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Faculty

We promote collaborative team science.

Our faculty includes health professionals and public health scientists from multiple scientific disciplines who conduct groundbreaking research and lead award-winning educational programs.

Center Leadership

Lisa Cooper

Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH

Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Equity and James F. Fries Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Epidemiology, Health Services Research, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Primary Care, Public Health

 

Deidra Crews

Deidra Crews, MD, ScM

Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, Nephrology

Kathryn (Kit) Carson

Kathryn (Kit) Carson, ScM

Associate Director for Methods and Shared Resources, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
Senior Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Biostatistics, Epidemiological Methods, Cooperative Research, Clinical Trials, Study Design, Data Analysis

Chidinma Ibe

Chidinma Ibe, PhD

Associate Director for Community Engagement, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Community Engagement in Healthcare, Patient Activation Intervention and Communication, Health Disparities, Social Justice in Healthcare 

Center Faculty

Rexford Ahima

Rexford Ahima, MD, PhD

Director, of Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Diabetes
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity

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Denis Antoine, MD 

Director, Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Addiction Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry Services, Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Research

Lawrence Appel

Lawrence Appel, MD

Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
C. David Molina, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiovascular Disease, Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Obesity, Lifestyle Modification, Behavioral Interventions, Fall Prevention, Clinical Trials, Global Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

Mary Catherine Beach

Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Patient-Clinician Communication, Health Care Quality for Underserved Populations, Sickle-Cell Disease, HIV and Substance Abuse

Dr. Wendy Bennett

Wendy L. Bennett, MD, MPH

Research Director, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Diabetes, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Obesity, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health

Jackie Bhattarai

Jagriti ‘Jackie’ Bhattarai, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention, Rehabilitation Psychology

Lee Bone

Lee Bone, RN, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cancer Prevention and Treatment, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cardiovascular Disease, Community-Based Health Promotion Programs, Community-Based Participatory Research, Community Health Workers, Diabetes, Disparities Research, Evaluation and Sustainability, Health Communication/Education, Health Services Research and Policy, Prevention of Youth Violence, Tobacco Control

Kelly Bower

Kelly M. Bower, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiovascular, Community, Disparities, Diversity, Equity, Health Behavior, Maternal Health, Obesity, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, Substance Use/Addiction, Trauma, Women's Health

Janice Bowie

Janice Bowie, PhD, MPH

Professor Emeritus
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Health Equity, Health Disparities, Cancer Control, Spirituality, Women’s Health, Community Engagement, Urban Health

Jeanne Charleston

Jeanne Charleston, PhD

Senior Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiovascular Disease, Dietary and Physical Activity in Minority Population, Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations, Racial Disparity

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, RN

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiovascular, Chronic Care, Community, Disparities, Equity, Global, Health Technology, Obesity, Public Health, Research Design, Social Determinants of Health

Thomas Cudjoe

Thomas K.M. Cudjoe, MD, MPH

Co-Director, Medicine for the Greater Good
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Endowed Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Geriatric Medicine, Gerontology, Internal Medicine, Social Isolation, Loneliness, Social Connections, Social Determinants of Health, Equity, Housing, Low Income Older Adults, Community Based Participatory Research, Community Based Interventions, Mixed Methods Research, Human Centered Design

Gail Daumit

Gail Daumit, MD, MHS

Vice Dean for Clinical Investigation
Samsung Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Severe Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Primary Care, Obesity, Tobacco Smoking Cessation, Physical Activity, Behavioral Interventions, Implementation Research, Clinical Trials, Health Services Research

Cheryl Himmelfarb

Cheryl Dennison-Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, ANP, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA

Vice Dean for Research
Sarah E. Allison Professor of Nursing
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiovascular, Care Coordination, Chronic Care, Disabilities, Disparities, Equity, Health Behavior, Interprofessional, Palliative Care, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Safety, Social Determinants of Health, Transition of Care

