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Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD

Director of Pathology
Bellevue Hospital Center
Member of the Healthcare Council

Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, is the Director of Pathology at Bellevue Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the South Manhattan Healthcare Network and Northern Manhattan and Generations plus Health Network of the New York Center Health and Hospitals Corporation. Dr. Boorstein has experience in providing laboratory services with interest in molecular diagnostics and other emerging technologies. His basic science interests have focused on mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, and targets of anti-neoplastic therapy. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
1996 - present Director of Pathology
Bellevue Hospital Center
1983 - present Associate Professor of Pathology
New York University School of Medicine/ Medical Center

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Impact of restrictions on gifts to MD's on prescribing patterns | 08-21-2007
Analysis of: NY bill would require pharmas to report MD gifts | www.fiercehealthcare.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

Pharmaceutical companies spend over $10,000 per physician on direct gifts and similar activities.  These activities are designed to influence prescribing patterns, and most certainly do.  Monitoring sales of drug classes as drugs come off patent, as in anti allergy medications, drugs for acid...

Carrots and sticks to improve patient safety. | 08-21-2007
Analysis of: By 2008, Medicare won't pay for hospital errors | www.fiercehealthcare.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

The last several years as seen the growth of financial incentives to stimulate improvements in patient safety and patient outcomes.  Clearly society has an interest in improving patient safety, and aligning providers and payers financially is a laudable goal. The use of denied payments raises the...

Is this the future of laboratory automation | 02-28-2007
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

How much will Abbott contribute to bottom line of GE.What is future of Abbott.

Implications of new breast cancer prognostic methodology | 02-09-2007
Analysis of: FDA Approves Test | online.wsj.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

Approval of the Mammaprint is a significant advance clinically, as it is the first FDA approved gene expression test for breast cancer.  If it is widely accepted, it would represent one of the highest value cancer diagnostic products.  The technology would presumably be extended to other common...

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