Karen Wang, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine) and Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
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- Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative StudyFoumakoye M, Britton M, Ansari E, Saunders M, McCall T, Wang E, Puglisi L, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Ying Y, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e44748. PMID: 37133907, PMCID: PMC10193212, DOI: 10.2196/44748.
- Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical DataOchoa-Allemant P, Tate J, Williams E, Gordon K, Marconi V, Bensley K, Rentsch C, Wang K, Taddei T, Justice A, Cohorts F. Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data. Medical Care 2023, 61: 200-205. PMID: 36893404, PMCID: PMC10114212, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001824.
- Leadership Roles in the Specialist Digital Health WorkforceLeung T, Wang K, McCall T, van Merode F. Leadership Roles in the Specialist Digital Health Workforce. 2021, 171-184. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81850-0_11.
- Information Loss in Harmonizing Granular Race and Ethnicity Data: Descriptive Study of StandardsWang K, Nardini H, Post L, Edwards T, Nunez-Smith M, Brandt C. Information Loss in Harmonizing Granular Race and Ethnicity Data: Descriptive Study of Standards. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2020, 22: e14591. PMID: 32706693, PMCID: PMC7399950, DOI: 10.2196/14591.
- Toward Reducing Health Information Inequities in the Caribbean: Our Experience Building a Participatory Health Informatics Project.Wang K, Hambleton I, Linnander E, Marenco L, Hassan S, Kumara M, Fredericks LE, Harrigan S, Hasse TA, Brandt C, Nunez-Smith M. Toward Reducing Health Information Inequities in the Caribbean: Our Experience Building a Participatory Health Informatics Project. Ethnicity & Disease 2020, 30: 193-202. PMID: 32269461, PMCID: PMC7138447, DOI: 10.18865/ed.30.s1.193.
- Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from MyanmarHaar RJ, Wang K, Venters H, Salonen S, Patel R, Nelson T, Mishori R, Parmar PK. Documentation of human rights abuses among Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Conflict And Health 2019, 13: 42. PMID: 31534473, PMCID: PMC6745767, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-019-0226-9.
- Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health RecordWang EA, Long JB, McGinnis KA, Wang KH, Wildeman CJ, Kim C, Bucklen KB, Fiellin DA, Bates J, Brandt C, Justice AC. Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record. Medical Care 2019, 57: s157-s163. PMID: 31095055, PMCID: PMC8352066, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001049.
- The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic reviewWang KH, Hendrickson ZM, Brandt CA, Nunez-Smith M. The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 405. PMID: 30987618, PMCID: PMC6466700, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6646-z.
- The Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery.Elumn Madera J, Aminawung JA, Carroll-Scott A, Calderon J, Cheung KH, Marenco L, Wang K, Wang EA. The Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 109: 113-115. PMID: 30496002, PMCID: PMC6301398, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304750.
- Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional AnalysisAbel EA, Shimada SL, Wang K, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Erdos J, Godleski L, Houston TK, Brandt CA. Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20: e11350. PMID: 30404771, PMCID: PMC6249500, DOI: 10.2196/11350.
- Using a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders.Wang KH, Marenco L, Madera JE, Aminawung JA, Wang EA, Cheung KH. Using a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2018, 2017: 1715-1723. PMID: 29854242, PMCID: PMC5977588.
- Quality Of Breast Cancer Care In The US Territories: Insights From MedicareLayne TM, Aminawung JA, Soulos PR, Nunez-Smith M, Nunez MA, Jones BA, Wang KH, Gross CP. Quality Of Breast Cancer Care In The US Territories: Insights From Medicare. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 421-428. PMID: 29505365, PMCID: PMC7081152, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1045.
- Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyWang KH, Thompson TA, Galusha D, Friedman H, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Maharaj RG, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M, on behalf of the ECHORN Writing Group. Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2018, 29: 315-324. PMID: 29423760, PMCID: PMC6587190, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1005-4.
- Using community-based participatory research and organizational diagnosis to characterize relationships between community leaders and academic researchersWang KH, Ray NJ, Berg DN, Greene AT, Lucas G, Harris K, Carroll-Scott A, Tinney B, Rosenthal MS. Using community-based participatory research and organizational diagnosis to characterize relationships between community leaders and academic researchers. Preventive Medicine Reports 2017, 7: 180-186. PMID: 28706777, PMCID: PMC5498288, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.06.007.
- Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014.Ramsey C, Dziura J, Justice AC, Altalib HH, Bathulapalli H, Burg M, Decker S, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Haskell S, Kulas J, Wang KH, Mattocks K, Brandt C. Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 107: 329-335. PMID: 27997229, PMCID: PMC5227942, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303574.
- Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemWang KH, Goulet JL, Carroll CM, Skanderson M, Fodeh S, Erdos J, Womack JA, Abel EA, Bathulapalli H, Justice AC, Nunez-Smith M, Brandt CA. Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 609. PMID: 27769221, PMCID: PMC5075153, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1841-4.
- Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011Rentsch C, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Crystal S, Wang KH, Ryan Greysen S, Wang EA, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Rimland D. Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 555-564. PMID: 25711299, PMCID: PMC4550577, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1025-y.
- Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherenceWang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.
- Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populationsWang KH, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in rural and urban populations. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2014, 40: 292-303. PMID: 24853143, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2014.907301.
- Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryFox JP, Suter LG, Wang K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 96: 96-104. PMID: 23702228, PMCID: PMC3758868, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091.
- Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment Into HIV CareMartin EG, Wang KH. Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment Into HIV Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 421-429. PMID: 23202815, PMCID: PMC3648599, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31827ee56c.
- Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United StatesOhl ME, Perencevich E, McInnes DK, Kim N, Rimland D, Akgun K, Fiellin DA, Skanderson M, Wang K, Justice A. Antiretroviral Adherence Among Rural Compared to Urban Veterans with HIV Infection in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 17: 174-180. PMID: 23080359, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0325-8.
- Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residentsWang KH, Becker WC, Fiellin DA. Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 127: 156-162. PMID: 22819293, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.027.
- State Variation in AIDS Drug Assistance Program Prescription Drug Coverage for Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk FactorsBlackstock OJ, Wang KH, Fiellin DA. State Variation in AIDS Drug Assistance Program Prescription Drug Coverage for Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1426-1433. PMID: 21837376, PMCID: PMC3235612, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1807-5.
- Hospitalizations and skilled nursing facility admissions before and after the implementation of a home-based primary care program.Wajnberg A, Wang KH, Aniff M, Kunins HV. Hospitalizations and skilled nursing facility admissions before and after the implementation of a home-based primary care program. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 1144-7. PMID: 20487075, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02859.x.