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Steven L Bernstein, MD

Title(s)
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical & Translational Research

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Chief Research Officer
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical & Translational Research
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Director, C. Everett Koop Institute

Department(s)
Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Education
AB, Princeton University
MD, Temple University Medical School

Websites
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-7036

Contact Information

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center Drive
Borwell Bldg. 7th floor
Lebanon NH 03765

Office: 603-650-1819
Email: steven.l.bernstein@hitchcock.org

Assistant: Cecilia North
Asst. Email: cecilia.m.north@hitchcock.org


Professional Interests

smoking cessation, tobacco dependence treatment, implementation science, emergency medicine

Grant Information

R01CA243910


Selected Publications

 

Nicotine replacement therapy starter packs and gain-framed messages to promote smoking cessation in lung cancer screening: a randomized trial.
Fucito LM, Rojewski AM, Tanoue L, Bernstein SL, Baker NL, Tanner N, Carpenter MJ, Cummings KM, Silvestri G, Toll BA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jun 1;212(6):1170-1173. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag188.
PMID: 42085282

Hopx(+) optic nerve head-astrocytes counter neuronal stress and glaucoma damage.
Bernstein SL, Mehrabian Z, Guo Y, Jouffroy J, Mead B, Tomarev S, Durmaz E, Epstein JA, Kronk A, Blackshaw S, Hoang T
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 5;123(18):e2515277123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2515277123. Epub 2026 Apr 27.
PMID: 42044330

Clinical Pharmacists, Medications, and Contingency Management for Targeting Smoking in HIV Clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Edelman EJ, Deng Y, Dziura J, Nahum-Shani I, Weiss JM, Aoun-Barakat L, Bold KW, Harsono D, Mistler C, Payne E, Aiudi S, Sigel KM, Yager JE, Ledgerwood DM, Bernstein SL
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 2;9(2):e2560593. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60593. Epub 2026 Feb 2.
PMID: 41758512

Regulation of RPE65 expression in human retinal pigment epithelium cells.
Postnikova OA, William S, Uppal S, Bernstein SL, Poliakov E, Rogozin IB, Redmond TM
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 25;15(1):27106. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-12926-3. Epub 2025 Jul 25.
PMID: 40715346

The neuronal chaperone proSAAS is highly expressed in the retina.
Schaffer N, Mitias S, Guo Y, Bernstein SL, Lindberg I
PLoS One. 2025;20(5):e0321867. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321867. Epub 2025 May 16.
PMID: 40378115

Predicting Agitation Events in the Emergency Department Through Artificial Intelligence.
Wong AH, Sapre AV, Wang K, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino IV, Desai R, Hu Y, Robinson L, Meng C, Tong G, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Melnick ER, Dziura JD, Taylor RA
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e258927. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8927. Epub 2025 May 1.
PMID: 40332935

Angiotensin-(1-7) Provides Potent Long-Term Neurorepair/Neuroregeneration in a Rodent White Matter Stroke Model: Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (rNAION).
Woo KM, Guo Y, Mehrabian Z, Walther T, Miller NR, Bernstein SL
Cells. 2025 Feb 15;14(4) doi: 10.3390/cells14040289. Epub 2025 Feb 15.
PMID: 39996759

Perspectives on Clinical Pharmacist-Delivered Contingency Management to Promote Smoking Abstinence Among Individuals with HIV: A Qualitative Study.
Bavishi P, Harsono D, Mistler C, Ledgerwood DM, Bold KW, Sigel K, Weiss J, Yager JE, Bernstein SL, Edelman EJ
AIDS Behav. 2025 Apr;29(4):1166-1182. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04592-9. Epub 2025 Jan 7.
PMID: 39776014

Refining Flash Visual Evoked Potential Analysis in Rats: A Novel Approach Using Bilateral Epidural Electrodes.
Woo KM, Guo Y, Mehrabian Z, Miller NR, Bernstein SL
Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 Dec 2;13(12):24. doi: 10.1167/tvst.13.12.24.
PMID: 39680393

Correlates of improved outcomes in patients with COVID-19 treated in US emergency departments.
Slutske WS, Kirsch JM, Piasecki TM, Conner KL, Williams B, Fiore MC, Bernstein SL
Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;86:11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.09.035. Epub 2024 Sep 14.
PMID: 39305696

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