David C. Rhew, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Staff Internist and Infectious Diseases Specialist, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Division of Infectious Diseases, 111F
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Tel: (310) 268-3015
Fax: (310) 268-4928
david.rhew@med.va.gov
Research Interests:
Community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory infections. HIV. Anemia. Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines. Evaluating quality of care and methods for changing health care provider behavior. Applying medical informatics to clinical settings.
Selected Publications:
Rhew DC, Hackner D, Henderson L, Ellrodt AG, Weingarten S.
"The benefit of in-hospital observation after conversion from parenteral to
oral antibiotics in 'low-risk' pneumonia patients." Chest.
1998;113:142-6.
Rhew DC, Riedinger MS, Sandhu M, Bowers C, Greengold N,
Weingarten SR. "A prospective, multi-center study of a pneumonia practice
guideline." Chest. 1998;114:115-119.
Gorelick PB, Sacco RL, Smith DB, Alberts M, Mustone-Alexander
L, Rader D, Ross JL, Raps E, Ozer MN, Brass LM, Malone ME, Goldberg S, Booss
J, Hanley DF, Toole JF, Greengold NL, DC Rhew. "Prevention of a first stroke:
a review of guidelines and a multidisciplinary consensus statement from the
National Stroke Association." JAMA. 1999;281:1112-1120.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB, Glassman PA. "Evaluation of a
nurse-initiated pneumococcal vaccine protocol: a prospective, randomized,
controlled trial." J Gen Intern Med. 1999;14:351-6.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB. "Pneumonia in the elderly patient." Infect
Dis Clin Pract. 1999;8:361-7.
Vakil N, Rhew D, Soll AH, Ofman J. "The cost-effectiveness of diagnostic testing strategies
for helicobacter pylori." Am J Gastro. 2000;95(7):1691-8.
Goetz MB, Morreale A, Rhew DC, Berman
S, Ing M, Eldridge D, Justis J, Lott E. "Effect of highly active
anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on clinical and economic outcomes in Veterans
Affairs medical centers." AIDS. 2001;15(4):530-2.
Rhew DC, Tu G, Ofman J, Henning JM, Richards MS, Weingarten
SR. "Early switch and early discharge strategies in community-acquired
pneumonia: a meta-analysis." Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:722-7.
Rhew DC, Weingarten SR. "Achieving a safe and early discharge
for patients with community-acquired pneumonia." Med Clin N Am.
2001;85(6):1-14.
Rhew DC. "Quality indicators for the management of pneumonia
for vulnerable older persons." Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(8, part
2):1-8.
Rhew DC, Goetz MB, Shekelle PG. "Evaluating Quality of Care
for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia." Joint Commis Journal Qual
Improv. 2001;27(11):575-90.
Asch S, Sa'adah MG, Lopez R, Kokkinis A, Richwald GA, Rhew DC.
"Comparing quality of care for sexually transmitted disease in specialized
and general clinics." Publ Health Rep. March/April 2002;117(2):157-63.
Rhew DC. "Summary of Recent Guidelines for the Management of
Community-Acquired Pneumonia." J Clin Outcomes Management.
2002;9(7):381-9.
Feldman RB, Rhew DC, Wong JY, Charles RA, Goetz MB; American Thoracic Society. "Azithromycin monotherapy for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: a 31/2-year experience from a veterans affairs hospital." Arch Intern Med. 2003 Jul 28;163(14):1718-26.
Rhew DC, Bernal M, Aguilar D, Iloeje U, Goetz MB. "Association between protease inhibitor use and increased cardiovascular risk in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a systematic review." Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 1;37(7):959-72.
Parodi S, Rhew DC, Goetz MB. "Early switch and early discharge opportunities in intravenous vancomycin treatment of suspected methicillin-resistant staphylococcal species infections. J Manag Care Pharm. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):317-26.
McCollum M, Rhew DC, Parodi S. "Cost analysis of switching from i.v. vancomycin to p.o. linezolid for the management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species." Clin Ther. 2003 Dec;25(12):3173-89.
Belperio PS, Rhew DC. "Prevalence and outcomes of anemia in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus: a systematic review of the literature." Am J Med. 2004 Apr 5;116 Suppl 7A:27S-43S.
Lee VC, Rhew DC, Dylan M, Badamgarav E, Braunstein GD, Weingarten SR. "Meta-analysis: angiotensin-receptor blockers in chronic heart failure and high-risk acute myocardial infarction." Ann Intern Med. 2004 Nov 2;141(9):693-704.
Ye JN, Rhew DC, Yip F, Edelstein L. "Extramammary Paget's disease resistant to surgery and imiquimod monotherapy but responsive to imiquimod combination topical chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and retinoic acid: a case report." Cutis. 2006 Apr;77(4):245-50.
Nathan RV, Rhew DC, Murray C, Bratzler DW, Houck PM, Weingarten SR. "In-hospital observation after antibiotic switch in pneumonia: a national evaluation." Am J Med. 2006 Jun;119(6):512.e1-7.
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