Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Faculty scholarly activity

Marc A. Childress, MD

Childress, MA, Stuek, S. Neck Pain: Initial Evaluation and Management. Am Fam Physicians, 2020 Aug.

Becker, BA, Childress, MA. Common Foot Problems: Over-the-Counter Treatments and Home Care. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Sept.

Childress, MA. Spine Conditions: Cervical Spine Conditions. FP Essent. 2017 Oct.

Childress MA, Becker BA. Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy. Am Fam Phys. 2016 May.

Ledford CJ, Childress MA, Ledford CC, Mundy HD. The practice of prescribing: discovering differences in what we tell patients about prescription medications. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Feb

Resident scholarship expectations and experiences: sources of uncertainty as barriers to success.
Ledford CJ, Seehusen DA, Villagran MM, Cafferty LA, Childress MA.
J Grad Med Educ. 2013 Dec;5(4):564-9

The practice of prescribing: discovering differences in what we tell patients about prescription medications.
Ledford CJ, Childress MA, Ledford CC, Mundy HD.
Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Feb;94(2):255-60.

Management of chronic tendon injuries.
Childress MA, Beutler A.
Am Fam Physician. 2013 Apr 1;87(7):486-90

Extending Physician ReACH: influencing patient activation and behavior through multichannel physician communication.
Ledford CJ, Ledford CC, Childress MA.
Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Apr;91(1):72-8

Exploring patient activation in the clinic: measurement from three perspectives.
Ledford CJ, Ledford CC, Childress MA.
Health Educ Behav. 2013 Jun;40(3):339-45.

Exertional collapse in the runner: evaluation and management in fieldside and office-based settings.
Childress MA, O'Connor FG, Levine BD.
Clin Sports Med. 2010 Jul;29(3):459-76.

Practical management: a systematic approach to the evaluation of exercise-related syncope in athletes.
O'Connor FG, Levine BD, Childress MA, Asplundh CA, Oriscello RG.
Clin J Sport Med. 2009 Sep;19(5):429-34.

The role of industry in brand or generic drug recognition.
Stephens MB, Maslach A, Childress M.
Fam Med. 2009 Feb;41(2):82-3.

2011 - Ledford, C.J.W., Ledford, C.C., & Childress, M.A. Patient activation from three perspectives: Triangulating the measure. Paper presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Chicago, IL.

2011 - Ledford, C.J.W., Ledford, C.C., & Childress, M.A. Promoting exercise to type 2 diabetics in primary care: A patient-centered approach. Poster presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Chicago, IL.

Alison Huffstetler, MD

Huffstetler A, Ramirez SI, Dalrymple SN, Mendez Miller MH. Women’s Health and Gender-Specific Considerations. Prim Care. 2021 Mar; 48(1):117-129. PMID 33516417.

Tong ST, Webel BK, Donahue EE, Richards A, Sabo RT, Brooks EM, Lail Kashiri P, Huffstetler AN, Santana S, Harris LM, Krist AH. Understanding the Value of the Wellness Visit: A Descriptive Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2021; ahead of print.

Tong ST, Sabo RT, Hochheimer CJ, Brooks EM, Jiang V, Huffstetler AN, Lail Kashiri P, Krist AH. Uptake of Statin Guidelines to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb;34(1):113-122. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200292. PubMed PMID: 33452089; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7847084.

Epling J, Krist A, Huffstetler A, Rockwell M, Villalobos G. Addressing Alcohol Disorder in Primary Care: The Virginia Experience in a National Study; June 4, 2021; Virtual.

Villalobos G, Huffstetler A, Rockwell M, Webel B, Krist AH. The Current State of Unhealthy Alcohol Use In Virginia. North American Primary Care Research Group Practice Based Research Network Conference. Bethesda, MD, USA (Virtual). June 2021.

Rockwell M, Webel B, Huffstetler A, Villalobos G, Krist AH. Practice Facilitation for Unhealthy Alcohol Use. North American Primary Care Research Group Practice Based Research Network Conference. Bethesda, MD, USA (Virtual). June 2021.

Huffstetler A. Coaches, Mentors, and Sponsors: Making the Most of Relationships. Invited speaker for the American Board of Family Medicine Pisacano Scholar Meeting; February 9, 2021; Virtual.

Hinesley J, Huffstetler A, Sabo R, Richards A, Krist A. Patient-Level Cohort Analysis of Decision-Making for Breast, Prostate, and Colon Cancer Screening. Presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November 20th, 2020; Virtual.

Huffstetler A, Villalobos G, Sabo R, Yu T, Winters J, Wessler P, Lail Kashiri P, Krist A. A Hub-and-Spoke Recruitment Model for Large Scale Recruitment and Residency Education: An RCT on Unhealthy Alcohol Use. Presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November 20th, 2020; Virtual.

Huffstetler A, Sabo R, Krist A. Use of the All-Payer Claims Database to Identify the Full Scope of the Primary Care Workforce in Virginia. Presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November 20th, 2020; Virtual.

