David Wajngurt, M.D., M.A.
Position
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Medical Informatics
Columbia University
Director of Clinical Databases
Clinical Information Services
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Responsibilities
The continued development, enhancement and daily operational management of the two
campus-wide clinical databases at the Columbia-Presbyterian campus of New
York Presbyterian Hospital:
(1) the Clinical Data Repository (the patient care database) and (2) the Clinical Data
Warehouse (the research-analytic database).
Clinical Experience
Director of Geriatrics - St. John's Episcopal Hospital, South Shore: 1995-1999
Attending, Departments of Medicine/Ambulatory Care, Mount Sinai Services at Queens
Hospital Center: 1996 - present
Board-Certified: Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Research Interests
My research interests revolve around the integration of various knowledge
representation structures within databases. In particular, semantic networks (such as
the CPMC Medical Entities Dictionary) are currently only loosely-coupled to clinical
databases. The promise of a closer integration lies in more flexible user interfaces,
facilitation of complex queries, and more flexible integration with other information
systems.
Publications
- Wajngurt D, Johnson SB
Classification and Error Detection of Metadata in a Generic Clinical Repository.
(In Preparation)
- Cieslowski BJ, Wajngurt D, Cimino J, Bakken, S
Integration of Nursing Assessment Concepts into the Medical Entities Dictionary
Using the LOINC Semantic Structure as a Terminology Model, AMIA 2001 Symposium
Address
Columbia University
Department of Medical Informatics
Vanderbilt Clinic Bldg, 5th Floor
622 W. 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Phone:
212-305-0509
Fax:
212-305-3302
please send e-mail to:
Department of Medical Informatics at Columbia University in the City of New York