Sondra R Zabar

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Sondra R Zabar, M.D.

Associate Professor; Interim Dir Div of GIM; Co-DirPrimary Care Residency Pgm
Department of Medicine (GIM Div)

Clinical Addresses

550 FIRST AVE, OBV-A616
NEW YORK, NY 10016
Phone: 212-263-8553

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Medical Specialties

Internal Medicine

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Board Certification

2015 — Ab Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Education

1987-1991 — NYU School of Medicine, Medical Education
1991-1994 — NYU School of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Residency Training
1991-1994 — NYU School of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Internship

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Research Interests

Medical education, chief resident training.

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All data from NYU Health Sciences Library Faculty Bibliography — -

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The stress of residency: recognizing the signs of depression and suicide in you and your fellow residents
Hochberg, Mark S; Berman, Russell S; Kalet, Adina L; Zabar, Sondra R; Gillespie, Colleen; Pachter, H Leon
2013 Feb;205(2):141-146, American journal of surgery
— id: 213652, year: 2013, vol: 205, page: 141, stat: Journal Article,

The impact of primary care resident physician training on patient weight loss at 12 months
Jay, Melanie R; Gillespie, Colleen C; Schlair, Sheira L; Savarimuthu, Stella M; Sherman, Scott E; Zabar, Sondra R; Kalet, Adina L
2013 Jan;21(1):45-50, Obesity (Silver Spring)
— id: 248282, year: 2013, vol: 21, page: 45, stat: Journal Article,

A Simple Framework for Assessing Technical Skills in a Resident Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): Vaginal Laceration Repair
Winkel, Abigail Ford; Lerner, Veronica; Zabar, Sondra R; Szyld, Demian
2013 Jan;70(1):10-14, Journal of surgical education
— id: 213762, year: 2013, vol: 70, page: 10, stat: Journal Article,

The Writing's on the Wall - or is It? Assessing Health Literacy Awareness in Gastroenterology Fellowship Training
Balzora, Sophie; Abiri, Benjamin; Shah, Brijen; Chokhavatia, Sita S.; Poles, Michael A.; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen C.; Weinshel, Elizabeth H.
2012 MAY;142(5):S403-S403, Gastroenterology
— id: 367062, year: 2012, vol: 142, page: S403, stat: Journal Article,

The professionalism curriculum as a cultural change agent in surgical residency education
Hochberg MS; Berman RS; Kalet AL; Zabar SR; Gillespie C; Pachter HL
2012 Jan;203(1):14-20, American journal of surgery
— id: 141463, year: 2012, vol: 203, page: 14, stat: Journal Article,

Being a GI Fellow means never having to say you're sorry? Assessing skills in disclosing medical errors
McKeever, J; Balzora, S; Abiri, B; Poles, M; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E
2012 October 2012;107:S565-S565, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 180113, year: 2012, vol: 107, page: S565, stat: Journal Article,

Shared Decision Making (SDM) Skills in GI Fellows
Shah, Brijen; Abiri, Benjamin; Balzora, Sophie; Poles, Michael A.; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen C.; Weinshel, Elizabeth H.; Chokhavatia, Sita S.
2012 MAY;142(5):S742-S742, Gastroenterology
— id: 367072, year: 2012, vol: 142, page: S742, stat: Journal Article,

Crossing the cultural divide: Assessing cultural competency as a clinical skill in gastroenterology fellowship training
Wang, X J; Balzora, S; Abiri, B; Poles, M; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E
2012 October 2012;107:S565-S565, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 180112, year: 2012, vol: 107, page: S565, stat: Journal Article,

More thoughts about residents' professionalism education in malpractice
Hochberg, Mark S; Kalet, Adina L; Zabar, Sondra R
2011 Oct;86(10):1192-1193, Academic medicine
— id: 137896, year: 2011, vol: 86, page: 1192, stat: Journal Article,

Perspective: Malpractice in an academic medical center: a frequently overlooked aspect of professionalism education
Hochberg, Mark S; Seib, Carolyn D; Berman, Russell S; Kalet, Adina L; Zabar, Sondra R; Pachter, H Leon
2011 Mar;86(3):365-368, Academic medicine
— id: 129319, year: 2011, vol: 86, page: 365, stat: Journal Article,

