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Academic Credentials
Medical School: University of Illinois, 1981
Residency: Duke University
Medical Specialty: Information Systems; Microbiology and Infection Control; Laboratory Management

Certification
The American Board of Pathology
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Professional Appointments
Chief Operating Officer, Allegiance LLC., 1999-2002
President, Pathology and Laboratory Management Associates, 1993-Present
Director, Laboratory Computer Services, Michigan Cooperative Laboratories, 1990-Present
Director, Clinical Microbiology, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI. 1989-Present

Publications
Valenstein P, Praestgaar A, Lepoff R. Six Year Trends in Expense, Productivity, and Utilization of Seventy Three Clinical Laboratories. Arch of Pathol and Lab Medicine, 2001; 125:1153-1161
Valenstein P, Walsh MK, Pappas AA, Howanitz PJ. Inter-Institutional Variation in Glycohemoglobin Monitoring and Glycemic Control of Diabetic Patients. Arch of Pathol and Lab Medicine, 2001; 125:191-197
Chernew M, Cowen M, Kirking D, Smith D, Valenstein P, Fenrick AM. Pharmaceutical Cost Growth Under Capitation. Health Affairs 2000; 19:266-276
·Finn AF, Valenstein PN, burke MD: Alteration of physician orders by non-physicians. JAMA 1988; 259:2549-2552