitz EL, Park RE, Phillips RB, Brook RH. The appropriateness of spinal manipulation for low-back pain: indications and ratings by an all chiropractic expert panel. RAND Corporation Publication R-4025/3, 1991.
     
  4. Shekelle PG, Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Genovese B. The appropriateness of spinal manipulation for low-back pain: Data collection instruments and a manual for their use. RAND Corporation R-4025/5-CCR/FCER, 1995.
     
  5. Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Hansen DT, Mootz RD, Aker PD, Genovese BJ, Shekelle PG. The appropriateness of manipulation and mobilization of the cervical spine. RAND Corporation Publication MR-781-CCR, 1996.
     
  6. Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Beers MH. Improving the Appropriateness of Medication Prescribing in Nursing Homes. Addendum to Final Report to the John A. Hartford Foundation, 1996.
     
  7. Hurwitz EL. Predictors of back problems and back-related disability and the effects of comorbidity and other factors on back-related health care utilization in the United States: Abstract and executive summary of dissertation. AHCPR grant no. HS07968, National Technical Information Service PB96-145438, 1996.
     
  8. Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Kominski GF, Harber P, Belin TR, Yu F, Goldstein MS. Medical versus Chiropractic Care for Low-Back Pain. Final Report to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Grant No. R01 HS07755, January 31, 2002.
     

ABSTRACTS
bulletHurwitz EL, Aker PD, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Shekelle PG. Manipulation and mobilization of the cervical spine: a systematic overview. (18th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, May 4-6, 1995.) JGIM 10 (4S):69, 1995.
bulletShekelle PG, Adams AH, Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Genovese B, Louie R, Brook RH. The appropriateness of chiropractic spinal manipulation for low-back pain. (18th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, May 4-6, 1995.) JGIM 10 (4S):81, 1995.
bulletHertzman-Miller R, Morgenstern H, Hurwitz EL, Harber P, Belin T, Kominski G, Yu F, Adams A. Communicating about low back pain: Why are patients of chiropractors more satisfied? (24th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA, May 2-5, 2001.) JGIM 16 (Supplement 1):199, 2001.
bulletHurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The potential modification of chiropractic and physical therapy treatment effects by psychological distress among low-back-pain patients in managed care. (International Conference on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research, San Francisco, CA, May 17-19, 2001.) Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 7:S16-17, 2001.
 

COMMENTARIES
bulletHurwitz EL. Point of View: Valedictory Address: Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Class of December 1988. California Chiropractic Journal 14:39-41, 1989.
bulletHurwitz EL. Parents should know both the benefits and risks of vaccinations. Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2001:B9.
 

LETTERS TO EDITORS
bulletHurwitz EL, Aker PD, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Shekelle PG. Manipulation and mobilization of the cervical spine: a systematic review of the literature [letter]. Spine 22:1677, 1997.
bulletHurwitz EL. The Pediatric Forum: Universal childhood vaccinations: A Faustian bargain? [letter]. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:1063-1064, 2000.
 

BOOK CHAPTERS
bulletHurwitz EL. Epidemiology of cervical spine disorders. In: Murphy DR, ed. Modern Conservative Management of Cervical Spine Syndromes. Norwalk, Conn: Appleton & Lange, October, 1999.
bulletHurwitz EL, Haldeman S. Manipulative therapy. In: Fardon DF, Garfin SR, eds. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Spine, Edition 2. Rosemont, Ill: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2002.
bulletHurwitz EL, Shekelle P. Epidemiology of low back syndromes. In: Morris CE, ed. Conservative Management of Low Back Syndromes. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishers. In preparation.
 

INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
bulletHurwitz EL. Allergies, lower-back pain, and depression: Is there a link? http://www.depression.org.uk/main/infocentre/depression_center/general25.pdf (Sir Robert Mond Memorial Trust), June 1, 2001.
 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
  1. Hurwitz EL. Innervation and Autonomic Regulation of the Thymus: Chiropractic Research Conference. Palmer College of Chiropractic-West, Sunnyvale, California, March, 1987.
     