Informed consent in the older adult: OSCEs for assessing fellows' ACGME and geriatric gastroenterology competencies
Shah, Brijen; Miler, Roy; Poles, Michael; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen; Weinshel, Elizabeth; Chokhavatia, Sita
2011 Sep;106(9):1575-1579, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 156489, year: 2011, vol: 106, page: 1575, stat: Journal Article,

A Novel Longitudinal Geriatric Medical Student Experience: Using Teaching Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
Sutin D; Rolita L; Yeboah N; Taffel L; Zabar S
2011 Sep;59(9):1739-43; quiz 1743, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
— id: 137825, year: 2011, vol: 59, page: 1739, stat: Journal Article,

Observing handoffs and telephone management in GI fellowship training
Williams, Renee; Miler, Roy; Shah, Brijen; Chokhavatia, Sita; Poles, Michael; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen; Weinshel, Elizabeth
2011 Aug;106(8):1410-1414, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 156310, year: 2011, vol: 106, page: 1410, stat: Journal Article,

Teaching the competencies: using observed structured clinical examinations for faculty development
Alevi, David; Baiocco, Peter J; Chokhavatia, Sita; Kotler, Donald P; Poles, Michael; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen; Ark, Tavinder; Weinshel, Elizabeth
2010 May;105(5):973-977, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 156178, year: 2010, vol: 105, page: 973, stat: Journal Article,

BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF INCOMING MEDICAL STUDENTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE NYU CURRICULUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY BASELINE OSCE
Gillespie, C; Hanley, K; Adams, J; Zabar, S; Kalet, A
2010 JUN ;25(9):232-232, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111908, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 232, stat: Journal Article,

PATIENT ACTIVATION: HOW ARE PATIENT ACTIVATING SKILLS RELATED TO OTHER CORE CLINICAL SKILLS?
Gillespie, C; Hanley, K; Kalet, A; Zabar, S; Porter, B
2010 JUN ;25(9):340-341, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111914, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 340, stat: Journal Article,

PRIMARY CARE COMPETENCE IN PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE KNEE: DOES MEDICINE RESIDENT PROFICIENCY WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAM RELATE TO COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE AND PATIENT UNDERSTANDING
Greene, R; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Hanley, K; Adams, J; Shah, S; Porter, B
2010 JUN ;25(9):365-365, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111915, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 365, stat: Journal Article,

STUDENTS WHO DEVELOP SELF-ASSESSMENT SKILLS IN A STRUCTURED VIDEOTAPE REVIEW IMPROVE THEIR INTERVIEWING SKILLS WITH STANDARDIZED PATIENTS
Hanley, K; Zabar, S; Disney, L; Kalet, A; Gillespie, C
2010 JUN ;25(9):393-394, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111917, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 393, stat: Journal Article,

Can professionalism be taught? Encouraging evidence
Hochberg, Mark S; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra; Kachur, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Colleen; Berman, Russell S
2010 Jan;199(1):86-93, American journal of surgery
— id: 106382, year: 2010, vol: 199, page: 86, stat: Journal Article,

New measures to establish the evidence base for medical education: identifying educationally sensitive patient outcomes
Kalet, Adina L; Gillespie, Colleen C; Schwartz, Mark D; Holmboe, Eric S; Ark, Tavinder K; Jay, Melanie; Paik, Steve; Truncali, Andrea; Hyland Bruno, Julia; Zabar, Sondra R; Gourevitch, Marc N
2010 May;85(5):844-851, Academic medicine
— id: 110111, year: 2010, vol: 85, page: 844, stat: Journal Article,

WHAT THEY BRING WITH THEM TO MEDICAL SCHO
Mercuri, J; Gillespie, C; Hanley, K; Zabar, S; Kalet, A
2010 JUN ;25(9):431-431, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111920, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 431, stat: Journal Article,

ASSESSING RESIDENTS COMPETENCE IN TWO CONTEXTS: STANDARDIZED PATIENT EXAMS AND UNANNOUNCED STANDARDIZED PATIENT VISITS
Zabar, S; Lipkin, M; Hanley, K; Burgess, A; Bruno, JH; Adams, J; Kalet, A; Gillespie, C
2010 JUN ;25(9):227-227, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111907, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 227, stat: Journal Article,

