Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Frank J. Kroboth, MD
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George H. Taber Professor of Medicine

Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Medical Director, Pharmacodynamic Research Center, School of Pharmacy
Office: UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Suite 933W
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4888
Fax: 412-692-4892
E-mail: krobothf2@upmc.edu
Education
BA in Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1972
MD, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, 1976
Training
Internship in Internal Medicine, University Health Center Hospitals of Pittsburgh, 1977
Residency in Internal Medicine, University Health Center Hospitals of Pittsburgh, 1979
Chief Residency in Internal Medicine, University Health Center Hospitals of Pittsburgh, 1980
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
House staff education and evaluation
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of drugs
 
Profile
Dr. Kroboth is George H. Taber Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education. Much of his scholarly accomplishments reflect his focus on patient care and medical education. He served for many years as the program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program and as an educational leader working with the American Board of Internal Medicine in the evolution of the Clinical Evaluation Exercise. Other scholarly works include landmark papers on the diagnosis and treatment of legionnaire's disease. As medical director of the Pharmacodynamic Research Center since 1985, Dr. Kroboth has coauthored papers assessing the sensitivity of specific groups of patients to GABA agonists and, more recently, the role of DHEA and other neurosteroids in the central nervous system.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: Influence of DHEA administration on 24-hour cortisol concentrations.
Author(s): Kroboth PD, Amico JA, Stone RA, Folan MM, Frye RF, Kroboth FJ, Bigos KL, Fabian TJ, Linares AM
Year: 2003
Journal: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Volume: 23
Page(s): 96-99
Title: Sex differences in pharmacokinetics of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) after single- and multiple-dose administration in healthy older adults.
Author(s): Frye RF, Kroboth PD, Kroboth FJ, Stone RA, Folan M, Salek FS, Pollack BG, Linares AM, Hakala C
Year: 2000
Journal: Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume: 40
Page(s): 596-605
Title: Aprazolam increases dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations.
Author(s): Kroboth PD, Salek FS, Stone RA, Bertz RJ, Kroboth FJ
Year: 1999
Journal: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Volume: 19
Page(s): 114-124
Title: Correlates and prevalence of benzobiazepine use in community-dwelling elderly.
Author(s): Gleason PP, Schulz R, Smith NL, Newsom JT, Kroboth PD, Kroboth FJ, Psaty BM
Year: 1998
Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume: 13
Page(s): 243-250
Title: Alprazolam in the elderly and young men. Sensitivity and tolerance to psychomotor, sedative, and memory effects.
Author(s): Berts RJ, Kroboth PD, Salek FS, Kroboth FJ, Reynolds IJ, Wright CE
Year: 1997
Journal: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Volume: 281
Page(s): 1317-1329
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