Daniel E. Ford, MD

Professional Titles

• Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
• Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Clinical and Translational Research, Institute for
• Global Health, Center for
• Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research

Clinical Trials Summary

Intensive Meditation and Migraines: Effects on Health and Well Being

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• Hopkins wins $70 million NIH grant; UM left out, Baltimore Sun, Oct 22, 2013

  The Immortal Henrietta Lacks, CBS News, March 15, 2010

Additional Academic Titles

Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Research Interests

Coronary artery disease, Epidemiology and treatment of depression, Information technology, Internet health applications, Myocardial infarction, Physician health, Primary care research, Stroke, Tobacco use

Lab Website

Daniel Ford Lab

• Research in the Daniel Ford Lab seeks to understand the relationships between depression and various chronic medical conditions. Recently, we've focused on depression and coronary artery disease as well as tactics for improving care for patients with medical comorbidity. Our team is also interested in exploring how information technology can be used to improve the care of patients with depression and tobacco abuse.

Research Summary

Dr. Ford’s research has focused on understanding the relationships between depression and chronic medical conditions, particularly coronary artery disease, and how to improve care for patients with medical comorbidity. He was one of the first investigators to publish data documenting depression as a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke. In the spirit of translation, he has also sustained an interest in how to utilize information technology (IT) to improve care of patients with depression and tobacco abuse. Moving these interventions into the commercial world has been part of this process. Dr. Ford has broad interests and is always willing to work with research teams and patient groups to learn more about the challenges they face and how we can address barriers as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Selected Publications

• Ayers JW, Althouse BM, Allem JP, Rosenquist JN, Ford DE. “Seasonality in seeking mental health information on Google.” Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):520-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.01.012. PMID: 23597817

• Cahoon EK, McGinty EE, Ford DE, Daumit GL. “Schizophrenia and potentially preventable hospitalizations in the United States: a retrospective cross-sectional study.” BMC Psychiatry. 2013 Jan 25;13:37. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-37. PMID: 23351438

• Cole S, Reims K, Kershner L, McCombs HG, Little K, Ford DE. “Improving care for depression: performance measures, outcomes and insights from the Health Disparities Collaboratives.” J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Aug;23(3 Suppl):154-73. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0138. PMID: 22864495

• Coley HL, Sadasivam RS, Williams JH, Volkman JE, Schoenberger YM, Kohler CL, Sobko H, Ray MN, Allison JJ, Ford DE, Gilbert GH, Houston TK; National Dental PBRN and QUITPRIMO Collaborative Group. “Crowdsourced peer- versus expert-written smoking-cessation messages.” Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov;45(5):543-50. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.07.004. PMID: 24139766

• Sadasivam RS, Allison JJ, Ray MN, Ford DE, Houston TK. “Using a resource effect study pre-pilot to inform a large randomized trial: the Decide2Quit.Org Web-assisted tobacco intervention.” AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2012;2012:789-98. Epub 2012 Nov 3. PMID: 23304353

• Sadasivam RS, Hogan TP, Volkman JE, Smith BM, Coley HL, Williams JH, Delaughter K, Ray MN, Gilbert GH, Ford DE, Allison JJ, Houston TK; National Dental PBRN and QUITPRIMO Collaborative Groups. “Implementing point-of-care ‘e-referrals’ in 137 clinics to increase access to a quit smoking internet system: the Quit-Primo and National Dental PBRN HI-QUIT Studies.” Transl Behav Med. 2013 Dec;3(4):370-8. doi: 10.1007/s13142-013-0230-3. PMID: 24294325

• Sadasivam RS, Kinney RL, Delaughter K, Rao SR, Williams JH, Coley HL, Ray MN, Gilbert GH, Allison JJ, Ford DE, Houston TK; National Dental PBRN Group; QUIT-PRIMO Collaborative Group. “Who participates in Web-assisted tobacco interventions? The QUIT-PRIMO and National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Hi-Quit studies.” J Med Internet Res. 2013 May 1;15(5):e77. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2385. PMID: 23635417

• Shihab HM, Meoni LA, Chu AY, Wang NY, Ford DE, Liang KY, Gallo JJ, Klag MJ. “Body mass index and risk of incident hypertension over the life course: the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study.” Circulation. 2012 Dec 18;126(25):2983-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.117333. Epub 2012 Nov 14. PMID: 23151344

• Van Voorhees BW, Hsiung RC, Marko-Holguin M, Houston TK, Fogel J, Lee R, Ford DE. “Internal versus external motivation in referral of primary care patients with depression to an internet support group: randomized controlled trial.” J Med Internet Res. 2013 Mar 12;15(3):e42. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2197. PMID: 23482332

Honors

David M. Levine Professor of Medicine, 1/1/05

Lectures & Presentations

• Clinical Databases and Scholarship, Lecture, Junior Faculty Membership Program, Office of Faculty Development, Baltimore, MD, 6/15/16
• Funds to Support Your Scholarly Work: Foundation, Corporate and Federal, Lecture, Junior Faculty Membership Program, Office of Faculty Development, Baltimore, MD, 6/15/16
• Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: A CTSA Program, Lecture, Clinical and Translational Science Awards, 1/1/08
• Support for Clinical Academic Pursuits: CTSA, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Lecture, Clinical Orientation, Office of Faculty Development, 8/5/15

Professional Activities

Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program, Oversight Committee Member