Section: Research

Rotations

Joseph Difranza, M.D.

Current Positions

Longitudinal Preceptor Program

Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, Doctor of Medicine, 1981
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Psychology 1976
Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Phi
University of Massachusetts Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program, Worcester, 1981 1984
Fellowship in faculty development, University of North Carolina , 1984 1985
Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine 1984, recertified 1990-1997, 1996-2003, 2004-

Affiliations

Tobacco Control Resource Center, Board of Directors (1985-present)
American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research Tobacco Consortium 2001

Scholarly Activity

National Institute on Drug Abuse. “The Transition to Nicotine Dependence.”  October 2001- September 2006. $1.8 million. 5 RO1 DA14666-01

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Synar Amendment: Past, Present and Future.  July 1, 2001- June 30, 2004.  $121,754 #0456644

Office: A3-235
Phone: 774-443-2097
E-mail: Joseph.Difranza@umassmemorial.org
Keywords: Smoking Cessation, Addiction, Tobacco Policy

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