Ash Blythe Alpert, MD, MFA
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Yale Cancer Center
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
United States
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Member, Cancer Prevention and Control
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Yale Cancer Center
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
United States
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Member, Cancer Prevention and Control
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Yale Cancer Center
333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
United States
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Member, Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Ash Alpert, MD, MFA, (pronouns they/them) is an Instructor of Medicine (Hematology). Dr. Alpert completed their post-doctoral fellowship (T32) in health services research at the Brown University School of Public Health.
Dr. Alpert received their medical degree from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and completed residency at Cambridge Hospital and fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Wilmot Cancer Institute of the University of Rochester Medical Center. Their research and scholarship focuses on improving experiences and outcomes for transgender people with hematologic disease or cancer, and they work with a community advisory board of transgender people diagnosed with cancer with whom they have conducted research and published research and scholarship for over five years.
They received a Young Investigator Award from Conquer Cancer, the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Foundation to develop patient-centered and non-stigmatizing gender identity data collection methods to be implemented in oncology settings and investigate the connections between experiences of violence and cancer risk for transgender people. Dr. Alpert is also involved with advocacy efforts nationally including working with national oncology organizations such as the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and ASCO to implement structural changes to improve outcomes for transgender people with cancer.
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Hematology
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Education & Training
- MD
- University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine (2014)
- MFA
- Western Michigan University (2004)
- BA
- Oberlin College (1998)
Research
Overview
Dr. Alpert's research investigates community solutions to improving the experiences and outcomes of transgender people with cancer. They received a Young Investigator Award from Conquer Cancer, the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Foundation to develop patient-centered and non-stigmatizing gender identity data collection methods to be implemented in oncology settings and investigate the connections between experiences of violence and cancer risk for transgender people.
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0000-0003-1736-898X
Research at a Glance
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John Pachankis, PhD
Publications
2024
Associations between violence, distress, and cancer in transgender and non-transgender people.
Alpert A, Sayegh S, Cunliffe S, Sevelius J, Operario D, Pachankis J, Irwin M, Cerulli C, Griggs J, Strawderman M. Associations between violence, distress, and cancer in transgender and non-transgender people. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 10566-10566. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.10566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCancer risk factorsDiagnosis codesRisk factorsRates of violenceElectronic medical record dataTransgender peopleCross-sectional cohort studyMedical record dataGender identity informationGender identityIncreased cancer morbidityBias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervalsAssess distressProbability of cancerScreening questionsCancer riskCancer morbidityChi-square testComparison of violenceExperiences of violenceCohort studyAcademic hospitalVariable of violenceIndirect pathsRecord data
2023
Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina
Cartujano-Barrera F, Mejia R, Radusky P, Cardozo N, Duarte M, Fabian S, Caballero R, Zalazar V, Ramos-Pibernus A, Alpert A, Cupertino A, Frola C, Aristegui I. Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1279969. PMID: 38115852, PMCID: PMC10728477, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1279969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGender identity stigmaCurrent cigarette smokingTransgender womenIdentity stigmaAssociated with current cigarette smokingHistory of sex workSubstance useCigarette smokingHazardous drinkingBuenos AiresPrevalence of current cigarette smokingPerceived health statusSexual violenceTransgender individualsSmoking cessation interventionsBaseline dataSex workCisgender womenAssociated with educationSecondary data analysisProspective cohort studyPoliceHazardous alcohol drinkingLogistic regression modelsCessation interventionsTransgender People’s Experiences Sharing Information With Clinicians: A Focus Group–Based Qualitative Study
Alpert A, Mehringer J, Orta S, Hernandez T, Redwood E, Rivers L, Manzano C, Ruddick R, Adams S, Sevelius J, Belanger E, Operario D, Griggs J. Transgender People’s Experiences Sharing Information With Clinicians: A Focus Group–Based Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2023, 21: 408-415. PMID: 37748898, PMCID: PMC10519763, DOI: 10.1370/afm.3010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCommunity-based participatory research approachFocus groupsSafety of clinical careTransgender peopleFamily medicine cliniciansInterpretive description methodologyParticipatory research approachQualitative focus groupsData collection toolSuboptimal careTransgender people's experiencesSubstandard careHealth informationClinical encountersDescriptive methodologyPeer debriefingClinical careClinicians' questionsQualitative studyPurposive samplingMedical cultureCareCommunity membersTransgender adultsMedical systemDebunking Sex and Disentangling Gender From Oncology
Alpert A, Rivers L, Manzano C, Ruddick R, Adams S, Obedin-Maliver J, Harvey R, Griggs J, Operario D. Debunking Sex and Disentangling Gender From Oncology. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 3791-3795. PMID: 37235816, PMCID: PMC10860932, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsPartnering With Patients and Caregivers in Cancer Care: Lessons From Experiences With Transgender, Hispanic, and Pediatric Populations.
