Frederick Steven Wamboldt
MD
- Department of Medicine
- Professor
- Email
- psysocmed@njhealth.org
- Gender
- Male
Specialties
Adults
Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine
Anxiety Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Depression, Psychosocial Issues Relating to Chronic Disease, Psychotherapy
Research
Other Pulmonary Disease Research, Psychosocial Medicine and Behavioral Science
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Professor Adjunct, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
Professional Memberships/Societies
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
American Psychiatric Association
American Thoracic Society
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Link to PubMed for more papers
Clinical Interests
Dr. Fred Wamboldt specializes in the assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety problems in patients with chronic respiratory, immunologic, allergic, infectious, and occupational/environmental diseases.
Board Certified
Psychiatry
Psychosomatic Medicine
Research Interests
Dr. Fred Wamboldt has a broad set of research interests in the areas of psychiatric and interpersonal/family factors in the context of chronic medical illness. Current and/or recent research projects include:
-- “Asthma Tool Kits for Practices and Patients in Rural Colorado,” Colorado Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Pulmonary Disease Program, B. Bender, PhD, PI.
-- “Motivating adherence to CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea,” NHLBI, M. Aloia, PhD, PI.
-- “Development of behavioral couples treatment for smoking cessation,” NIDA, H. LaChance, PhD, PI.
-- “Telecommunication Enhanced Adherence Management Program,” NHLBI, B. Bender, PhD, PI.
-- Director, Behavioral Assessment Core Laboratory, UCD/National Jewish Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute, NCRR U54-RR025217, R. Sokol, MD, PI.
-- “Improving Asthma Outcomes by Promoting Successful ETS Reduction Interventions in Rural Primary Care Practices throughout Eastern Colorado,” EPA Region 8, Indoor Air Quality Award, F.S. Wamboldt, MD, PI.
Service
Education & Training
Education
- University of Wisconsin Medical School (Madison, WI)
- MD, 1981
- Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
- BS, Cum Laude, 1976
Residencies
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals (Madison, WI)
- Internship/Residency, Department of Psychiatry, 1981-1983
Awards & Recognition
Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Distinguished Fellowship, American Psychiatric Association
Recent or Important Publications
Holm KE, Bowler RP, Make BJ, Wamboldt FS. Family Relationship Quality is Associated with Psychological Distress, Dyspnea, and Quality of Life in COPD, COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 6(5): 359-368, 2009.
Bender BG, Rankin A, Tran ZV and Wamboldt FS. Brief interval telephone surveys of medication adherence and asthma symptoms in the Childhood Asthma Management Program Continuation Study. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 101:382-6, 2008.
Wamboldt FS, Balkissoon RC, Rankin AW, Szefler SJ, Hammond SK, Glasgow RE, Dickinson WP. Correlates of household smoking bans in low income families of children with and without asthma. Family Process, 47(1):81-94, 2008.
Wamboldt FS, Wamboldt MZ: Psychiatric aspects of respiratory symptoms, Chapter 74. In LM Taussig & LI Landau (Eds) Textbook of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, 2nd Edition. Saint Louis, MO, Mosby, 1039-1051, 2008.
Wamboldt FS, Balkissoon RC: Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Chapter 38. In M Castro & M Kraft (Eds) Clinical Asthma. Philadelphia, PA, Elsevier, 345-350, 2008.