  2. Hurwitz EL. Chiropractic in the Yellow Pages: Do We Really Mean What We Say? Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Conference. New York College of Chiropractic, October, 1987.
     
  3. Hurwitz EL. Advertising by Health Care Professionals: A Critical Review and Analysis. International Conference on Spinal Manipulation. Washington, D.C., March-April, 1989.
     
  4. Hurwitz EL, Aker PD, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Shekelle PG. Manipulation and Mobilization of the Cervical Spine: A Systematic Review of the Literature. American Public Health Association 123rd Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, October 30, 1995.
     
  5. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Introduction to Epidemiology. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 24-25, 1996.
     
  6. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Elashoff R, Kominski GF, Harber PI, Adams AH. Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain: Project Overview. Research Agenda Conference II: National Workshop to Develop the Chiropractic Research Agenda. Washington, D.C., June 20, 1997.
     
  7. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Research Design and Methods. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 23-24, 1997.
     
  8. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Elashoff R, Kominski GF, Harber PI, Adams AH. Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain: Design and Preliminary Baseline Data From a Randomized Clinical Trial. Joint Statistical Meetings: American Statistical Association. Anaheim, California, August 12, 1997.
     
  9. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The Effects of Comorbidity and Other Factors on Medical Versus Chiropractic Care for Back Problems. American Public Health Association 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 1997.
     
  10. Hurwitz EL. Chiropractic Versus Other Methods for Low-Back and Neck Pain: Win, Lose, or Draw? UCLA Occupational-Environmental Medicine Seminar, Los Angeles, May 12, 1998.
     
  11. Hurwitz EL. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1988-1998: The Nature and Nurture of a 10-Year-Old Web of Collaboration. Research Agenda Conference III (RAC3): Research Training Conference. Washington, D.C., June 19-21, 1998.
     
  12. Hurwitz EL. Patient Recruitment and Enrollment in Clinical Trials. Research Agenda Conference III (RAC3): Research Training Conference. Washington, D.C., June 19-21, 1998.
     
  13. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber PI, Kominski GF, Elashoff RM, Adams AH. Design Issues in the UCLA/Friendly Hills Study of Low-Back Pain. 1998 International Conference on Spinal Manipulation. Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 17-18, 1998.
     
  14. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Research Design and Methods. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 22-23, 1998.
     
  15. Hurwitz EL. Population Attributable Fraction: Use and Interpretation. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Workshop, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, August 4, 1998.
     
  16. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The Effects of Asthma, Hay Fever, and Other Allergies on Major Depression and Low-Back Pain. The Third International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain: Researching the Prevention of Chronicity+Population and Primary Care Perspectives. The Chancellor's Conference Centre, Manchester, UK, October 2-3, 1998.
     
  17. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Elashoff R, Kominski GF, Harber PI, Adams AH. Patients 50+ Years Old in a Randomized Clinical Trial of Chiropractic and Medical Care for Low-Back Pain. American Public Health Association 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 16, 1998.
     
  18. Hurwitz EL. Critical Analysis of the Literature II: Research Methodology and Study Design. UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, California, December 15, 1998.
     
  19. Hurwitz EL. Analysis of Clinical Trials. Task Force on Neck Pain, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 12, 1999.
     
  20. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The Effects of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) or Tetanus Vaccination on Allergies and Allergy-Related Respiratory Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents in the United States. World Federation of Chiropractic 5th Biennial Congress and Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, May 20, 1999.
     
  21. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Research Design and Methods. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 20-21, 1999.
     
  22. Hurwitz EL. Mentorship Issues in Chiropractic Research. Research Agenda Conference IV (RAC4): Research Training Conference. Arlington Park, Illinois, July 23-25, 1999.
     
