Last updated on:
1/11/2012 |
Author: ProCon.org
Mark J. Pletcher, MD, MPH Biography
- Title:
- Associate Professor, In Residence, in the Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Marijuana may have beneficial effects on pain control, appetite, mood, and management of other chronic symptoms. Our findings suggest that occasional use of marijuana for these or other purposes may not be associated with adverse consequences on pulmonary function.”
“Association Between Marijuana Exposure and Pulmonary Function Over 20 Years,” Journal of the American Medical Association, Jan. 11, 2012
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Associate Professor, In Residence, Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics (Division of Clinical Epidemiology), and Medicine, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)
- Active clinical practitioner, Department of Medicine, UCSF
- Assistant Director, Training in Clinical Research Program, UCSF
- Co-Director for Research Design, CTSI-Biostatistics, Research Ethics and Design Program, UCSF
- Recipient, American Heart Association Sandra Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease or Hypertension Epidemiology, 2007
- Internship, Residence, and Clinical Research Fellowship, Division of General Internal Medicine and Advanced Training in Clinical Research Certificate Program, UCSF, 2001
- Education:
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- MPH, Epidemiology, University of California at Berkeley
- MD, University of California at San Francisco, 1998
- BS, Harvard College
- Other:
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- None found
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