E-cigarettes have clearly been gaining in popularity in recent years, but whether they are adding to the ranks of nicotine users or merely converting those who would otherwise smoke cigarettes is an open question. Now, an article appearing in the journal Pediatrics supports concerns that children who would not otherwise have smoked are using e-cigarettes. In this 150-second analysis, MedPage Today clinical reviewer F. Perry Wilson takes a closer look.
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, is an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He earned his BA from Harvard University, graduating with honors with a degree in biochemistry. He then attended Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. From there he moved to Philadelphia to complete his internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During his post graduate years, he also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an accomplished author of many scientific articles and holds several NIH grants. He is a MedPage Today reviewer, and in addition to his video analyses, he authors a blog, The Methods Man. You can follow @methodsmanmd on Twitter.
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