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photo Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH

General Internal Medicine

UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine

Director, Center for Behavioral Health, Media, and Technology

Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Informatics, and Clinical and Translational Science

Email: rollmanbl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-2659
Contact
Office: 230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-2659
Fax: 412-692-4838
E-mail: rollmanbl@upmc.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Monica Kosmer
Address: 230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: kosmermh@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-692-2659
Fax: 412-692-4838
Education and Training
Education
BA, Biology, University of Pennyslvania, 1984
MD, Jefferson Medical College, 1988
MPH, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1993
Training
Internship, University of Maryland, 1989
Residency, University of Maryland, 1991
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
Research Interest
Dr. Rollman’s research focuses on developing novel interventions to treat mood and anxiety disorders in primary care and cardiac settings. He has been principal investigator on six NIH-funded R01 clinical trials including the Online Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Trial that evaluated the impact of providing computerized cognitive behavioral therapy and an Internet support group into a collaborative care program for treating depression and anxiety in primary care (Rollman BL, et al., JAMA Psychiatry, 2018); and the Hopeful Heart Trial that tested the effectiveness of a “blended" collaborative care model for treating both heart failure and depression (Rollman BL, et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2021).

Dr. Rollman has published over 100 scientific papers, including first-authored papers in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, and has 4 U.S. patents. In addition to directing the Center for Behavioral Health, Media, and Technology, he is recent past-president of the American Psychosomatic Society whose goals are to advance the scientific study of biological, psychological, behavioral and social factors in health and disease (www.psychosomatic.org), and co-chair of the 11'th Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions scheduled to take place on the Pitt campus in September 2022 (www.isrii2022pittsburgh.org). As a result of these and other projects and over 25 years of primary care practice, Dr. Rollman has become highly experienced with state-of-the-art techniques for treating mood and anxiety disorders in non-psychiatric settings, mental health services research, and has established an international network of collaborators to inform his work.
Educational Interest
Dr. Rollman directs the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology (CBHST), a multidisciplinary group within the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Research on Health Care and Division of General Internal Medicine. Its mission is to provide an academic home for talented new investigators and junior faculty pursuing efforts at the intersection of clinical medicine, health services research, and computer science. Center members are presently focused on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of a variety of interventions that have the potential to address such challenging and costly health conditions in the areas of mental health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain, substance abuse, and obesity.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., LeMenager, M.S., Mazumdar, S., Houck, P.R., Counihan, P.J., Kapoor, W.N., Schulberg, H.C., Reynolds, C.F. Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating post-CABG depression: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009; 302: 2095-2103.
Donohue, J.M., Herbeck Belnap, B., Men, A., He, F., Roberts, M.S., Schulberg, H.C., Reynolds, C.F., Rollman, B.L. 12-Month Cost-Effectiveness of Telephone-Delivered Collaborative Care for Treating Depression Following CABG Surgery. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2014; 36: 453-9.
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., Mazumdar, S., Abebe, K.Z., Karp, J.F., Lenze, E.J., Schulberg, H.C. Telephone-Delivered Stepped Collaborative Care for Treating Anxiety in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2017; 32 (3): 245-55.
Rollman, B.L., Herbeck Belnap, B., Abebe, K.Z., Spring, M.B., Rotondi, A.J., Rothenberger, S.D., Karp, J.F. Effectiveness of Online Collaborative Care for Treating Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018; 75 (1): 56-64.
Rollman, B.L., Brent, D.A. Phonotype: a New Taxonomy for mHealth Research. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020; 35: 1881-1883.
Rollman, B.L., Anderson, A.M., Rothenberger, S.D., Abebe, K.Z., Ramani, R., Muldoon, M.F., Jakicic, J.M., Herbeck Belnap, B., Karp, J.F. Efficacy of Blended Collaborative Care for Patients With Heart Failure and Comorbid Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2021; 181: 1369-1380.
Rollman, B. L., Muldoon, M. F., Magnani, J. W. Four "E"s to speed adoption of mHealth to promote cardiovascular behavioral medicine. Health Psychology. 2022; 41: 765-769.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Mobile Health Intervention for Rural Atrial Fibrillation
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R01
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2023
Title: A Mobile Relational Agent to Enhance Atrial Fibrillation Self-care
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R61 HL144669
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020
Title: POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT TO OPTIMIZE CARE IN CKD (PANOPTIC-CKD)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2023
Title: The Center for Enhancing Triage and Utilization for Depresion and Emergent Suicidality (ETUDES) in Pediatric Primary Care (Method Core)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: P50 MH115838
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2022
Title: OPTIMIZing carE in Chronic Kidney Disease (OPTIMIZE CKD)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Grant Number: R18 DK118460
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2021
Title: Technology Assisted Stepped Collaborative Care Intervention (TASCCI) to Improve Patient-Centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Grant Number: R01 DK114085
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2022
Title: Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression Older Adults (AKA: OPTIMUM)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Washington University
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Workplace Development)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: THE CENTER FOR ENHANCING TRIAGE AND UTILIZATION FOR DEPRESSION AND EMERGENT SUICIDALITY (ETUDES) IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
Role: Co-Director
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2022
Notable Achievements
Sabbatical, Section of Primary Care Mental Health, Inst. of Psychiatry, King's College, London, 2006-2007
Invited speaker, White House Behavioral Health IT Innovations Conference, 2013
Advanced Faculty Leadership Academy, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
President, American Psychosomatic Society, 2018
Elected member, Executive Committee of the Faculty, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2019-2022

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