2022
Resculpting Professionalism for Equity and Accountability
Cerdeña J, Asabor E, Rendell S, Okolo T, Lett E. Resculpting Professionalism for Equity and Accountability. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2022, 20: 573-577. PMID: 36443090, PMCID: PMC9705046, DOI: 10.1370/afm.2892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenetic citizenship and political claims-making: the ethics of molecularizing structural racism
Cerdeña J. Epigenetic citizenship and political claims-making: the ethics of molecularizing structural racism. BioSocieties 2022, 1-24. PMID: 36277423, PMCID: PMC9579599, DOI: 10.1057/s41292-022-00286-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOppressed populationsCitizenship frameworkSocial sufferingStructural racismBiological essentialismSocial experienceHealth disparities researchCitizenshipPossible ramificationsDisparities researchRacismEssentialismResearchEthicsClaimsExpectationsRamificationsExperienceSufferingFutureFrameworkConcernWayResearchersConcept“We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut
Espinoza-Kulick M, Cerdeña J. “We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 12817. PMID: 36232112, PMCID: PMC9565216, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-immigrant policiesFear of authoritiesExperiences of womenMigration-related traumaEnded survey responsesAspects of genderEthnographic interviewsImmigration statusLived experienceIntersectional complexityMental health service provisionHealth service provisionStructural competencyService provisionStructural vulnerabilityThematic analysisStructural factorsLatinxCommunity health workersPast researchMental health needsHealthcare accessLanguage barriersQualitative analysisUnited StatesExperiences of Trauma and DNA Methylation Profiles among African American Mothers and Children
Barcelona V, Huang Y, Caceres BA, Newhall KP, Hui Q, Cerdeña JP, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. Experiences of Trauma and DNA Methylation Profiles among African American Mothers and Children. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 8951. PMID: 36012217, PMCID: PMC9408935, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife Events Checklist-5Health outcomesAfrican American mothersHigh-risk groupAdverse health outcomesEpigenome-wide DNA methylationChronic diseasesUnipolar depressionAmerican mothersMental illnessAssociation of experienceTranslational approachDNA methylationChildhood traumaTraumaExperience scoresMothersChildrenAssociationExperience of traumaDNA methylation profilesOutcomesEpigenetic changesTraumatic experiencesLongitudinal researchTrainee Perspectives on Race, Antiracism, and the Path toward Justice in Kidney Care
Heffron AS, Khazanchi R, Nkinsi N, Bervell JA, Cerdeña JP, Diao JA, Eisenstein LG, Gillespie NJ, Hongsermeier-Graves N, Kane M, Kaur K, Seija LE, Tsai J, Vyas DA, Zhang AY. Trainee Perspectives on Race, Antiracism, and the Path toward Justice in Kidney Care. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 17: 1251-1254. PMID: 35672038, PMCID: PMC9435994, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.02500222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace-based medicine in the point-of-care clinical resource UpToDate: A systematic content analysis
Cerdeña JP, Asabor EN, Plaisime MV, Hardeman RR. Race-based medicine in the point-of-care clinical resource UpToDate: A systematic content analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2022, 52: 101581. PMID: 35923427, PMCID: PMC9340501, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic supremacy: the harm of conflating genetic ancestry and race.
Cerdeña JP, Grubbs V, Non AL. Genomic supremacy: the harm of conflating genetic ancestry and race. Human Genomics 2022, 16: 18. PMID: 35585650, PMCID: PMC9118726, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00391-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe misuse of race in the search for disease-causing alleles.