In Reply to Regarding "Can Unannounced Standardized Patients Assess..."
Zabar, S; Manko, J; Regan, L
2010 MAR ;17(3):346-346, Academic emergency medicine
— id: 108322, year: 2010, vol: 17, page: 346, stat: Journal Article,

UNANNOUNCED STANDARDIZED PATIENTS: A NOVEL METHOD OF ASSESSING THE CLINICAL CARE TEAM
Zabar, S; Murphy, J; Hanley, K; Stevens, D; Burgess, A; Bruno, JH; Kalet, A; Gillespie, C
2010 JUN ;25(9):472-473, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 111922, year: 2010, vol: 25, page: 472, stat: Journal Article,

Can interactive skills-based seminars with standardized patients enhance clinicians' prevention skills? Measuring the impact of a CME program
Zabar, Sondra; Hanley, Kathleen; Stevens, David L; Ciotoli, Carlo; Hsieh, Amy; Griesser, Cecily; Anderson, Marian; Kalet, Adina
2010 Aug;80(2):248-252, Patient education & counseling
— id: 111340, year: 2010, vol: 80, page: 248, stat: Journal Article,

Teaching the competencies: using objective structured clinical encounters for gastroenterology fellows
Chander, Bani; Kule, Robert; Baiocco, Peter; Chokhavatia, Sita; Kotler, Don; Poles, Michael; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen; Ark, Tavinder; Weinshel, Elizabeth
2009 May;7(5):509-514, Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology
— id: 156981, year: 2009, vol: 7, page: 509, stat: Journal Article,

Residents' perceptions of their own professionalism and the professionalism of their learning environment
Gillespie, Colleen; Paik, Steve; Ark, Tavinder; Zabar, Sondra; Kalet, Adina
2009 Dec;1(2):208-215, Journal of graduate medical education
— id: 149733, year: 2009, vol: 1, page: 208, stat: Journal Article,

IMPACT OF ADDING VIDEOTAPE REVIEW OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT ENCOUNTERS ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDES AND SKILLS
Hanley, K; Zabar, S; Disney, L; Gillespie, C
2009 APR ;24(10):230-230, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 99172, year: 2009, vol: 24, page: 230, stat: Journal Article,

IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF OBESITY COUNSELING AND PATIENTS' MOTIVATION AND INTENTION TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIORS?
Jay, M; Schlair, S; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Ark, T; Sherman, S; Axtmayer, A; Von Erck, D; Stevens, DL; Kalet, AL
2009 APR ;24(10):111-111, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 99166, year: 2009, vol: 24, page: 111, stat: Journal Article,

A randomized trial of a brief multimedia intervention to improve comprehension of food labels
Jay, Melanie; Adams, Jennifer; Herring, Sharon J; Gillespie, Colleen; Ark, Tavinder; Feldman, Henry; Jones, Vicky; Zabar, Sondra; Stevens, David; Kalet, Adina
2009 Jan;48(1):25-31, Preventive medicine
— id: 97782, year: 2009, vol: 48, page: 25, stat: Journal Article,

Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: a cross-sectional study
Jay, Melanie; Kalet, Adina; Ark, Tavinder; McMacken, Michelle; Messito, Mary Jo; Richter, Regina; Schlair, Sheira; Sherman, Scott; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen
2009 ;9:106-106, BMC health services research
— id: 100613, year: 2009, vol: 9, page: 106, stat: Journal Article,

Impact of a Web-Based Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Module
Lee, J.; Gillespie, C.; Gourevitch, M. N.; Hanley, K.; Jay, M.; Paik, S.; Richter, R.; Triola, M.; Zabar, S.; Kalet, A.
2009 OCT ;30(2):204-204, Substance abuse
— id: 114207, year: 2009, vol: 30, page: 204, stat: Journal Article,

Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study
Stevens, David L; King, Danielle; Laponis, Ryan; Hanley, Kathleen; Zabar, Sondra; Kalet, Adina L; Gillespie, Colleen
2009 Oct;145(3):319-324, Pain
— id: 101565, year: 2009, vol: 145, page: 319, stat: Journal Article,

UNANNOUNCED STANDARDIZED PATIENTS (USP) CAN ASSESS PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
Zabar, S; Ark, TK; Gillespie, C; Kachur, EK; Hsieh, A; Kalet, AL; Manko, JA; Regan, LA
2009 APR ;24(10):203-203, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 99169, year: 2009, vol: 24, page: 203, stat: Journal Article,