Katz N, Alpert A, Aristizabal M, McDaniels-Davidson C, Sacks B, Sanft T, Chou C, Martinez M. Partnering With Patients and Caregivers in Cancer Care: Lessons From Experiences With Transgender, Hispanic, and Pediatric Populations. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2023, 43: e397264. PMID: 37200592, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_397264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPediatric populationOncology careFamily-centered careQuality of carePatient populationCancer careCancer morbidityOncology cliniciansClinical trialsEffective patientPatientsCare provisionCancer diagnosisCareHealth careCaregiversCertain populationsUnequal burdenResearch participationCliniciansInequitable accessIndividual needsPopulationMorbidityMortalityThe Value and Process of Inclusion: Using Sensitive, Respectful, and Inclusive Language and Images in NCCN Content.
Freedman-Cass D, Fischer T, Alpert A, Obedin-Maliver J, Kunz P, Koh W, Carlson R. The Value and Process of Inclusion: Using Sensitive, Respectful, and Inclusive Language and Images in NCCN Content. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2023, 21: 434-441. PMID: 37156485, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCancer careEquitable cancer careEffective cancer careNCCN Clinical Practice GuidelinesClinical practice guidelinesOptimal oncology careRepresentation of diverse populationsCancer informationOncology careAnti-fat biasPractice guidelinesCareDiverse populationsNCCN GuidelinesGoals of equityNCCNHigh-qualityGuidelinesInclusionSexual orientationInclusive languagePatientsNonstigmatizingIndividualsProfessional contentMethodologic Approaches for Using Electronic Medical Records to Identify Experiences of Violence in Transgender and Cisgender People: Closing the Gap Between Diagnostic Coding and Lived Experiences
Alpert A, Sayegh S, Strawderman M, Cunliffe S, Griggs J, Cerulli C. Methodologic Approaches for Using Electronic Medical Records to Identify Experiences of Violence in Transgender and Cisgender People: Closing the Gap Between Diagnostic Coding and Lived Experiences. Medical Care 2023, 61: 384-391. PMID: 37072686, PMCID: PMC10168107, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectronic medical record dataElectronic medical recordsExperiences of violenceCisgender peopleTransgender peopleCisgender cohortRates of violenceMedical recordsImplement effective interventionsCross-sectional studyIdentified violenceStop violenceTransgenderImprove careViolenceScreening questionsCisgenderUpstate New YorkDiagnostic codesEffective interventionsDiagnosis codesRegional referral centerMedical sequelaeMcNemar testCohortDisparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017
Hughto J, Varma H, Babbs G, Yee K, Alpert A, Hughes L, Ellison J, Downing J, Shireman T. Disparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2023, 14: 1102348. PMID: 36992801, PMCID: PMC10040837, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1102348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth condition diagnosisCisgender individualsMedicare beneficiariesHealth diagnosisProportion of transgenderMedicare fee-for-service dataGender differencesModifiable risk factorsTrans masculineTransgender individualsTransgender populationCisgender sampleCisgender maleTransgenderMonths of enrollmentCisgenderNon-HispanicCondition diagnosisBetween-group gender differencesDocumented disparitiesNational estimatesHealth conditionsAnalytic sampleEnrollment lengthHighest burden
2022
Sexual and gender minority cultural humility training for oncology settings: An example of iterative adaptation and implementation
Kamen C, Reichelt M, Dadgostar P, Alpert A, Doucette C, Vaughan P, Keuroghlian A, Yousefi-Nooraie R. Sexual and gender minority cultural humility training for oncology settings: An example of iterative adaptation and implementation. Frontiers In Health Services 2022, 2: 958274. PMID: 36925900, PMCID: PMC10012625, DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2022.958274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCultural humility trainingOncology practiceOncology settingOncology care settingsCancer care providersMultiple national organizationsThe Fenway InstituteImplementing such trainingInstitutional culture changeOncology providersTraining team membersReporting AdaptationsCare providersCare settingsHealth needsSGM patientsTraining interventionHealth carePractice environmentTraining sessionsOncology departmentContent of trainingTeam membersNational organizationsRadiation oncology departmentsAddressing Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation for Transgender People With Cancer to Improve Access and Generate Data
Alpert A, Brewer J, Adams S, Rivers L, Orta S, Blosnich J, Miedlich S, Kamen C, Dizon D, Pazdur R, Beaver J, Fashoyin-Aje L. Addressing Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation for Transgender People With Cancer to Improve Access and Generate Data. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 41: 1825-1829. PMID: 36302204, PMCID: PMC10082226, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
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Hematology (Internal Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2022
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
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- June 07, 2024
Yale Cancer Center Researchers and Trainees Present at ASCO
- January 25, 2024Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Podcast: Debunking Sex and Disentangling Gender From Oncology
- December 01, 2023
Sex and Gender Identification and Implications for Disability Evaluation
- October 09, 2023Source: Healio
How PCPs can improve care for their transgender patients
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