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photo Timothy Bober, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Clinical Research Fellow

Email: bobertm@upmc.edu
Contact
 
E-mail: bobertm@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS with Distinction, Biology (Vertebrate Physiology), Pennsylvania State University, 2012
BA with High Distinction, English, Pennsylvania State University, 2012
MD, Cum Laude, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2012
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside/VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2021
Research Interest
Dr. Bober wants to be a primary care physician researcher focusing on screening for digital health literacy, educating patients to use digital healthcare, and leveraging technology to personalize inter-visit – especially in the area of obesity medicine and weight management. He hopes to apply novel multidisciplinary methods such as implementation science, qualitative research techniques, community-based participatory research, and human-centered design to create new ways to support patients to use digital therapeutics. He aims to think about ways that our health systems and communities might better support patients in their eHealth experiences and develop newer and better screening metrics for digital health literacy. During his fellowship, he is also working as the Learning Health Systems fellow at the Center for High Value Healthcare at UPMC Health Plan.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Bober is a practicing general internist – including rounding on the teaching services at UPMC Montefiore, as well as providing an urgent care clinic at the Solano & Kokales practice in Oakland.
Educational Interest
Dr. Bober is committed to making a positive contribution to the education of health professions trainees at all levels, including medical students and residents. To this end, he attends on the inpatient teaching services at UPMC Montefiore and participates in the Student Teaching Attending rotation for Third Year Medical Students.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Bober, T., Hale, G. Balancing Hospital Care and Patient Sleep Needs. In Training. 2017.
Albala, L., Bober, T., Hale, G., Warfield, B., Collins, M. L., Merritt, Z., Steimetz, E., Nadler, S., Lev, Y., Hanifin, J. Effect on nurse and patient experience: overnight use of blue-depleted illumination. BMJ Open Quality. 2019; 8(3): e000692.
Bober, T., Rothenberger, S., Lin, J., Ng, J. M., Zupa, M. Factors Associated With Receipt of Diabetes Self-management Education and Support for Type 2 Diabetes: Potential for a Population Health Management Approach. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 2023.
Notable Achievements
Founder of Circalux, named "Most Promising University Start-Up, Angel Venture Fair, 2018
Internal Medicine Chief Medical Resident for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside & VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2021-2022
Recipient, Grant for Research, Solano Innovation Fund, 2022

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