Can Unannounced Standardized Patients Assess Professionalism and Communication Skills in the Emergency Department?
Zabar, Sondra; Ark, Tavinder; Gillespie, Colleen; Hsieh, Amy; Kalet, Adina; Kachur, Elizabeth; Manko, Jeffrey; Regan, Linda
2009 Sep;16(9):915-918, Academic emergency medicine
— id: 101564, year: 2009, vol: 16, page: 915, stat: Journal Article,

No place like home: teaching home visits
Zabar, Sondra; Hanley, Kathleen; Adams, Jennifer; Ark, Tavinder K
2009 Nov;43(11):1102-1103, Medical education
— id: 105167, year: 2009, vol: 43, page: 1102, stat: Journal Article,

Do internists, pediatricians, and psychiatrists feel competent in obesity care?: using a needs assessment to drive curriculum design
Jay, Melanie; Gillespie, Colleen; Ark, Tavinder; Richter, Regina; McMacken, Michelle; Zabar, Sondra; Paik, Steven; Messito, Mary Jo; Lee, Joshua; Kalet, Adina
2008 Jul;23(7):1066-1070, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 82919, year: 2008, vol: 23, page: 1066, stat: Journal Article,

Twenty years of fostering the development of caring, balanced practitioners for the underserved: Major results of an in-depth survey of graduates of a humanistic primary care residency program
Laponis, R; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Kalet, AL; Adams, JG; Shah, NR; Anderson, M; Lipkin, M
2008 MAR ;23(2):429-429, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 78177, year: 2008, vol: 23, page: 429, stat: Journal Article,

Working with patients with alcohol problems: a controlled trial of the impact of a rich media web module on medical student performance
Lee, Joshua D; Triola, Marc; Gillespie, Colleen; Gourevitch, Marc N; Hanley, Kathleen; Truncali, Andrea; Zabar, Sondra; Kalet, Adina
2008 Jul;23(7):1006-1009, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 82918, year: 2008, vol: 23, page: 1006, stat: Journal Article,

Two decades of Title VII support of a primary care residency: process and outcomes
Lipkin, Mack; Zabar, Sondra R; Kalet, Adina L; Laponis, Ryan; Kachur, Elizabeth; Anderson, Marian; Gillespie, Colleen C
2008 Nov;83(11):1064-1070, Academic medicine
— id: 93382, year: 2008, vol: 83, page: 1064, stat: Journal Article,

Competency in System Based Practice: Making the system transparent - A web module with "learner appeal"
Zabar, S; Gillespie, C; Morris, K; Bernstein, CA; Ark, T; Triola, M; Holloway, W; Kalet, A
2008 MAR ;23(2):217-217, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 78173, year: 2008, vol: 23, page: 217, stat: Journal Article,

No place like home: Benefits of a home visit curriculum
Zabar, S; Hanley, K; David, S; Ark, T; Mara, K; Fumansky, M; Adams, J; Adina, K
2008 MAR ;23(2):351-351, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 78176, year: 2008, vol: 23, page: 351, stat: Journal Article,

Using bedside rounds to teach communication skills in the internal medicine clerkship
Janicik, Regina; Kalet, Adina L; Schwartz, Mark D; Zabar, Sondra; Lipkin, Mack
2007 ;12(2):1-6, Medical Education Online
— id: 79111, year: 2007, vol: 12, page: 1, stat: Journal Article,

Tackling the obesity epidemic in low literacy populations: A RCT of an intervention to teach patients to understand nutrition food labels
Jay, M; Adams, JG; Herring, SJ; Feldman, HJ; Lee, G; Qin, A; Kalet, AL; Tseng, C; Stevens, DL; Zabar, S
2007 APR ;22(1):110-110, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 87185, year: 2007, vol: 22, page: 110, stat: Journal Article,

Medical students retain pain assesment and management (PAM) skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study
Stevens, DL; King, D; Laponis, R; Hanley, K; Waldman, S; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Kalet, AL
2007 APR ;22(1):88-88, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 87184, year: 2007, vol: 22, page: 88, stat: Journal Article,

