Search Results for: q&a
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Health Disparities Q&A With A.J. Conrad Smith, MD
A.J. Conrad Smith, MD, is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he serves as associate chief of cardiology for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Smith also is director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute. His clinical practice focuses on interventional cardiology with an emphasis on treating complex coronary disease, and transcatheter therapies for valvular heart disease.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness
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Knee Replacement Q&A with Robert Richards Jr., MD
As you grow older, you may find that your knees are starting to hurt. While joint pain is not uncommon, it can begin to interfere with one’s quality of life if the knee pain continues to progress. If left untreated, it may result in the need for a knee replacement. To learn more about knee…Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Orthopaedics
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Health Disparities Q&A With Jonathan K. Han, MD, and Winfred T. Frazier, MD, MPH
Jonathan Han, MD, and Winfred Frazier, MD, MPH, are family medicine physicians at the UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness
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Health Disparities Q&A With Diego Chaves Gnecco, MD, MPH
Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is the director and founder of Salud Para Niños (Health for the Children), western Pennsylvania's first pediatric bilingual and bicultural community clinic.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness
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Q&A With a UPMC Children’s Social Worker
Transplantation can be stressful and emotional for patients and their loved ones. Social workers assist families and consult with physicians and other health care providers to address a range of issues.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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Health Disparities Q&A with Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS
Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, focuses on risk assessment in transplantation and explores health disparities in liver transplant outcomes.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness
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Health Disparities Q&A with Sharee Livingston, DO
Sharee Livingston, DO, is chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Lititz in Lancaster County, Pa., and a member of the hospital's board of trustees.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy
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Article - 8 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Representative Morgan Cephas Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Morgan Cephas represents the 192nd legislative district in West Philadelphia, the community in which she was born and raised.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness
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Article - 10 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Dr. Bledsoe
Demond E. Bledsoe, PhD, LPC, is a senior program director with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, where he provides clinical support to inpatient behavioral health units in UPMC hospitals and select outpatient facilities across Pennsylvania.Read More
Categorized as: Health Equity, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy