Joseph A. Albietz, MD
Founding Fellow
Denver, Colorado, USA
Joseph A. Albietz, MD, is outspoken as a defender of science-based medicine, and in particular, issues surrounding childhood infectious diseases.
Dr Albietz is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado, Denver, and The Children’s Hospital. In addition to his service in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, his time is divided between translational research in the field of pediatric pulmonary hypertension and medical education where he acts as the pediatric intensive care associate fellowship director. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and completed his residency training in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric critical care at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.
In addition to writing for Science Based Medicine, Dr Albietz also contributes to the James Randi Educational Foundation’s (JREF) Swift Blog. In 2009, he coordinated JREF’s vaccine drive to benefit the Southern Nevada Health District.
Selected Blogging:
- “Snake oil for snakebites (and other bad ideas),” Science-Based Medicine, 14 May 2010
- “Dr. Jay Gordon: full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Apr 30.
- “Homeopathy – failing randomized controlled trials since 1835,” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Apr 16.
- “Mercola, Gardasil, and Toyota?” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Apr 2.
- “The evolving science and guidelines of CPR,” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Mar 19.
- “A welcome upgrade to a childhood vaccine - PCV 13,” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Mar 5.
- “You can’t hide in the herd,” Science-Based Medicine, 2010 Jan 22.
- “Buteyko Breathing Technique – nothing to hyperventilate about,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Dec 25.
- “An influenza recap: the end of the second wave,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Dec 11.
- “Why universal hepatitis B vaccination isn’t quite universal,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Nov 27.
- “Those who live in glass houses…” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Oct 30.
- “9 reasons to completely ignore Joseph Mercola,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Oct 16.
- “The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) safety revisited,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Sep 18.
- “An influenza primer,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Sep 4.
- “A defense of childhood influenza vaccination and squalene-containing adjuvants; Joseph Mercola’s ‘dirty little secret’,” Science-Based Medicine, 2009 Aug 21.
- “No, JAMA, you’re doing it wrong,” Swift, James Randi Educational Foundation, 2009 Apr 1.
- “Hyperbaric oxygen for autism? Not so fast,” Swift, 2009 Mar 29.
- “Between a rock and a hard place: a case study exploring the battle lines of science based medicine,” Science-Based Medicine, 2008 Dec 7.
- “She’s completely wrong,” Swift, James Randi Educational Foundation, 2008 Oct 15.
Presentations:
- “Benefits of Vaccination,” The Amazing Meeting, Las Vegas, 2009.
- “Who Resists Vaccines Most?” The Amazing Meeting, Las Vegas, 2009.
Podcasts:
- “Interview with Dr. Joe Albietz,” Rational Alchemy, 2009 Sep 14.
In the News:
- “Help vaccinate Las Vegas!” by Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy, Discover Magazine, 2009 Jun 25.
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