General Health Questions- A Virtual OSCE
Triola, Marc M; Feldman, Henry; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra; Kachur, Elizabeth; Anderson, Marian; Lipkin, Mack
MedEdPORTAL [sl : AAMC],
— id: 5650, year: 2007, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Migraine Follow-up - A Virtual OSCE
Triola, Marc M; Feldman, Henry; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra; Kachur, Elizabeth; Anderson, Marian; Lipkin, Mack
MedEdPORTAL [sl : AAMC],
— id: 5648, year: 2007, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Psychosocial Aspects of Terrorism and Disaster Medicine
Triola, Marc M; Feldman, Henry; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra; Kachur, Elizabeth; Anderson, Marian; Lipkin, Mack
MedEdPORTAL [sl : AAMC],
— id: 5647, year: 2007, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Surgical PA - A Virtual OSCE
Triola, Marc M; Feldman, Henry; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra; Kachur, Elizabeth; Anderson, Marian; Lipkin, Mack
MedEdPORTAL [sl : AAMC],
— id: 5649, year: 2007, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

A randomized trial of teaching clinical skills using virtual and live standardized patients
Triola, M; Feldman, H; Kalet, A L; Zabar, S; Kachur, E K; Gillespie, C; Anderson, M; Griesser, C; Lipkin, M
2006 May;21(5):424-429, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 67849, year: 2006, vol: 21, page: 424, stat: Journal Article,

Psychosocial Aspects of Terrorism and Disaster Medicine
Triola, Mark; Feldman, Henry; Zabar, Sondra; Anderson, Marian; Kalet, Adina; Kachur, Elizabeth; Lipkin, Mack
2006;:- [Web Site], Nov 9, 2006, MedEdPORTAL
— id: 150921, year: 2006, vol: , page: , stat: Web Site,

"Oh! She doesn't speak english!" Assessing resident competence in managing linguistic and cultural barriers
Zabar, Sondra; Hanley, Kathleen; Kachur, Elizabeth; Stevens, David; Schwartz, Mark D; Pearlman, Ellen; Adams, Jennifer; Felix, Karla; Lipkin, Mack Jr; Kalet, Adina
2006 May;21(5):510-513, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 66202, year: 2006, vol: 21, page: 510, stat: Journal Article,

Assessing residents' competency in care management: report of a consensus conference
Frohna, John G; Kalet, Adina; Kachur, Elizabeth; Zabar, Sondra; Cox, Malcolm; Halpern, Ralph; Hewson, Mariana G; Yedidia, Michael J; Williams, Brent C
2004 Winter;16(1):77-84, Teaching & learning in medicine
— id: 68813, year: 2004, vol: 16, page: 77, stat: Journal Article,

Measuring the competence of residents as teachers
Zabar, Sondra; Hanley, Kathleen; Stevens, David L; Kalet, Adina; Schwartz, Mark D; Pearlman, Ellen; Brenner, Judy; Kachur, Elizabeth K; Lipkin, Mack
2004 Jun;19(5 Pt 2):530-533, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 46163, year: 2004, vol: 19, page: 530, stat: Journal Article,

A brief but multi-faceted approach improves clinicians' domestic violence confidence, competence and clinical performance
Haney, Kathleen; Kachur, Elizabeth; Zabar, Sondra
2003 May;37(5):488-489, Medical education
— id: 36197, year: 2003, vol: 37, page: 488, stat: Journal Article,

Faculty development online: an observation and feedback module
Janicik, Regina; Kalet, Adina; Zabar, Sondra
2002 May;77(5):460-461, Academic medicine
— id: 36048, year: 2002, vol: 77, page: 460, stat: Journal Article,

Cough, bronchitis, and pneumonia
Zabar, Sondra; Ofri, Danielle
Bellevue guide to outpatient medicine London : BMJ, 2001,
— id: 3157, year: 2001, vol: , page: 102, stat: Chapter,

Putting it all together: An effective and efficient videotape seminar for senior residents
Zabar, S; Kalet, A
1999 Apr 29-May 1;14(SUPPL. 2):161-161, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 15908, year: 1999, vol: 14, page: 161, stat: Journal Article,

Physician-patient gender congruence and the physical examination
Link RN; Zabar SR
1991 Sep-Oct;6(5):466-468, Journal of general internal medicine
— id: 13926, year: 1991, vol: 6, page: 466, stat: Journal Article,