Hirsch A, Syptak C, Krist A, Villalobos G, Huffstetler A. Availability of Virtual Treatment for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Versus Access to Broadband Internet in Virginia. Presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, November 20th, 2020; Virtual.

Beaverson S, Huffstetler A, Krist A, Sabo R, Brooks EM, Woolf S. Development of a Novel Survey Tool to Evaluate Acceptability of Primary HPV Cervical Cancer Screening. Presented at the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Scholarly Symposium, November 7th, 2020; (Virtual) Richmond, VA.

Syptak C, Hirsh A, Huffstetler A. Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Telehealth and Internet Access. Presentd at the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Scholarly Symposium, November 7th, 2020; (Virtual) Richmond, VA.

Huffstetler A, LaBattaglia M. Policy in Practice: From the Beltway to the Bedside. Presented at the LocumsMart Annual Educational Conference, September 20th, 2020; (Virtual) Nashville, TN.

O'Laughlin K, Huffstetler A, Krist A. Stakeholder Input on an Enhanced Care Planning Tool Addressing Social Risk, Mental Health and Unhealthy Behavior. Presented at the Practice Based Research Network Conference, August 13th, 2020; (Virtual) Bethesda, MD.

Webel B, Huffstetler A, Lail-Kashiri P, Villalobos G, Krist A. A Hub and Spoke Model Approach to Recruitment for a Study on Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Virginia. Presented at the Practice Based Research Network Conference, August 13th, 2020; (Virtual) Bethesda, MD.

Alexander Krist, MD

US Preventive Services Task Force, Bibbins-Domingo K, Grossman DC, Curry SJ, Davidson KW, Epling JW Jr, García FAR, Gillman MW, Harper DM, Kemper AR, Krist AH, Kurth AE, Landefeld CS, Mangione CM, Owens DK, Phillips WR, Phipps MG, Pignone MP, Siu AL. JAMA. 2016 Jun 21;315(23):2564-2575. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.5989. PMID: 27304597.

Redesigning Primary Care to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Midst of the Pandemic. Krist AH, DeVoe JE, Cheng A, Ehrlich T, Jones SM. Ann Fam Med. 2020 Jul;18(4):349-354. doi: 10.1370/afm.2557. PMID: 32661037.

The Increasing Complexity of Preventive Services. Ebell MH, Krist AH. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 Jun;29(6):748-749. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8297. Epub 2020 Feb 13. PMID: 32053041.

Barriers to Attendance of Prenatal and Well-Child Visits. Wolf ER, Donahue E, Sabo RT, Nelson BB, Krist AH. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Aug;21(6):955-960. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.11.025. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33279734

Krist AH, Phillips SM, Sabo RT, Balasubramanian BA, Heurtin-Roberts S, Ory MG, Johnson SB, Sheinfeld-Gorin SN, Estabrooks PA, Ritzwoller DP, Glasgow RE. Adoption, reach, implementation, and maintenance of a behavioral and mental health assessment in primary care. Ann Fam Med. Nov 2014;12(6):525-533. [PMID 25384814].

Krist AH, Woolf SH, Bello G, Sabo RT, Longo DR, Kashiri P, Etz RS, Loomis J, Rothemich SF, Peele JE, Cohn J. Engaging primary care patients to use a patient-centered personal health record. Ann Fam Med. 2014;12:418-426. [PMID 25354405].

Krist AH, Beasley JW, Crosson JC, Kibbe DC, Klinkman MS, Lehmann CU, Fox CH, Mitchell JM, Mold JW, Pace WD, Peterson KA, Phillips RL, Post R, Puro J, Raddock M, Simkus R, Waldren SE. Electronic health record functionality needed to better support primary care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014;0:1-8. [PMID 24421225].

Krist AH, Shenson D, Woolf SH, Bradley C, Liaw WR, Rothemich SF, Slonim A, Benson W, Anderson LA. Clinical and community delivery systems for preventive care. Am J Prev Med.2013;45(4):508-16. [PMID 24050428]

Krist AH, Woolf SH, Rothemich SF, Johnson RE, Peele JE, Cunningham TD, Longo DR, Bello GA, Matzke GR. Interactive preventive health record to enhance delivery of recommended care: a randomized trial. Ann Fam Med. Jul 2012;10(4):312-319. [PMID 22778119].

Krist AH, Woolf SH. A Vision for patient-centered information systems. JAMA. 2011;305(3):300-301. [PMID 21245186].

Lesser LI, Krist AH, Kamerow DB, Bazemore AW. Comparison between U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and Medicare coverage. Ann Fam Med. 2011;9:44-49. [PMID 21242560].

Krist AH, Cifuentes M, DoDoo MS, Green LA. Measuring primary care expenses. J Am Board of Fam Med. 2010;23(3):376-83. [PMID 20453184].

Krist AH, Woolf SH, Johnson RE, Rothemich SF, Cunningham TD, Jones RM, Wilson DB, Devers KJ. Patient costs as a barrier to intensive health behavior counseling. Am J Prev Med 2010;38(3):344-348. [PMID 20171538].

Krist AH. Using patient portals in primary care to engage patients in care. Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy. Washington DC. Mar 24, 2015.