  23. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. The Effects of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) or Tetanus Vaccination on Allergies and Allergy-Related Respiratory Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents in the United States. American Public Health Association 127th Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, November 10, 1999.
     
  24. Hurwitz EL. Critical Analysis of the Literature II: Research Methodology and Study Design. UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, California, December 17, 1999.
  25. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber PI, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Adams AH. Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain. The Clinical Trials Workshop. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 25-26, 2000.
     
  26. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber PI, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Adams AH, Pirnat GF. Spinal Manipulation Versus Mobilization for Neck Pain. The Clinical Trials Workshop. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 25-26, 2000.
     
  27. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber PI, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. Medical Versus Chiropractic Care for Patients with Low-Back Pain: Six-Month Follow-Up Outcomes from a Randomized Clinical Trial in a Managed-Care Setting. Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, June 25-27, 2000.
     
  28. Hurwitz EL. The Effects of Asthma, Hay Fever, and Other Allergies on Major Depression and Low-Back Pain Among Adults, and the Effects of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) or Tetanus Vaccination on Allergies and Allergy-Related Respiratory Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents in the United States. Visiting Scholar Presentation, Life West Chiropractic College. San Lorenzo, California, July 14, 2000.
     
  29. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Research Design and Methods. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 18-19, 2000.
     
  30. Hurwitz EL. Chiropractic Maintenance and Wellness Care: A Clinical Research Challenge. Research Agenda Conference V (RAC5): Research Training Conference. Chicago, Illinois, July 21-23, 2000.
     
  31. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber PI, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. Medical Versus Chiropractic Care for Patients with Low-Back Pain: Six-Month Follow-Up Outcomes from a Randomized Clinical Trial in a Managed-Care Setting. FCER 2000 International Conference on Spinal Manipulation. Bloomington, Minnesota, September 21-24, 2000.
     
  32. Hurwitz EL. Shots and Tots, Sneezes and Wheezes, Stresses and Strains, Heartaches and Backaches, Cytokines and Chemokines. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar, Los Angeles, California, October 30, 2000.
     
  33. Hurwitz EL. Do Asthma and Physical Inactivity Influence the Associations of Personal and Job Stressors with Perceived Stress and Depression? Findings from the 1998-1999 California Work and Health Survey (CWHS). The Second Annual CWHS Research Conference. Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California, December 8, 2000.
     
  34. Hurwitz EL. Critical Analysis of the Literature II: Research Methodology and Study Design. UCLA Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, California, December 14, 2000.
     
  35. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. The Effectiveness of Physical Modalities Among Low-Back-Pain Patients Randomized to Chiropractic Care: Findings from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. World Federation of Chiropractic 6th Biennial Congress, Paris, France, May 25, 2001.
     
  36. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Research Design and Methods. UCLA Clinical Research Center Summer Program: The Essentials of Clinical Investigation. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, July 17-18, 2001.
     
  37. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. Relations Between Short-Term Outcomes by Treatment Group Assignment in the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. Research Agenda Conference VI (RACVI): Advancing the Science of Chiropractic. Kansas City, Missouri, July 27-29, 2001.
     
  38. Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Yu F, Adams AH. Effects of Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain: Results from the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. California Chiropractic Association Board of Directors Meeting. Sacramento, California, October 13, 2001.
     

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
bulletHurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Elashoff R, Kominski GF, Harber PI, Barnett AE, Mayer GG, Adams AH. Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain: Objectives and Design of a Randomized Clinical Trial. National Workshop to Develop the Chiropractic Research Agenda. Washington, D.C., July 12-14, 1996.
bulletHurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Elashoff R, Kominski GF, Harber PI, Adams AH. Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain: Methods for Conducting a Randomized Clinical Trial in a Managed Care Environment. Research Agenda Conference II: National Workshop to Develop the Chiropractic Research Agenda. Washington, D.C., June 19-22, 1997.
bulletHurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Yu F, Harber P, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Adams AH. Long-term Effects of Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-back Pain: 18-Month Follow-up in the UCLA Low-Back Pain Study. International Forum V for Primary Care Research on Low-Back Pain. Montreal, Canada, May 10-11, 2002 (postponed from 9/21-22/01).
 

