Alan Rustin Greene
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Clinical Focus
- Pediatrics
Administrative Appointments
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Board Chair, Society for Participatory Medicine (2010 - 2011)
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Board Member, Society for Participatory Medicine (2009 - 2012)
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Board Member, Lead Solutions (1992 - 1993)
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Board Member, YMCA - Project Focys (1995 - 1997)
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Board President, The Organic Center (2007 - 2008)
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Co-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Mills-Peninsula Hospitals (1998 - 2000)
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Board Member, The Organic Center (2003 - 2011)
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Advisory Board Co-Chair, The Organic Center (2012 - 2012)
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Founding President, Society for Participatory Medicine (2009 - 2010)
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Deputy Editor, Journal of Participatory Medicine (2009 - 2012)
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Board Member, Vice-Chair, Food, Family, Farming Foundation (2010 - 2012)
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Board Member, Healthy Child Healthy World (2009 - 2012)
Honors & Awards
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Physician Recognition Award, American Medical Association (1994, 2000)
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Children's Health Hero of the Internet, Intel (1996)
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15 Most Influential Forces in eHealth, Advance for Health Information Executives (2005)
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100 Most Creative and Influential Innovators Working in Healthcare Today, Healthspottr (2009)
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Aesclepius Award for best health site on the Internet, Health Improvement Institute (2005)
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4 Best Web Resources for Medical Professionals: Pediatrics, Nursing Online Education Database (2007)
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Best Parenting Book of the Year, Nautilus Book Awards (2007)
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America's Top Pediatricians, Consumer's Research Council of America (2004-2011)
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Prevention Award, Healthy Child Healthy World (2011)
Professional Education
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Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Oakland (1993) CA
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Residency: Children's Hospital of Oakland (1992) CA
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Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (1991)
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Internship: Children's Hospital of Oakland (1988) CA
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Medical Education: UCSF Hospital (1987) CA
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BA, Princeton University, Pre-Med: The History and Philosophy of Science (1981)
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MD, University of California San Francisco, Medicine (1987)
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Resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, Pediatrics (1991)
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Chief Resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California, Pediatrics (1993)
Community and International Work
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TICC TOCC
Topic
Optimal Umbilical Cord Clamping
Populations Served
Global
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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WhiteOut Now
Topic
Introduction of Solid Foods
Populations Served
Infants
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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Vitamin Angels
Topic
Micronutrient Supplementation
Populations Served
Children and Pregnant Women Globally
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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DrGreene.com
Topic
Children's Health
Partnering Organization(s)
Plum Organic, Horizon Organic,Episencial, BornFree, Mother Knows
Populations Served
Global. Over 81 million visitors
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
All Publications
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Artificial intelligence, chatbots, and the future of medicine.
The Lancet. Oncology
2019; 20 (4): 481–82
View details for DOI 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30142-1
View details for PubMedID 30942174
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Vitamin D-Deficient Rickets in a Child With Cow's Milk Allergy
NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
2010; 25 (4): 394-398
Abstract
This article describes the case of a 16-month-old Hispanic male toddler with cow's milk allergy living in northern California who was admitted to a children's hospital for weight loss and markedly elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone. At a routine outpatient well-child visit, his mother expressed concern about a decrease in his appetite and activity level. A detailed diet history revealed that breast milk was his primary source of nutrition during his first year of life and he had not been given supplemental vitamins. With attempts to introduce cow's milk formula, he had developed a rash and swelling around the mouth. Shortly after his first birthday, his mother weaned him from breast milk and introduced unfortified rice milk as a palatable milk substitute. Upon admission he was pale and lethargic; his laboratory studies were remarkable for elevated serum alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone and low levels of phosphorus, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, and ferritin. Lower extremity radiographic studies were consistent with rickets. After 5 weeks of therapy with vitamin D(3) and iron, his serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D level normalized. Within 12 weeks following therapy, the child demonstrated significant clinical improvement, with resolution of growth failure and bone reossification. His activity level had returned to normal. This case emphasizes the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for children with special attention to those who might have nutrition deficiencies attributable to milk allergy.
View details for DOI 10.1177/0884533610374199
View details for Web of Science ID 000283800100011
View details for PubMedID 20702845
- Feeding Baby Green 2009; Wiley: 1-296
- Raising Baby Green 2007; Wiley: 1-306
- Developmental Milestones The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years 2006: 159-162
- The A.D.A.M. Illustrated Family Health Guide 2004: 1-338
- From First Kicks to First Steps 2004; McGrawHill: 1-347
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Computers, doctors, and toilet training.
MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine
2000; 2 (6): E5-?
View details for PubMedID 11335855
- The Parent Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your Toddler. 1999: 1-280
- The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections 1999; Avon Books: 1-213
- The Parent Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your Baby 1998: 1-278
- Oral Health Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice 1996: 315-334