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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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

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    Dawndra Jones
  • Article - 10 Minute Read

    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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

    Categorized as: Health Equity

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    Learn more about health equity
  • Article - 4 Minute Read

    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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness, Transplant, Urology

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    Understanding kidney disease in the Black community.
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  • Article - 8 Minute Read

    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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: Affinity, Specialty

  • Article - 7 Minute Read

    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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: Consideration, Provider

    Lawrence Uradu, MD
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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

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC Orthopaedic Care

    Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness

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    Health Disparities
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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

    Medically Reviewed by Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

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