RESEARCH GRANTS
  1. Principal Investigator: Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center (masterís project grant): The relative effectiveness of chiropractic vs. medical care for low-back pain in a multispecialty group practice, 6/1/1990 - 5/31/1991.
     
  2. Principal Investigator: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) No. HS07968 (doctoral dissertation grant): Predictors of back problems and back-related disability and the effects of comorbidity and other factors on back-related health care utilization in the United States, 10/1/1993 - 9/30/1995.
     
  3. Co-Investigator (Project Director): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (renamed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ]) No. RO1 HS07755: Chiropractic Versus Medical Care for Low-Back Pain (Principal Investigator: Hal Morgenstern), 5/1/1995 - 4/30/2001.
     
  4. Co-Investigator (Project Director): Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) No. R18 AH10008: Spinal Manipulation Versus Mobilization for Neck Pain (Principal Investigator: Hal Morgenstern), 9/1/1997 - 8/31/2001.
     
  5. Principal Investigator: Council on Research, Academic Senate, Los Angeles Division of the University of California, Assistant Professor Initiative: Associations of Stressors with Perceived Stress and Depression, and the Modification of These Associations by Immune Activation and Exercise, 11/1/1999 - 6/30/2000.
     
  6. Principal Investigator: Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco No. 2275SC, California Wellness Foundation No. 9800191: Associations of Stressors with Perceived Stress and Depression, and the Modification of These Associations by Immune Activation and Exercise, 3/1/2000 - 2/28/2001.
     
  7. Principal Investigator: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) K23 AT00055: Psychosocial, Behavioral and Immune Factors in Back Pain, 5/1/2000 - 4/30/2005.
     
  8. Principal Investigator: Chancellorís Fund for Academic Border Crossing, UCLA: Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Immune Stimulation: Linking the Immune Response to Subsequent Physical and Behavioral Responses, 1/1/2001 - 12/31/2001.
     

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

  1. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology: The relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of chiropractic care versus medical care for low-back pain: a randomized clinical trial.
     
  2. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and the Southern California University of Health Sciences: Manipulation versus mobilization for neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.
     
  3. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology: The role of psychosocial and behavioral factors on the prevalence, incidence, and prognosis of musculoskeletal pain disorders.
     
  4. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology: The effects of recreational sport activities and exercises on self-reported low-back-pain intensity, frequency, and back-related disability.
     
  5. UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology; UCLA School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology; UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology: Immediate and long-term effects of immune stimulation: Linking the immune response to subsequent physical and behavioral responses.
     

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  Short Courses Location Dates
  Introduction to Epidemiology
Health Careers Opportunity Program, Prologue Orientation		 UCLA School of Public Health Summers 1991-1994
  Research Design and Methods [co-instructor], Clinical Research Center, Summer Program UCLA School of Medicine Summers, 1996-2001
  Introduction to Epidemiology, UCLA Diversity Program, Prologue Orientation UCLA School of Public Health Summer, 1996
       
  Regular Courses (Course Number) Location Dates
  Biometrics (Biology 246) California State University, Los Angeles Fall Quarter, 1995
  Research Methods [co-instructor] Southern California University of Health Sciences

