Health Equity Articles and Information

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Health Equity Q&A: Dawndra Jones, Chief Nursing Officer at UPMC Magee

October 3, 2023

Dawndra Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, is vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer for UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. She previously served as chief nursing officer at UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport. Her areas of expertise include leadership development, performance management, diversity and inclusion, and population health. She first joined UPMC more than three… Read More

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Health Equity Q&A: Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah

September 8, 2023

UPMC's Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, is board-certified in pediatric emergency medicine and pediatrics and is an emergency medicine physician. Read More

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Genetics and Kidney Disease: Special Considerations of Kidney Disease in the Black Community?

August 14, 2023

Learn about what causes kidney disease and the links between race and kidney disease and genetics and kidney disease to know your risk factors. Read More

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Health Equity Q&A: Pennsylvania Rep. Arvind Venkat, MD

June 13, 2023

Pennsylvania Rep. Arvind Venkat, MD, an emergency physician, discusses health disparities that affect people in Pennsylvania. Read More

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Health Equity Q&A with Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD

May 1, 2023

Dr. Johanna Vidal-Phelan, the chief medical officer of Quality in UPMC's Insurance Services Division, discusses health disparities and more issues. Read More

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Health Disparities Q&A with Lawrence Uradu, MD

February 15, 2023

Lawrence Uradu, MD, is a UPMC diagnostic radiologist and director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Imaging Services at Pitt. Read More

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Health Disparities Q&A with George Robinson II, MBA

October 28, 2022

George Robinson II, MBA, is director of UPMC Supplier Diversity and Inclusion, which provides minority-owned, woman-owned, and disadvantaged businesses, as well as LGBTQIA+ and veteran-owned enterprises with equal access to procurement opportunities at UPMC and UPMC Health Plan. Read More

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Health Disparities Q&A with Aaron Taylor, MD

September 20, 2022

Aaron Taylor, MD, joined UPMC Mercy's Division of Trauma in 2020 as an orthopaedic trauma surgeon. Learn more. Read More

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Health Disparities Q&A with Rickquel ‘Rikki’ Tripp, MD

September 6, 2022

Rickquel "Rikki" Tripp, MD, MPH, is board-certified in emergency medicine and emergency medicine services (EMS) and is a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Read More

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