Lawrence Herman, RPA-C, MPA, DFAAPA

Associate Assistant Professor, Director of PA Admissions, and Director of Primary Care Initiatives
E-mail: lherman@nyit.edu

Education

• MPA in Health Administration and Health System Finance, Long Island University, NY, 2000.
• B.S., Physician Assistant, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 1993.

Academic and Clinical Appointments

• 2011-Present:Associate  Professor,  Director of PA Admissions, and Director of Primary Care Initiatives, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, New York Institute of Technology. Awarded tenure July 2005. 
• Faculty Associate, Center for Global Health, Office of Health Sciences and Medical Affairs, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY. 
   

Research Interests

• Workforce issues, pharmacology, diabetes, cardiac risk reduction, and breast cancer. 

Professional Activities

• Member of the Board of Direcrtors as Director-at-Large, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Alexandria, VA
• Grant Reviewer, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.
• Past Chair, Professional Practice Council, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Alexandria, VA
• Past American Academy of Physician Assistants representative to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oak Brook, IL
• Past Chair, Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Alexandria, VA
• Past President, New York State Society of Physician Assistants, Albany, NY
• Member, NYCOM/NYIT Institutional Review Board
• Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
   

Selected Publications

• Herman LM. Decisions, Decisions: book review of On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits. In PA Professional, January 2012
• Herman LM:  A Double-Helix of Faith: book review of The Language of God in PA Professional, May 2011.
• Herman LM:  Malaria Wars: book review of The Fever:  How malaria has ruled humankind for 500,000 years in PA Professional, November 2010.
• Herman LM, Miner MM, Qualich SA:  Testosterone Deficiency in Men. Practicing Clinicians Exchange CME Newsletter, 2010 Vol 1, Issue 1.  September 2010.
• Herman LM. The Immortal Henrieta Lacks: book review of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, in PA Professional, May 2010.
• Herman LM.  Don’t Be Afraid: book review of The Science of Fear in PA Professional,  January 2010.
• Herman LM.  What’s New in….Allergy Testing. The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.  June 2009.
• Herman LM.  Seven Days, Six Nights and Sutures: Medical Tourism. PA Professional.  May 2009.
• Herman LM. Family Practice and Internal Medicine in Physician Assistant: A Guide To Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. Ballweg R, Sullivan E, Brown D, and Vetrosky D, ed. Sauders/Elsevier. May 10, 2008.
• Herman LM Clinical Watch: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndromes. The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. May 2008.
• McNellis R, Léger MM, Herman LM, Brenneman AE, Essary AC, Hendrikson EC, O'Donoghue DL, Van Dyke EM. Clinical Watch: Mammography: Screening in women 40 to 49 years old. The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. November 2007.
• O'Donoghue DL, Herman LM, Brenneman AE, Essary AC, Hendrikson EC, Léger MM, McNellis R, Van Dyke EM. Clinical Watch: Guideline update: Pediatric Advanced Life Support. The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. September 2007.
• File T, Mandell LA, Ciervo C, Hadley JA, Herman LM, Iannini PB, Low DE, Knudtson MD, Low DE, Miller, SK, Sethi S., for the Infectious Disease Leadership Council. Putting Guidelines into Practice for the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections. Supplement to The Clinical Advisor. May 2007.
• Gerbert DA, Herman LM, Larson LW, Leger MM, McNellis R, Van Dyke, EM. Clinical Watch: The HPV Vaccine: A Major Public Health Breakthrough. The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. March 2007.
• Herman LM, Gerbert DA, Larson LW, Leger MM, McNellis R, Van Dyke, EM. Clinical Watch: Community Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Coming To a Patient Near You. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. January 2007.
• Herman LM, Gerbert D, Larson L, Leger MM, ODonohue D, Ulshafer C, Van Dyke E: Vaccines, Thimerosal and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants. January 2006.
• Herman LM, McNellis R, Leger MM, Davis R, Larson L, Quigley T, and Toth S: Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. January 2003.
• Herman LM: Dysrhythmias in Infants and Children in Emergency Dysrhythmias and EKG Injury Patterns. Brown, K ed. Thompson/Delmar Learning. June 15, 2002.  
   

Recent Presentations

• McClung M, Lane N, Herman LM, and Pope R:  Clinical Management of Osteoporosis: Translating Fracture Risk Into Individualized Care.  Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Conference and CME, Chicago, IL.  August 19, 2011.
• Herman LM: Case Studies in Persistent Pain: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You!  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Summer Conference and CME.  Washington, D.C.  August 12, 2011.
• Herman, LM:  Twisted Tales from the ER: Cases You Don’t Want to Miss.  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Summer Conference and CME.  Washington, D.C.  August 12, 2011.
• Herman LM: Twisted Tales From the Emergency Department: Cases You Don’t Want To Miss.  American Academy of Physician Assistant 39th Annual CME and Conference.  Las Vegas, NV.  June 2, 2011.
• Herman LM: Allergy Testing Without Skin Pricks.  American Academy of Physician Assistant 38th Annual CME and Conference.  Atlanta, GA.  May 30, 2010. 
• Herman LM:  Making the Grade Financially and Retiring As a Millionaire.  Student Society of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Conference.  Atlanta, GA.  May 31, 2010.
• Herman LM: Diagnostic Dilemmas in Diabetes for the Primary Care Provider: interactive case studies.  American Academy of Physician Assistant 38th Annual CME and Conference.  Atlanta, GA.  June 1, 2010.
• Herman LM: Diabetic Painful Neuropathies: How Can We Gain on the Pain?  Texas Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME and Conference.  Houston, TX. February 28, 2010.
• Herman LM: Paradigms Shifts in the Treatment of Mixed Dyslipidemias.  New York State Society of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference.  Saratoga, NY.  September 25, 2009.
• Herman LM:  Things That Go Bump in the Night: Restless Leg Syndrome.  New York State Society of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference.  Saratoga, NY.  September 25, 2009.
• Herman LM: Diabetic Painful Neuropathies: How Can We Gain on the Pain?  American Academy of Physician Assistants 37th Annual CME and Conference.  San Diego, CA. May 26, 2009.
• Herman LM: Demystifying Diabetes in Primary Care: a Case-based Presentation.  American Academy of Physician Assistants 37th Annual CME and Conference.  San Diego, CA. May 25, 2009.
• Herman LM, Blank R, Fujioka K: Individualizing Therapy & Narrowing the Gaps in Type 2 Diabetes Management.  American Academy of Physician Assistants 37th Annual CME and Conference.  San Diego, CA.  May 24, 2009.
• Herman LM: Dyslipidemia: the Devil is in the Details.  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistant Fall CME and Conference.  San Diego, CA.  October 30, 2008.
• Herman LM:  Seasonal and Pandemic Influenzas: Is the Sky Really Falling?  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistant Fall CME and Conference.  San Diego, CA.  October 30, 2008.
• Herman LM: When Should Advanced-generation Beta-blockers Be Utilized to Treat Hypertension?  Texas Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME and Conference.  Houston, TX.  October 17, 2008.
• Herman LM:  Syndrome X, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiometabolic Risk Syndrome: Will the Real Syndrome Pklease Stand Up?  New York State Society of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference.  Saratoga, NY.  September 25, 2008.
• Herman LM: Heritary Breast and Ovarian Cancers: What the Primary Care PA Needs to Know. American Academy of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 27, 2008.
• Pavia AT, McGeer A, and Herman LM: Essential Elements of the Management of Acute Respiratory Illnesses. American Academy of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 26, 2008.
• Mohler ER and Herman LM: A Cased-Based Discussion of the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease. American Academy of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 25, 2008.
• Herman LM: Top 10 Medical Stories of the Year. American Academy of Physician Assistant Annual CME and Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 24, 2008. 
• Herman LM: Osteoporosis Update: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Practicing Clinicians Exchange CME. Dearborn, MI. May 17, 2008.