About Dr. Selph

Shelley Selph is an Assistant Professor and core Investigator with the Pacific Northwest EPC and a practicing physician in family medicine at OHSU. After residency and board certification in family medicine, Dr. Selph practiced inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, and emergency medicine and was Chief of Staff and Medical Director of a critical access hospital and outpatient clinic in rural North Dakota for four years prior to her work at OHSU. In her career at the EPC, she has led or been Co-PI on 30 evidence reviews for the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program, the USPSTF, DERP, and other organizations, in addition to conducting methods research. During Dr. Selph’s fellowship at the EPC, she served as the PI for systematic reviews for DERP on neuropathic pain, MS, asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hepatitis C and for the USPSTF on screening for diabetes. She also served as Co-PI for reviews on child abuse and neglect, and HIV screening for the USPSTF as well as a review on the role of metformin in combating pediatric obesity. She also co-led a review for the Yale University Open Data Access project on the use of bone morphogenetic protein-2 in spinal fusion. Dr. Selph was PI on a series of systematic reviews in support guideline development by the PVA. Focused on those with SCI, the reviews covered (1) prevalence, risk factors, and treatments for mental health and substance use disorders; (2) autonomic dysreflexia, orthostatic hypotension, thermodysregulation, and hyperhidrosis; and (3) cardio-metabolic disorders. She is currently the lead investigator for an ongoing evidence review for the USPSTF on prevention of tobacco use in children and teens and PI for an AHRQ review—Can Physical Activity Improve the Health of Wheelchair Users? —intended to support an NIH P2P workshop. In addition to expertise in systematic review methodology gained through her EPC fellowship and subsequently as an investigator, Dr. Selph brings the perspective of a frontline clinician from her rural medical practice and previous experience in the U.S. Army, during which she received honors for exemplary leadership and service.

Dr. Selph did not disclose any conflicts of interest for this workshop.