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Namratha R Kandula, MD, MPH

Namratha R Kandula, MD, MPH

Co-director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Community Health

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Preventive Medicine

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My primary research interests are to: 1) Eliminate health disparities by working with individuals and their communities to develop prevention interventions that reach underserved populations; 2) Inform health care system delivery of prevention that is patient and community-centered. My research integrates perspectives and methods from public health, social sciences, clinical science and public engagement because finding solutions to health disparities in an increasingly diverse U.S. population...[Read full text]My primary research interests are to: 1) Eliminate health disparities by working with individuals and their communities to develop prevention interventions that reach underserved populations; 2) Inform health care system delivery of prevention that is patient and community-centered. My research integrates perspectives and methods from public health, social sciences, clinical science and public engagement because finding solutions to health disparities in an increasingly diverse U.S. population requires working across disciplines and beyond the walls of academia.[Shorten text]

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth DisparitiesHealth CommunicationsDiabetesHealth Services Research

Education and Certification

  • MD, MPH: Tufts University School of Medicine (1998)
  • Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (2001)
  • Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Contact

312/503-6400

Rubloff Building 10th Floor
750 N Lake Shore
Chicago IL 60611

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