David N. Fisman
University of Toronto
318 Papers
1.7K Citations
David N. Fisman is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 276 publications. Previous affiliations of David N. Fisman include Princeton University & McMaster University.
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Papers
Transmission Dynamics and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Marc Lipsitch,Ted Cohen,Ben S. Cooper,James M. Robins,Stefan Ma,Lyn James,Gowri Gopalakrishna,Suok Kai Chew,Chorh Chuan Tan,Matthew H. Samore,David N. Fisman,Megan Murray +11 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that a single infectious case of SARS will infect about three secondary cases in a population that has not yet instituted control measures, and public-health efforts to reduce transmission are expected to have a substantial impact on reducing the size of the epidemic.
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation: Summary and meta-analysis of outcomes
Galit Kleiner-Fisman,Jan Herzog,David N. Fisman,Filippo Tamma,Kelly E. Lyons,Rajesh Pahwa,Anthony E. Lang,Günther Deuschl +7 more
TL;DR: Synthesis of the available literature indicates that STN DBS improves motor activity and activities of daily living in advanced PD and provides an estimate of the magnitude of the treatment effects and emphasize the need for controlled and randomized studies.
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Dynamic Transmission Modeling: A Report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-5
Richard Pitman,David N. Fisman,Gregory S. Zaric,Maarten J. Postma,Mirjam Kretzschmar,John Edmunds,Marc Brisson +6 more
TL;DR: Best practice recommendations for state-transition modeling are provided, directed both to modelers and to users of modeling results such as clinicians, clinical guideline developers, manufacturers, or policymakers.
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Hemophagocytic syndromes and infection.
TL;DR: HLH may mimic T-cell lymphoma and is treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy, while hemophagocytic syndromes associated with nonviral pathogens often respond to treatment of the underlying infection.