Sunny Siddique, MPH
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Biography
Sunny Siddique is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. He holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. Prior to Yale, Sunny served as a Cancer Research Training Award Fellow at the National Cancer Institute where he studied age-related functional outcomes among cancer survivors, pain management among cancer patients visiting the ER, and follow-up and surveillance strategies to improve detection of cancer recurrence. Sunny has also conducted substantial work in analyzing cancer center catchment areas and identifying neighborhood level disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes. His current research interests include: risk factors and screening for early-onset gastrointestinal cancers (particularly colorectal, pancreas, stomach, and liver cancers), access and utilization of novel treatments, and the functional outcomes of long-term cancer survivors.
Education & Training
- MPH
- Columbia University, Epidemiology with Certificate in Advanced Epidemiology (2019)
- BA
- Princeton University, Molecular Biology with Certificate in Global Health and Health Policy (2017)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Aging; Cancer Care Facilities; Cancer Pain; Cancer Survivors; Geriatric Assessment
Public Health Interests
Epidemiology Methods
ORCID
0000-0002-5746-1161
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Sunny Siddique's published research.
Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Rong Wang, PhD
Cary Gross, MD
Jacquelyne Gaddy, MD, MSc, MSCR
Faiza Yasin, MD, MHS
Jill Roberta Kelly, PhD
Publications
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USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute change
2024
Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Before and After the Onset of the COVID Pandemic
Siddique S, Wang R, Gaddy J, Stempel J, Warren J, Gross C, Ma X. Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Before and After the Onset of the COVID Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 611-619. PMID: 39495455, PMCID: PMC11861447, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of CRCSocioeconomic statusCRC screeningArea-level socioeconomic measuresArea-level socioeconomic factorsHigher risk of CRCArea residentsColorectal cancer screeningSocial deprivation indexHigher socioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusEthnic minoritized populationsDifference-in-differences analysisPost-onset periodDesignRetrospective cohort studyDeprivation indexCancer screeningSocioeconomic measuresPrivately insured individualsMetropolitan area residentsCOVID pandemicScreen useAverage riskCompare disparitiesSocioeconomic factorsUsing a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer
Siddique S, Baum L, Deziel N, Kelly J, Warren J, Ma X. Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0311540. PMID: 39471191, PMCID: PMC11521299, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAge-of-onset colorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancerEnd Results Program dataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention dataCounty-level factorsColorectal cancerHealth risk behaviorsIdentified principal componentsOdds of survivalPreventive servicesSurvival disparitiesLinear mixed modelsEOCRCChronic diseasesPreventive factorsUS countiesSalt Lake CountyCA residentsRisk behaviorsUnited StatesProgram dataCounty-levelOlder ageBayesian analytical approachYounger age
2022
Hispanic Ethnicity Differences in Birth Characteristics, Maternal Birthplace, and Risk of Early-Onset Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Based Case–Control Study
Graham C, Metayer C, Morimoto LM, Wiemels JL, Siddique A, Di M, Rodwin RL, Kadan-Lottick NS, Ma X, Wang R. Hispanic Ethnicity Differences in Birth Characteristics, Maternal Birthplace, and Risk of Early-Onset Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Based Case–Control Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2022, 31: 1788-1795. PMID: 35709749, PMCID: PMC9444874, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-0335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-Hispanic whitesHodgkin's lymphomaCase-control studyBirth characteristicsMaternal birthplaceMaternal agePopulation-based case-control studyMultivariable logistic regression modelConfidence intervalsEthnic differencesEarly-onset cancersPotential ethnic differencesForeign-born mothersLogistic regression modelsEthnicity differencesRace/ethnicityYear of birthLymphomaPaternal ageFemale HispanicsHispanic casesMale HispanicsHodgkinAgeRiskExamining pain among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White patients with cancer visiting emergency departments: CONCERN (Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network).
Hudson MF, Strassels SA, Durham DD, Siddique S, Adler D, Yeung SJ, Bernstein SL, Baugh CW, Coyne CJ, Grudzen CR, Henning DJ, Klotz A, Madsen TE, Pallin DJ, Rico JF, Ryan RJ, Shapiro NI, Swor R, Venkat A, Wilson J, Thomas CR, Bischof JJ, Lyman GH, Caterino JM. Examining pain among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White patients with cancer visiting emergency departments: CONCERN (Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network). Acad Emerg Med 2022, 29: 364-368. PMID: 34606137, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14395.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Functional decline among older cancer survivors in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging.
Siddique A, Simonsick EM, Gallicchio L. Functional decline among older cancer survivors in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021 PMID: 34346072, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Honors
honor Teaching Fellow Award
05/20/2024Yale University AwardYale School of Public HealthDetailsUnited Stateshonor Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
08/18/2023Other AwardNational Cancer Institutehonor YCCI Multidisciplinary Pre-Doctoral Training Grant
07/01/2022Other AwardYale Center for Clinical InvestigationDetailsUnited Stateshonor T32 Pre-doctoral Cancer Prevention Training Grant
08/01/2021Other AwardNational Cancer InstituteDetailsUnited Stateshonor Outstanding Fellow Performance Award
10/01/2020Other AwardNational Cancer InstituteDetailsUnited States
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