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Mary L Forte
Ph.D., D.C.
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| Academic Title:
Assistant Professor |
| Primary Appointment:
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine |
| Secondary Appointments:
Orthopaedics |
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mforte@umoa.umm.edu |
| Location:
UMMC,
S11B |
| Phone:
(410) 328-0277 |
| Fax:
(410) 328-0534 |
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Personal History
Education
1979: Associate in Applied Science (A.S.), Major: Nursing, North Hennepin Community College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1988: Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Bloomington, Minnesota
1991: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major: Human Biology, Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Bloomington, Minnesota
2009: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Services Research and Policy, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Post Graduate Education and Training
1999-2003: Postdoctoral fellow (NRSA): Health Services Research & Policy, University of Minnesota. Academic Advisor: Robert L. Kane, M.D.
Research Interests
Geriatric hip fractures, administrative data analysis including Medicare, comparative effectiveness, healthcare outcomes, orthopaedic technology adoption
Clinical Speciality
Chiropractic
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
Shearer HM, Forte ML, Dosanjh S, Mathews DJ, Bhandari M. Chiropractors' Perceptions About Intimate Partner Violence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 29 (5): 386-392, June 2006.
Kane RL, Forte ML. The Costs of Chiropractic Care in Minnesota. Clinical Chiropractic, Vol. 10 (2): 81-90, June 2007.
Forte ML, Virnig BA, Kane RL, Durham S, Bhandari M, Feldman R, Swiontkowski MF. Geographic Variation in Device Use for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Am). 2008;90:691-9.
Forte ML, Virnig BA, Swiontkowski MF, Bhandari M, Feldman R, Eberly LE, Kane RL. Ninety-day Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Mortality: Does Provider Volume Matter? Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Am), in press.
Reports
Butler M, Forte M, Kane RL, Joglekar S, Duval SJ, Swiontkowski M., Wilt T. Treatment of Common Hip Fractures. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 184 (Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. HHSA 290 2007 10064 1.) AHRQ Publication No. 09-E013. Rockville, MD. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2009.
Estimating the Costs of Hip Fracture Treatment to Medicare in 2007: Report to the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
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