All authors Continuant Continuant Entity Entity Agent Independent Continuant Institute research investigator 2025-05-07T06:49:59 RDF description of Kottke, Thomas E., MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/person-Kottke-T-E Kottke, Thomas E., MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/40779651/?sort=date&direction=descending Senior Research Investigator public <p><strong>Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH</strong>, Senior Research Investigator, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, focuses his research on learning how to improve health and well-being through community and clinical initiatives. He is board certified in internal medicine and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. He obtained his MD degree from the University of Minnesota and trained in internal medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal and at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. While there, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and received an MSPH with an emphasis in cardiovascular epidemiology. Dr. Kottke was a member of the NCQA Cardiovascular Measure Advisory Panel (CV MAP) and the Health Equity Working Group (EWG). He has served on multiple National Quality Forum (NQF) committees including its Board of Directors. He has co-chaired both the NQF Consensus Standards Approval Committee (CSAC) and the NQF Cardiovascular Standing Committee.</p> <p>Dr. Kottke was a member of the first United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and is a current member of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).</p> <p><strong>Conducting Institute research since: </strong>2004<strong><br /><br /></strong><strong>Education and training: </strong>MD, University of Minnesota; MSPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</p> <ul> <li>1976-1978&nbsp;Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar - Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC</li> <li>1976-1977&nbsp;Resident - Department of Medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC</li> <li>1974-1976&nbsp;Resident - Department of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada</li> <li>1970-1974&nbsp;MD - University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota</li> <li>1966-1970&nbsp;BA, Anthropology - University of Minnesota</li> </ul> <p><strong>Affiliations/other offices held:<br /></strong>Since 2012 and currently active<br />2022-&nbsp;&nbsp;Member, Community Preventive Services Task Force<br />2019&nbsp; &nbsp;Member, Board of Directors, National Quality Forum<br />2019&nbsp; &nbsp;Chair, National Quality Forum Consensus Standards Advisory Committee (CSAC)<br />2018&nbsp; &nbsp;President, Twin Cities Medical Society<br />2016-2019&nbsp;&nbsp;Member, National Quality Forum Consensus Standards Advisory Committee<br />2013-&nbsp;&nbsp;Board Member, Twin Cities Medical Society<br />2012-2014&nbsp;&nbsp;Chair, Twin Cities Obesity Prevention Coalition<br />2009-&nbsp;NCQA Cardiovascular Measurement Advisory Panel<br />2011-2013&nbsp;&nbsp;National Quality Forum Multiple Chronic Conditions Measurement Framework project<br />2010-2015&nbsp;&nbsp;Member and Chair, Minnesota Medical Association Quality Committee<br />2010-2015&nbsp;&nbsp;CDC&nbsp;Surveillance and Epidemiology Workgroup<br />2010-&nbsp;&nbsp;National Quality Forum Cardiovascular Standing Committee, Member and Co-chair<br />2009-2022&nbsp;&nbsp;Member, St. Paul-Ramsey County Statewide Health Improvement Program Steering Committee</p> <p><strong>Research interests include:<br /></strong>Community health and well-being, health promotion and disease prevention with a focus on reducing Black disparities in healthy pregnancy, early childhood experience, and adolescent homelessness.</p> <p><strong>Current and recent research activities and funding: </strong></p> <p><strong>The Interplay of ENDS and Tobacco Control Policy: Impact on the Population Harms of Tobacco (Maciosek)<br /></strong>Source: NCI/R01CA263542&nbsp;<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; 07/01/2022-06/30/2027&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Achieving Co-Benefits at the FEW Nexus through Urban Food System Solutions: Developing a Convergence/Actionable Systems Science for Equity, Resource Efficiency, Health &amp; Well-Being<br /></strong>Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/ NSF 18-545<br />Role: Site PI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;09/15/2021-09/14/2022</p> <p><strong>Diabetes and Heart Disease &amp; Stroke Prevent Programs &ndash; Improving the Health of Americans through Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke, CDC-RFA-DP18-1815 (Bishop)<br /></strong>Source: CDC/NU58DP006522<br />Role: Site PI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10/01/2019-11/30/2022</p> <p><strong>Examining the Relationship of Periodontal Treatment and Improved Health Outcomes for Coronary Heart Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease and Diabetes&nbsp;(Michalowicz)<br /></strong>Source: NIDCR/R03DE026797<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 09/01/2018-08/31/2021</p> <p><strong>Pragmatic Trial Comparing Telehealth Care and Clinic-based Care for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure (Hyperlink-3) (Margolis)<br /></strong>Source: PCORI<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;07/01/2016-09/30/2021</p> <p><strong>Reducing CV Risk in Prediabetes Patients Using EHR-Based Decision Support (Desai)<br /></strong>Source: NHLBI/R01HL128614<br />Role: Other Significant Contributor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 07/15/2015-06/30/2021</p> <p><strong>Evaluating System Change to Advance Learning and Take Evidence to Scale (ESCALATES) (Cohen)<br /></strong>Source: AHRQ/U01HS023940<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 02/01/2015-04/30/2021</p> <p><strong>Can the CV Wizard Tool Impact Guideline-based CVD Care in the Safety Net? (Gold)<br /></strong>Source: NHLBI/R01HL133793<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;09/01/2016-02/28/2022</p> <p><strong>Fish Consumption Dissemination Project (McCann)<br /></strong>Source: EPA<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 09/01/2016-09/15/2021</p> <p><strong>A Clinic-Randomized Trial of a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Dental Provider Delivery of Brief Tobacco Interventions and Quitline Referrals (Rindal/Spallek)<br /></strong>Source: NIDCR/U01DE026135<br />Role: Co-Investigator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;08/01/2016-07/31/2021</p> <p><strong>Related websites:</strong><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Kottke"><br /></a><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&amp;tzom=300&amp;user=RypuHBgAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;gmla=AJsN-F66ZMHPObTyv55_cntjgmS0A6s9R42ZCihlqQSt2ECpSbIQlRJrT4YQmwkPlAx4rKoAWGin8MTul4_y-7rxA9urJVEP-w">‪Thomas E. Kottke - ‪Google Scholar</a></p> 2025-03-10T14:31:28 Senior Research Investigator person-Kottke-TE-member--MMA-Work-Group-to-Advance-Health-Care-Reform person-Kottke-T-E- http://www.healthpartners.com/institute/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kottke-CV-2022-10-31.pdf person-Kottke-T-E person-Kottke-TE The concept of well-being, widely-endorsed, is associated with positive outcomes for individuals, organizations, and populations. It is meaningful and measurable. As Atul Gawande observes in <i>Being Mortal,</i> it is about the reasons one wishes to be alive. It is my goal for all health and social policy.