Isha Dhingra, MD, MBBS
Associate Research Scientist in Public Health (Health Policy)About
Research
Publications
2026
Improving Diagnosis: Evaluation of Diagnostic Experiences Classified as Problems, Mistakes, or Both by Patients and Care Partners From a Nationally Representative Survey.
Gleason K, McDonald K, Grob R, Yuan C, Dhingra I, Warne E, Schlesinger M. Improving Diagnosis: Evaluation of Diagnostic Experiences Classified as Problems, Mistakes, or Both by Patients and Care Partners From a Nationally Representative Survey. Medical Care 2026 PMID: 41744298, PMCID: PMC13014693, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare partnersPatient experienceLearning health systemPopulation-based surveyNationally Representative SurveyHealth systemDiagnostic experienceClinician responsesCareNationally representative panelRepresentative surveyAssociated with harmful consequencesFinancial impactDistribution of problemsRespondentsHarmful consequencesDiagnostic problemsSurveyPatientsNationalMultiple problemsPartners
2025
Exploring sociodemographic disparities in diagnostic problems and mistakes in the quest for diagnostic equity: insights from a national survey of patient experiences
McDonald K, Gleason K, Grob R, Yuan C, Dhingra I, Evered J, Warne E, Schlesinger M. Exploring sociodemographic disparities in diagnostic problems and mistakes in the quest for diagnostic equity: insights from a national survey of patient experiences. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1444005. PMID: 40017549, PMCID: PMC11865055, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1444005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational survey of patient experiencesSurvey of patient experienceU.S. population-based surveysPopulation-based surveyLower household incomeNationally Representative SampleWorking full-timePatient experienceSociodemographic disparitiesSociodemographic characteristicsSociodemographic predictorsSociodemographic groupsEpidemiological researchDiagnostic disparitiesRepresentative sampleU.S. populationHousehold incomeMultivariate regression analysisDiagnostic experienceNational surveyAnalysis of dataOutcome estimatesYounger ageCis femaleFull-time
2024
Adverse events and perceived abandonment: learning from patients’ accounts of medical mishaps
Schlesinger M, Dhingra I, Fain B, Prentice J, Parkash V. Adverse events and perceived abandonment: learning from patients’ accounts of medical mishaps. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002848. PMID: 39147403, PMCID: PMC11331972, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse medical eventsMedical mishapsMedical eventsPerceived abandonmentEnhance patient engagementMixed-methods analysis of responsesPatient safety concernsFeelings of abandonmentOpen-ended responsesCare partnersMedication errorsPatient engagementImpact of adverse eventsMixed-methods analysisPatient accountsVulnerable populationsAdverse eventsUnder-reportingAnalysis of responsesProvidersTherapeutic allianceAttitudinal changeCoding schemaCliniciansRespondents
2022
Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Le T, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li C. Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking. Brain Sciences 2022, 12: 1689. PMID: 36552149, PMCID: PMC9775947, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12121689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior temporal gyrusMonetary incentive delay taskAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestParahippocampal gyrusAlcohol misuseNeural correlatesReward processingWhole-brain regressionAltered reward processingIncentive delay taskDepression InventoryBDI-II scoresRight parahippocampal gyrusAlcohol use disorderDelay taskDisorders Identification TestLoss processingTemporal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsNeural markersBeck Depression InventoryDrinking adultsMediation analysisProblem drinkingSeverity of drinkingOvernight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Chaudhary S, Fucito L, Li CR. Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1889-1897. PMID: 35796689, PMCID: PMC9653081, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityGray matter volumeWithdrawal symptom severityOvernight abstinenceFunctional connectivityRight SIISymptom severityCigarette smokersSomatosensory cortexMatter volumeRight secondary somatosensory cortexSmaller gray matter volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesSecond somatosensory cortexSecondary somatosensory cortexCortical functional connectivityMotor impulsivityVoxel-wise morphometryRegional gray matter volumeLeft ventral hippocampusGMV alterationsCigarette smokingSatiety stateAbstinence symptomsHigher-order sensory cortices
2021
Suicide in Dementia
Dhingra I. Suicide in Dementia. 2021, 11-24. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3864-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 224: 108731. PMID: 33915512, PMCID: PMC8641247, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-binge drinkersRight posterior insulaPeer influenceYoung adult binge drinkingSocial cognition tasksSocial cognitive processingAlcohol useBinge drinkingWhole-brain regressionAdult binge drinkingYoung adultsMedial orbitofrontal cortexHuman Connectome ProjectRPI activityAlcohol use severityHuman Connectome Project dataSocial cognitionCognition tasksCognitive processingNeural correlatesNeural processesPotential sex differencesOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior insulaConnectome ProjectReward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Le TM, Wang W, Li CR, Zhang S. Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 24: 634-644. PMID: 33822080, PMCID: PMC8378081, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCCQ scoresRecent cocaine useHealthy controlsMonetary incentive delay taskReward-related responsesCocaine useVentral striatumIncentive delay taskMotor cortexReward responsesPrecentral gyrusCocaine addictionPrimary motor cortexSupplementary motor areaDelay taskIntense drug cravingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDrug-seeking behaviorHigher activationReward-related activityMotor areaWhole brainMidcingulate Cortical Activations Interrelate Chronic Craving and Physiological Responses to Negative Emotions in Cocaine Addiction
Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Wang W, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Li CR, Zhang S. Midcingulate Cortical Activations Interrelate Chronic Craving and Physiological Responses to Negative Emotions in Cocaine Addiction. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2021, 1: 37-47. PMID: 35664438, PMCID: PMC9164547, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD subjectsCocaine cravingMidcingulate cortexControl subjectsSkin conductance responsesBrain activationHealthy control subjectsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine-dependent subjectsInferior parietal gyrusRegional brain activationChronic cocaineParietal gyrusMotor circuitsPhysiological responsesCocaine addictionDrug cravingCravingNeutral imagesSex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity
Dhingra I, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le TM, Li CR. Sex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity. BMC Neuroscience 2021, 22: 12. PMID: 33639845, PMCID: PMC7913329, DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00618-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural responsesSex differencesReward-related brain activationBilateral orbitofrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingIncentive delay taskWhole-brain regressionVisual cortexResonance imagingOrbitofrontal cortexBrain activationWomenSuccess rateFMRI studyMenDelay taskImaging literatureNeural sensitivityCortexNeural basisAffective functionsHigher SR scoresLarge wins
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