Roland Faigle

Roland Faigle MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Acute Stroke Care, Carotid Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Ischemic Heart Disease, Neurology, Stroke, Stroke Imaging, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischemic Attack

Oluwasuen Falade Nwulia

Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH

Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Infectious Disease

Kimberly Gudzune

Kimberly Gudzune, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Bariatrics, Disease Prevention, Dyslipidemia, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Nutrition, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS

Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Hugh P. McCormick Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Epidemiology, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrine, Cortisol, Stress

Yea-Jen Hsu

Yea-Jen Hsu, PhD

Associate Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

 

RishaIrvin

Risha Irvin, MD, MPH

Associate Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Infectious Disease

Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna, MD, PhD

Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna, MD, PhD

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Social Science and Justice in Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
John Jackson

John Jackson, ScD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Causal Inference, Confounding, Decomposition, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Instrumental Variable, Interaction, Intersectionality, Mediation-Analysis, Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Psychotropics, Diagnostics, Observational-Study, Time-Varying Exposure, Translational Research, Transparency

Fabian Johnston,

Fabian Johnston, MD, MHS

Division Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Causal Inference, Confounding, Decomposition, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Instrumental Variable, Interaction, Intersectionality, Mediation-Analysis, Mental Health, Meta-Analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Psychotropics, Diagnostics, Observational-Study, Time-Varying Exposure, Translational Research, Transparency

Jill Marsteller

Jill Marsteller, PhD, MPP

Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Teamwork, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Disparities, Implementation Science, Organizational Learning

Seth Martin

Seth Martin, MD, MHS

Director of the Advanced Lipid Disorders Program and Digital Health Lab, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Abdominal Aneurysms, Arterial Occlusive Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Clinical Cardiology, Clinical Lipidology, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia, General Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Inherited Heart Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Stress Testing, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Valvular Heart Disease

Lena Mathews

Lena Molly Mathews, MD, MHS

Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Cardiology, Echocardiography

Edgar R. Pete Miller

Edgar R. Pete Miller, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

 

Chiadi Ndumele

Chiadi Ndumele, MD, MHS

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Acute Coronary Care, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Care Unit, Dyslipidemia, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Ischemic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis, Myocardial Infarction, Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Valvular Heart Disease, Venous Thromboembolism

Serena Michelle Ogunwole

Serena Michelle Ogunwole, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Hospitalist, Internal Medicine

Eliana Perrin

Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH

Bloomberg Professor of Primary Care and Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Adolescent/Young Adult Care, Cardiovascular, Care Coordination, Community, Diabetes, Disparities, Diversity, Equity, Family, Health Behavior, Health Technology, Newborns, Obesity, Parenting, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Public Health, Quantitative Research, Research Design, Resilience/Stress Coping, Social Determinants of Health

Tanjala Purnell

Tanjala Purnell, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Epidemiological Studies to Improve Equity in Access to Kidney Transplantation, Interventions to Address Disparities in Cardiometabolic Diseases, Patient-Centered Care for Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, Community-Based and Stakeholder-Engaged Interventions, Social Epidemiology

 

 

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Somnath Saha, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Health Equity, Racial Disparities in Health Care, Workforce Diversity, Patient-Clinician Relationships, Social Determinants of Health

 

ErikaShelton

Erica Shelton, MD, MPH, MHS, FACEP

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Community Engagement, Patient Engagement, Health Outcomes and Disparities Research, Improving Health Care Access for Underserved and Vulnerable Populations

Nakiya Showell

Nakiya Showell, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Obesity Prevention, Obesity Disparities, Multilevel Interventions, Clinic-Based Interventions

 

Nae-Yuh Wang

Nae-Yuh Wang, MS, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Clinical and Translational Research, Clinical Trials, Longitudinal Studies, Multicenter Studies, Clinical Research Network, Cochlear Implantation, Type 2 Diabetes, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

Jessica Yeh

Jessica Yeh, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

 

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

Epidemiology, Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer, Clinical Trials