 Winter Trimester, 1997
Fall Trimester, 1997
    Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Winter Trimester, 1998
Fall Trimester, 1998
Winter Trimester, 1999
  Data Management and Applied Epidemiologic Analysis Using SAS (Epi 419) UCLA School of  Public Health Winter Quarter, 1997
Winter Quarter, 1998
  Introduction to Epidemiology, Executive MPH program in Health Services (Epi 100) [co-instructor]  UCLA School of Public Health Spring Quarter, 1997
Spring Quarter, 1998
Spring Quarter, 1999
  Introduction to Epidemiology, Executive MPH program in Community Health Sciences (Epi 100) [co-instructor] UCLA School of Public Health Winter Quarter, 1998
Winter Quarter, 1999
  Applications in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology (Epi 419) UCLA School of Public Health Fall Quarter, 1998
  Computer Management and Analysis of Health Data (Biostat 403B) UCLA School of Public Health Winter Quarter, 2000
Winter Quarter, 2001
  Computer Management and Analysis of Health Data (Epi/Biostat M403B)  UCLA School of Public Health Winter Quarter, 2002
       

UCLA SERVICE ACTIVITIES
bulletMember, UCLA School of Public Health Academic Computing Committee, 1998-2002.
bulletMember, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology Admissions Committee, 1999-2002.
 

SERVICE AS REVIEWER OR EDITOR
bulletMember, Editorial Advisory Board, Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, 1998-2001.
bulletPeer reviewer, Migraine Headache Evidence Report Project, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Contract No. 290-94-2025, 1998.
bulletPeer reviewer, Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center, RAND, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Contract No. 290-97-0001, 1998-1999.
bulletPeer reviewer, Quality of Life Research, 1998-1999.
bulletPeer reviewer, Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research, National Institutes of Health-National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Davenport, Iowa, 1999-2001.
bulletAd hoc peer reviewer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1999-2000.
bulletMember, Special Emphasis Panel+Program Projects, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1999.
bulletMember, Technical Expert Panel, Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center, RAND, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contract No. 290-97-0001, 1999-2002.
bulletPeer reviewer, Behavioral and Physical Treatments for Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache Evidence Report Project, Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, 2000.
bulletPeer reviewer, Medical Care, 2000-2001.
bulletPeer reviewer, JAMA, 2001.
bulletPeer reviewer, Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System, 2001.
bulletPeer reviewer, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2001.
 

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
bulletMember, Scientific Secretariat for the Task Force on Neck Pain, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1998-2002.
bulletConsultant, Postgraduate Department, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 1999-2002.
bulletConsultant, Immunization Assessment and Referral Study, Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE) + Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program and Los Angeles County Immunization Program, 2000.
bulletMember, Low Back Pain Expert Panel, Occupational Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Program, University of Washington/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 2000.
 

AWARDS AND HONORS
  Award or Honor Date
  California Chiropractic Association Scholarship June, 1987
  Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, Student Research Award Program Winner July, 1987
  Mindlin Award for Academic Excellence, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic August, 1987
  United States Public Health Service Traineeship September, 1988
  Mindlin Award for Research, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic  November, 1988
  Student Service Award, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic December, 1988
  Valedictorian, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic December, 1988
  University Fellowship, UCLA 1989-1990
  Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Fellowship 1989-1990
  Unrestricted Fellowship, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology 1990-1991
  Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Fellowship 1990-1991
  Student Research Grant Recipient, Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center June, 1990
  University Fellowship, UCLA 1991-1992
  United States Public Health Service Traineeship September, 1991
  Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Fellowship 1991-1992
  School of Public Health Traineeship Award July, 1992
  UCLA Graduate Division Fellowship 1992-1993
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 1992-1993
  Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Fellowship 1992-1993
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 1993-1994
  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Dissertation Grant 1993-1995
  Outstanding Service Award, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology September, 1995
  Distinguished Teaching Award for 1996-1997, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology May, 1997
  Second Place Award, Original Research Paper Competition, World Federation of Chiropractic 5th Biennial Congress, Auckland, NZ May, 1999
  Member of Iota (UCLA) Chapter of Delta Omega  June, 2000
  Second Place Award, Original Research Paper Competition, World Federation of Chiropractic 6th Biennial Congress, Paris, France May, 2001

 

 

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