Krist AH, Woolf SH. Improving prevention care: the implementation challenge and role of practice-based research. National Cancer Institute Implementation Science Forum. Rockville MD. Mar 15, 2013.

Krist AH. Advancing prevention: knowledge gaps and new partnerships. National Institute of Health. Rockville MD. June 28-29, 2012.

Resident Scholarly Activity

May, 2022

May, 2021 - Flory, E., Lopoukhine, M. - "Association between global health involvement and family physician wellbeing."

May, 2021 - Grimsley, J., Stuek, S. - "Adoption of Behavioral Modifications Among Fairfax Family Practice patients at risk for Type 2 Diabetes."

May, 2021 - Lam, A., Li, L., Machado, C., Udeshi, S. - "What 'influenzas' your decision to get the influenza vaccine?"

May, 2020 - Andrea, J., Ding, F., Uribe, R. "Concussion patients with neck pain: does adherence with therapy correlate with faster recovery?"

May, 2020 - Sultan, Z., Towne, W. "Feasibility of implementing a formal advance care planning system in an outpatient clinical setting."

May, 2020 - Choi, R., Hancock, K., Tsapos, T. - "Assessing Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening in Female Patients Age 21-65."

May, 2019 - Filak, M., Mauntel, M., Vo, T. - "Program evaluation of Healthy Weigh Now and its impact on blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, lipids and medication burden"

May, 2019 - Fitzgerald, E., Orr, J. - "Does the risk-adjusted index predict hospital readmission?"

May, 2019 - Rahman, A., Rolfe, B. - "Examining the role of telemedicine within the primary care clinic"

May, 2018 - Breig, J., Chung, Y., Patel S. - "How Knowledgeable are FFPCS Providers regarding both FFPCS Fair Oaks Office and Virginia State/DEA Regulations for stimulants?"

May, 2018 - Carter, S., Silver, N. - "Rates of Obesity Screening and Prescribed Intervention for Adult Patients in the Primary Care Setting"

May, 2018 - Burgwin, K., Thomas, C. - "Attributed Risk Score in Population Management: A Comparison of Resident Physicians versus Faculty Physicians in Diabetes Mellitus Type II Coding"

May, 2018 - Lim, G., Ngo M. - "The rate of cervical cancer screening in Asian Americans vs. Caucasian Americans in Northern Virginia"

May, 2017 – Hector, C. – "Improving primary care in resource-poor communities: Identifying the relationship between education level and attaining preventive care" Poster presentation at the Inova GME Symposium

May, 2017 – Nguyen, T., Stallard, T. – "Did the Switch to Athena's Patient Portal System Improve the Workload of the Clerical Staff?" Poster presentation at the Board of Directors meeting

May, 2017 – Devilbiss, Z., Stallard, W.– "Home Exercises vs. Physical Therapy in Treatment of Shoulder Pain" Poster presentation at the Board of Directors meeting

May, 2017 – Larson, B., Tanno, E., Var, S. – "Why do patients go to the emergency department for non-emergent issues during the office's normal business hours?" Poster presentation at NAPCRG Conference, Poster presentation at VAFP Conference

May, 2016 – Coulter J., Freeman B. “Identifying Geographic Associations among High-risk Patients” Poster presentation at the Inova GME Symposium

May, 2016 – Bishow A., Noyes J. “Advance Care Planning: A Survey of Practitioner Knowledge” Poster presentation at the Inova GME Symposium

May, 2016 – Glickman M., Abd-Elfattah R. “Using Mobile Technology to Increase Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Adherence” Poster presentation at the Inova GME Symposium

May, 2016 – Tran M., Freeman B. – “Comparing Patient Attitudes Towards Telemedicine Video visits in the Private Outpatient Setting and Outpatient Community Health Center” Poster presentation at STFM Conference

May 2015 Tao, J. “Description of Telephone Calls Answered by an Advice Nurse in a Primary Care Setting.” Poster presentation at the Inova GME Symposium

April 2015 Burgwin E., Pallone A. “Effects of a Resident Led Diabetic Education Class on Educational Outcomes.” Poster presentation at STFM Conference

April 2015 Fox, B. “End of Life Patient Education and Group Discussion (A Pilot Study).” Oral presentation at the I3 Collaborative Meeting in Greenville, NC

Jan 2015 Yi, H. “Do Gamified Lectures Provide a Comparable Level of Knowledge Acquisition to the Standard Didactic Lecture Format While Increasing Audience Engagement & Participation? “ Oral presentation at VAFP Winter Meeting

Nov 2014 Balmoria, S. “Does Experience Inserting IUDs Influence Current Contraceptive Counseling Practices?” Poster presentation at NAPCRG

Sept 2014 Moody, K. “Needs Assessment in Rural Honduras: Community Concerns, Barriers to Health Care and Implications for Future Projects.” Poster presentation at AAFP Global Health Conference

Sept 2014 Williams, H. “Does a Travel Medicine Curriculum Increase Knowledge of Pre-Travel Health Services?”. Poster presentation at AAFP Global Health Conference