Grubbs V, Cerdeña JP, Non AL. The misuse of race in the search for disease-causing alleles. Lancet 2022, 399: 1110-1111. PMID: 35305732, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00488-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Interaction of Trauma Exposure and DNA Methylation on Blood Pressure Among Black Women in the InterGEN Study
Caceres B, Huang Y, Barcelona V, Wang Z, Newhall K, Cerdeña J, Crusto C, Sun Y, Taylor J. The Interaction of Trauma Exposure and DNA Methylation on Blood Pressure Among Black Women in the InterGEN Study. Epigenetics Insights 2022, 15: 25168657221138510. PMID: 36466626, PMCID: PMC9716582, DOI: 10.1177/25168657221138510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureTrauma exposureHypertension riskBody mass indexChildhood traumaEpigenome-wide significance levelBlack mothersBlack womenSeparate linear mixed-effects modelsMass indexCigarette smokingMean ageHigh riskLinear mixed effects modelsBlack adultsTraumaDNA methylationVicarious traumaEpigenetic mechanismsCpG sitesMixed effects models
2021
Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018
Tsai JW, Cerdeña JP, Goedel WC, Asch WS, Grubbs V, Mendu ML, Kaufman JS. Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 42: 101197. PMID: 34849475, PMCID: PMC8608882, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNephrologist referralPopulation-representative cross-sectional dataStage 3 chronic kidney diseaseUnited States National HealthRace adjustmentChronic kidney diseaseModification of DietRenal Disease equationGlomerular filtration rateKidney disease managementNutrition Examination SurveyManagement of kidneyTransplantation listingTransplant evaluationSerum creatinineBlack patientsEGFR valuesKidney functionKidney diseaseExamination SurveyKidney disease diagnosisFiltration rateNational HealthClinical careDiagnostic thresholdRace-conscious medicine: a response to critique.
Cerdeña JP, Plaisime MV, Tsai J. Race-conscious medicine: a response to critique. Internal Medicine Journal 2021, 51: 1369-1370. PMID: 34423547, DOI: 10.1111/imj.15460.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRace, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status in a Medical Licensing Educational Resource: a Systematic, Mixed-Methods Analysis
Cerdeña JP, Jaswaney R, Plaisime MV. Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status in a Medical Licensing Educational Resource: a Systematic, Mixed-Methods Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 1045-1051. PMID: 33987787, PMCID: PMC8971213, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06843-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace is not a risk factor: Reframing discourse on racial health inequities in CVD prevention
Silverman-Lloyd LG, Bishop NS, Cerdeña JP. Race is not a risk factor: Reframing discourse on racial health inequities in CVD prevention. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2021, 6: 100185. PMID: 34327505, PMCID: PMC8315343, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2021.100185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace-Conscious Bioethics: The Call to Reject Contemporary Scientific Racism
Cerdeña JP. Race-Conscious Bioethics: The Call to Reject Contemporary Scientific Racism. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2021, 21: 48-53. PMID: 33534686, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1861383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRe: Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education
Plaisime MV, Cerdeña JP. Re: Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 36: 1117-1118. PMID: 33506407, PMCID: PMC8042088, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06606-x.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRacial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity
Cerdeña I, Holloway T, Cerdeña JP, Wing A, Wasser T, Fortunati F, Rohrbaugh R, Li L. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Psychiatry Resident Prescribing: a Quality Improvement Education Intervention to Address Health Equity. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 13-22. PMID: 33495966, PMCID: PMC9942699, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01397-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsRace/ethnicityPrescriber profilesLatinx patientsEthnic differencesUnique patient encountersPrescription of antipsychoticsElectronic medical recordsAntidepressant prescriptionsAntipsychotic prescribingAntidepressant prescribingHigher diagnosisPrimary diagnosisMedical recordsDepression diagnosisMedication ordersClinical careLower oddsPatientsPsychotic disordersPatient encountersHealth disparitiesPrescribingConclusionsOur findingsEducation interventionAPOL1, Black Race, and Kidney Disease: Turning Attention to Structural Racism
Cerdeña JP, Tsai J, Grubbs V. APOL1, Black Race, and Kidney Disease: Turning Attention to Structural Racism. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 77: 857-860. PMID: 33485919, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.029.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAssessment of Skin Phenotype Representation in a Popular Medical Licensing Educational Resource
Cerdeña JP, Jaswaney R, Plaisime MV, Braun L. Assessment of Skin Phenotype Representation in a Popular Medical Licensing Educational Resource. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2033164. PMID: 33433594, PMCID: PMC7804916, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergenerational trauma in Latinxs: A scoping review
Cerdeña JP, Rivera LM, Spak JM. Intergenerational trauma in Latinxs: A scoping review. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 270: 113662. PMID: 33476987, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113662.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
From race-based to race-conscious medicine: how anti-racist uprisings call us to act
Cerdeña JP, Plaisime MV, Tsai J. From race-based to race-conscious medicine: how anti-racist uprisings call us to act. The Lancet 2020, 396: 1125-1128. PMID: 33038972, PMCID: PMC7544456, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32076-6.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters