Lawrence Herman, RPA-C, MPA, DFAAPA

Associate Professor and Chair
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

• President-elect, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Alexandria, VA.
• Past Director-at-Large, Board of Directors, 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.  Family Practice and Internal Medicine in Physician Assistant: A Guide To Clinical Practice, Fifth Edition.  Ballweg R, Sullivan E, Brown D, and Vetrosky D, ed.  Sauders/Elsevier.  February, 2013.
• Herman LM: Digital Revolution: Changes Forecast for Medicine: book review of The Creative Destruction of Medicine in PA Professional, September 2012.
• Douris P,C, McDonald B, Vespi F, Kelley NC, and Herman LM: Comparison Between Nintendo Wii Fit Aerobics and Traditional Aerobic Exercise in Sedentary Young Adults.  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. April 2012.
• Anzalone J, Mathews A, Suprenant M, Herman LM: Perceptions of physician assistants regarding direct-to-consumer advertising.  Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, February 2012. 
• Herman LM: Decisions, Decisions: book review of On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits in PA Professional, January 2012.
• Herman LM, Shtayermman O, Aksnew B, Anzalone M, Cormerais A, and Liodice C: The Use of Prescription Stimulants to Enhance Academic Performance Among College Students in Health Care Programs.  The Journal of Physician Assistant Education, December 2011.
• 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. 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. 
• 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: Dysrhythmias in Infants and Children in Emergency Dysrhythmias and EKG Injury Patterns. Brown, K ed. Thompson/Delmar Learning. June 15, 2002.
   

Selected Presentations

• Herman LM:  Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures: Improving Outcomes With Collaborative Care.  Practicing Clinicians Exchange CME Symposia.  Foster City, CA.  November 17, 2012.
• Herman LM: More Twisted Tales from Family Practice: Cases You Don’t Want To Miss.  Association of Family Practice PAs Annual CME and Conference.  Phoenix, AZ.  November 6, 2012.
• Herman LM: Apps That Will Revolutionize – Or Destroy – Your Practice.  Association of Family Practice PAs Annual CME and Conference.  Phoenix, AZ.  November 5, 2012.
• Herman LM: The Creative Destruction of Medicine: Apps That Will Revolutionize Your Practice.  New York State Society of Physician Assistants Annual CME and Conference.  Tarrytown, NY.  October 21, 2012.
• Herman LM: Diagnosing and Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease: How To Avoid Three Common Errors. Practicing Clinicians Exchange CME Symposia.  Nashville, TN.  June 16, 2012.
• Herman LM:  Twisted Tales From the Emergency Department: More Cases You Don’t Want to Miss.  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Spring CME and Conference.  Orlando, FL.  March 21, 2011.
• Herman LM:  Persistent Non-cancer Pain: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt!  Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Spring CME and Conference.  Orlando, FL.  March 21, 2011.
• 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.