Daniel G. Federman

Professor of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine

Research Activities

I am extremely interested in skin cancer screening, quality of care with respect to the diagnosis and treatment of skin disease, thrombophilia and the treatment of peripheral vascular disease.

Clinical Activities

Medicine inpatient ward attending, medicine consult attending, ambulatory block attending. I also give recurring lecture series on the diagnosis and treatment of common dermatoses, cutaneous signs of malignancy, cutaneous signs of internal disease for both the categorical and primary care programs. In addition, I am Co–Chairman of the VA Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Selected Publications

• Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Kirsner RS. Skin cancer screening by dermatologists: prevalence and barriers. J am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46: 710-714.
• Federman DG, Kirsner RS. An update on hypercoaguable disorders. Arch Intern Med 2001; 161: 1051-1056.
• Kirsner RS, Federman DG. Interpretation of cutaneous biopsy specimens: choice of pathologist by primary care practitioners. Southern Medical Journal 2001; 94: 461-463.
• Federman DG, Reid MC, Feldman SR, Greenhoe J, Kirsner RS. The primary care provider and the care of skin disease: the patients’ perspective. Arch Dermatol 2001; 137: 25-29.
• Kirsner RS, Mukherjee S, Federman DG. Skin cancer screening in primary care: prevalence and barriers. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 41: 564-566.
• Federman DG, Kirsner RS. Comparison of dermatologic diagnoses by primary care practitioners and dermatologists. A review of the literature. Arch of Family Med. 1999; 8: 170-172.
• Federman DG, Concato J, Caralis PV, Hunkele GE, Kirsner RS. Screening for skin cancer in primary care settings. Arch Dermatol. 1997; 133 1423-1425.
• Kirsner RS, Federman DG. Lack of correlation between internists' ability in dermatology and their patterns of treating patients with skin disease. Arch Dermatol. 1996; 132: 1043-1046.
• Federman DG, Kirsner RS, Moriarity JP, Concato J. The effect of antibiotic therapy for patients infected with H. pylori who have chronic urticaria. The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2003; 49:861-864.
• Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Tobin DG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full body skin examinations. The patient's perspective. Arch Dermatol. 2004; 140:530-534.
• Federman DG, Krishnamurthy R, Kancir S, Goulet J, Justice A. Relationship between provider type and the attainment of treatment goals in primary care. Am J Manag Care 2005; 11: 561-566.
• Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Haskell SG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full-body skin examinations and the female veteran. Prevalence and perspective. Arch Derm 2006; 142: 312-316.

Education:	Medical school: New York University School of Medicine, N.Y., N.Y.
Training:	Internship/Residency: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Chief resident: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, FL

Contact

Campus Address
WHVAMC
950 Campbell Avenue, 11 ACSL
West Haven, CT 06516

E-mail
daniel.federman@va.gov

Office Phone
203-932-5711, ext. 2346
Fax 203-937-4878