Donald Austin, MD, MPH

Preventive Medicine
Telephone:   503-220-8262, ext. 56030
Fax:  503-721-1402

E-Mail:  donald.austin2@va.gov
 
 
Current Appointments
Research Investigator, NCRAR Professor Emeritus, Dept. Public Health & Preventive Medicine, OHSU

Research Interests
Dr. Austin’s primary research interests at NCRAR are in elucidating the effect of diabetes on understanding speech, and determining whether commonly reported diabetes-related hearing deficits can be prevented using the same strategies as for prevention of other complications of diabetes.

Dr. Austin has been involved in various aspects of preventive medicine, including population-based control measures, research, and teaching, since 1970.  He has served in both federal and state health agencies, in research environments, and in teaching institutions.  His broader interests include chronic disease prevention and rehabilitation, application of appropriate study design to specific research questions, and policy development based on research evidence.

Research Project(s)
Longitudinal Changes in Auditory Function Among Veterans with Diabetes, Dawn Konrad-Martin, Ph.D., Marilyn Dille, Ph.D.
Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, 1/1/11-12/31/15

Selected Recent Publications
Vetto JT, Petty JK, Dunn N, Prouser NC, Austin DF: Structured clinical breast examination (CBE) training results in objective improvement in CBE skills. J Cancer Educ 17:124-127, 2002

Eisner A, Austin DF, Samples JR: Short wavelength automated perimetry and tomoxifen use. Brit J Ophth 88, 125-30, 2004

Huang M, Hollis J, Polen P, Lapidus J, Austin D, Stages of smoking acquisition versus susceptibility as predictors of smoking initiation in adolescents in primary care. Addictive Behaviors, 30(6):1183-1194, 2005

Guise J-M, Austin DF, Morris CD. Review of case-control studies related to breastfeeding and reduced risk of childhood leukemia. Pediatrics (116(5):e724-31, 2005 Nov

Girard DE, Choi D, Dickey J, Wessel K, Austin D, A Mid-Year Comparison Study of CareerSatisfaction and Emotional States between Residents and Faculty at One Academic Medical Center. BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:36

Pankow JF, Watanabe KH, Toccalino PL, Luo W, Austin DF. Calculated Cancer Risks for
Conventional and “Potentially Reduced Exposure Product” Cigarettes.  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2007;16(3):594–602)

Steiner E, Austin D, Prouser N. Detection and description of small breast masses by residents trained using a standardized clinical breast exam curriculum.  American Journal of Internal Medicine 2008 23(2):129-34

Watanabe KH, Djordjevic MV, Stellman SD, Toccalino PL, Austin DF, Pankow JF. Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risks Computed for Benzo[a]pyrene and Two Tobacco-Specific N-nitrosamines in Mainstream Cigarette Smoke Compared with Lung Cancer Risks Derived from Epidemiologic Data. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 55(2):123-33, 2009

Austin DF, Konrad-Martin D, Griest S, McMillian GP, McDermott D, Fausti S. Diabetes-related changes in hearing.  Laryngoscope, 2009, 119(9):1788–1796.

Konrad-Martin D, Austin DF, Griest S, McMillian GP, McDermott D, Fausti S. Diabetes-Related Changes in Auditory Brainstem Responses. Laryngoscope 2010, 120:150-158.

Mayo SC, Austin DF, Sheppard B, Shipley D, Mori T, Billingsley K.  Adjuvant Therapy and Survival Following Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Population-Based Analysis.  Cancer 2010 (In Press)

Reavis KM, McMillan G, Austin D, Gallun F, Fausti SA, Gordon JS, Helt WJ, Konrad-Martin D. Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emission Test Performance for Ototoxicity Monitoring. 2010 Ear and Hearing Feb 2011 - Volume 32 - Issue 1 - pp 61-74 [DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181e8b6a7

Folmer RL, McMillan GP, Austin DF, Henry JA. Audiometric thresholds and prevalence of tinnitus among male Veterans in the United States: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (In press)

Konrad-Martin D, Dille MF, McMillan G, Griest S, McDermott D, & Fausti SA, Austin DF. Age-related changes in the auditory brainstem response.  Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, (Accepted)

Recent Presentations
Decreasing Breast Cancer Incidence & Hormone Therapy: What is Going On? OHSU Cancer Institute Cancer Control Seminar, panel speaker. 1/24/07

For additional information on research, presentations and publications see: Complete CV