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Citations
9353
World Ranking
2329
National Ranking
1124

Overview

Gail Geller is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Innovations in Medical Education

Geller has published extensively, contributing articles to a range of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • UNC Libraries

Selected recent publications by Geller include:

  • "Tolerance for Ambiguity Among Medical Students: Patterns of Change During Medical School and Their Implications for Professional Development," 2020, Academic Medicine
  • "Experimental Philosophical Bioethics," 2020, AJOB Empirical Bioethics
  • "Tolerance for Uncertainty and Professional Development: a Normative Analysis," 2021, Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • "Development of a Scale to Measure Trust in Public Health Authorities: Prevalence of Trust and Association with Vaccination," 2021, Journal of Health Communication
  • "Surgeons' Views on Shared Decision-Making," 2020, Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, with notable coauthors including:

  • Juli Bollinger
  • Jeremy Sugarman
  • Debra Mathews
  • Jeffrey Kahn
  • Janesse Brewer

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, Detection, and Treatment of Alcoholism in Hospitalized Patients

    Richard D. Moore;Lee R. Bone;Gail Geller;Joyce A. Mamon

  • Science communication reconsidered.

    Tania M. Bubela;Matthew C. Nisbet;Rick Borchelt;Fern Brunger

  • Public Expectations for Return of Results from Large-Cohort Genetic Research

    Juli Murphy;Joan Scott;David Kaufman;Gail Geller

  • Genetic Testing for Susceptibility to Adult-Onset Cancer: The Process and Content of Informed Consent

    Gail Geller;Jeffrey R. Botkin;Michael J. Green;Nancy Press

  • Transitioning to breast cancer survivorship: Perspectives of patients, cancer specialists, and primary care providers

    Melinda Kantsiper;Erin L. McDonald;Gail Geller;Gail Geller;Lillie Shockney;Lillie Shockney

  • Physicians' knowledge of genetics and genetic tests.

    Karen J. Hofman;Ellen S. Tambor;Gary A. Chase;Gail Geller

  • Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alcoholism in Elderly Patients

    J. Randall Curtis;Gail Geller;Emma J. Stokes;David M. Levine

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices of medical students and house staff regarding the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism.

    Gail Geller;David M. Levine;Joyce A. Mamon;Richard D. Moore

  • The Essential Role of Medical Ethics Education in Achieving Professionalism: The Romanell Report

    Joseph A. Carrese;Janet Malek;Katie Watson;Lisa Soleymani Lehmann

  • Measuring physicians' tolerance for ambiguity and its relationship to their reported practices regarding genetic testing.

    Gail Geller;Ellen S. Tambor;Gary A. Chase;Neil A. Holtzman

  • The moral nature of patient-centeredness: Is it “just the right thing to do”?

    Patrick S. Duggan;Gail Geller;Gail Geller;Lisa A. Cooper;Lisa A. Cooper;Mary Catherine Beach

  • Tolerance for ambiguity among medical students: Implications for their selection, training and practice

    Gail Geller;Ruth R. Faden;David M. Levine

  • Public Perspectives on Informed Consent for Biobanking

    Juli Murphy;Joan Scott;David Kaufman;Gail Geller

  • Offering cystic fibrosis carrier screening to an HMO population: factors associated with utilization.

    Ellen S. Tambor;Barbara A. Bernhardt;Gary A. Chase;Ruth R. Faden

  • Effects of obstetrician gender on communication and patient satisfaction

    Debra L. Roter;Gail A.I.L. Geller;Barbara A. Bernhardt;Susan M. Larson

  • Improving response rates through incentive and follow-up: the effect on a survey of physicians' knowledge of genetics.

    E S Tambor;G A Chase;R R Faden;G Geller

  • Cultural basis for differences between US and French clinical recommendations for women at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    F Eisinger;G Geller;W Burke;NA Holtzman

  • What Does ‘Respect’ Mean? Exploring the Moral Obligation of Health Professionals to Respect Patients

    Mary Catherine Beach;Mary Catherine Beach;Patrick S. Duggan;Christine K. Cassel;Gail Geller;Gail Geller

  • Informed consent for enrolling minors in genetic susceptibility research: a qualitative study of at-risk children's and parents' views about children's role in decision-making

    Gail Geller;Ellen S Tambor;Barbara A Bernhardt;Gertrude Fraser

  • Participation in Breast Cancer Susceptibility Testing Protocols: Influence of Recruitment Source, Altruism, and Family Involvement on Women’s Decisions

    Gail Geller;Teresa Doksum;Barbara A. Bernhardt;Sharon A. Metz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth R. Faden
Ruth R. Faden Johns Hopkins University
Karen J. Hofman
Karen J. Hofman University of the Witwatersrand
Lawrence S. Wissow
Lawrence S. Wissow University of Washington
Alfonso Bellacosa
Alfonso Bellacosa Fox Chase Cancer Center
Alessandra Viel
Alessandra Viel Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Joshua Knobe
Joshua Knobe Yale University
Clair A. Francomano
Clair A. Francomano Indiana University
Maurizio Genuardi
Maurizio Genuardi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Neri
Giovanni Neri Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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