Jeremy I. Schwartz, MD

• Kasia Lipska
• Kerin Adelson
• Luke Davis
• Marcella Nunez-Smith
• Mayur M. Desai
• Nicola Hawley
• Sarwat Chaudhry
• Stephen Huot
• Tracy Rabin

Africa, Eastern; Chronic Disease; Quality of Health Care; Uganda; Global Health; Interdisciplinary Communication; Quality Improvement

• Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in UgandaWali S, Ssinabulya I, Muhangi C, Kamarembo J, Atala J, Nabadda M, Odong F, Akiteng A, Ross H, Mashford-Pringle A, Cafazzo J, Schwartz J. Bridging community and clinic through digital health: Community-based adaptation of a mobile phone-based heart failure program for remote communities in Uganda. BMC Digital Health 2023, 1: 20. DOI: 10.1186/s44247-023-00020-5.
• Carpe DM: The First Global Diabetes TargetsSchwartz J, Ramaiya K, Warren M, Yadav P, Castillo G, George R, McGuire H. Carpe DM: The First Global Diabetes Targets. Global Health Science And Practice 2023, 11: e2200403. PMID: 37116924, PMCID: PMC10141427, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00403.
• Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experimentMoor SE, Tusubira AK, Wood D, Akiteng AR, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Donroe EH, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Hawley NL, Armstrong-Hough M, Nakirya BD, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Nalwadda C, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059949. PMID: 35863829, PMCID: PMC9310153, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059949.
• Improved hypertension control at six months using an adapted WHO HEARTS-based implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in UgandaMuddu M, Semitala FC, Kimera I, Mbuliro M, Ssennyonjo R, Kigozi SP, Katwesigye R, Ayebare F, Namugenyi C, Mugabe F, Mutungi G, Longenecker CT, Katahoire AR, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Improved hypertension control at six months using an adapted WHO HEARTS-based implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 699. PMID: 35610717, PMCID: PMC9131679, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08045-8.
• PATIENT-FACING MHEALTH APPLICATION IMPROVES SELF-CARE AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE IN UGANDASchwartz J, Wali S, Nabadda M, Muhangi C, Akiteng A, Wang K, Gillman R, Davis J, Kibalizi E, Sewankambo N, Lwabi P, Nalwadda C, Ross H, Cafazzo J, Ssinabulya I. PATIENT-FACING MHEALTH APPLICATION IMPROVES SELF-CARE AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE IN UGANDA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1820. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02811-x.
• A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability studyHearn J, Wali S, Birungi P, Cafazzo JA, Ssinabulya I, Akiteng AR, Ross HJ, Seto E, Schwartz JI. A digital self-care intervention for Ugandan patients with heart failure and their clinicians: User-centred design and usability study. Digital Health 2022, 8: 20552076221129064. PMID: 36185389, PMCID: PMC9520172, DOI: 10.1177/20552076221129064.
• A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19Donroe JH, Rabin TL, Hsieh E, Schwartz JI. A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1233-1235. PMID: 34039858, PMCID: PMC8378440, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004175.
• Impact of a COVID-19 National Lockdown on Integrated Care for Hypertension and HIVSchwartz JI, Muddu M, Kimera I, Mbuliro M, Ssennyonjo R, Ssinabulya I, Semitala FC. Impact of a COVID-19 National Lockdown on Integrated Care for Hypertension and HIV. Global Heart 2021, 16: 9. PMID: 33598389, PMCID: PMC7863843, DOI: 10.5334/gh.928.
• Variation in the availability and cost of essential medicines for non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A descriptive time series analysisArmstrong-Hough M, Sharma S, Kishore SP, Akiteng AR, Schwartz JI. Variation in the availability and cost of essential medicines for non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A descriptive time series analysis. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0241555. PMID: 33362249, PMCID: PMC7757794, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241555.
• Integrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Muddu M, Tusubira AK, Sharma SK, Akiteng AR, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Integrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 552-561. PMID: 31045649, PMCID: PMC6625912, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002067.
• Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness AssessmentArmstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI. Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0192332. PMID: 29420640, PMCID: PMC5805288, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192332.
• Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For ImprovementSiddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI. Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1506-1513. PMID: 26355052, PMCID: PMC4568565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0382.
• Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable DiseasesSchwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. Global Health Action 2015, 8: 26537. PMID: 25563451, PMCID: PMC4292588, DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.26537.
• Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived dataSchwartz JI, Guwatudde D, Nugent R, Kiiza CM. Looking at non-communicable diseases in Uganda through a local lens: an analysis using locally derived data. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 77. PMID: 25406738, PMCID: PMC4240853, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-014-0077-5.
• Beating the Odds in UgandaSchwartz JI. Beating the Odds in Uganda. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 493-494. PMID: 25960099, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.003.
• Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a WHO HEARTS-based intervention to integrate the management of hypertension into HIV care in Uganda: a process evaluationMuddu M, Semitala F, Kimera I, Musimbaggo D, Mbuliro M, Ssennyonjo R, Kigozi S, Katwesigye R, Ayebare F, Namugenyi C, Mugabe F, Mutungi G, Longenecker C, Katahoire A, Schwartz J, Ssinabulya I. Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a WHO HEARTS-based intervention to integrate the management of hypertension into HIV care in Uganda: a process evaluation. Implementation Science Communications 2023, 4: 102. PMID: 37626415, PMCID: PMC10463385, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00488-2.
• Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort studyAmbangira F, Sharman J, Muddu M, Kimera I, Namara D, Musimbaggo D, Namugenyi C, Ssenyonjo R, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Schwartz J, Semitala F, Ssinabulya I. Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2023, 34: 728-734. PMID: 37269360, DOI: 10.1177/09564624231179497.
• Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in UgandaMusimbaggo D, Kimera I, Namugenyi C, Schwartz J, Ssenyonjo R, Ambangira F, Kizza L, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Ssinabulya I, Muddu M, Neupane D, Olsen M, Pareek M, Semitala F. Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2022, 1-7. PMID: 36476778, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00786-7.
• The risk of hyperglycemia associated with use of dolutegravir among adults living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A case-control studyNamara D, Schwartz JI, Tusubira AK, McFarland W, Birungi C, Semitala FC, Muddu M. The risk of hyperglycemia associated with use of dolutegravir among adults living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A case-control study. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2022, 33: 1158-1164. PMID: 36222490, PMCID: PMC9691558, DOI: 10.1177/09564624221129410.
• Integrated multi-month dispensing of antihypertensive and antiretroviral therapy to sustain hypertension and HIV controlKimera ID, Namugenyi C, Schwartz JI, Musimbaggo DJ, Ssenyonjo R, Atukunda P, Mutungi G, Mugabe F, Ambangira F, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Neupane D, Ssinabulya I, Semitala FC, Delles C, Muddu M. Integrated multi-month dispensing of antihypertensive and antiretroviral therapy to sustain hypertension and HIV control. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2022, 37: 213-219. PMID: 35246602, PMCID: PMC8896410, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00655-3.
• Causes of medication non-adherence and the acceptability of support strategies for people with hypertension in Uganda: A qualitative studyWilkinson R, Garden E, Nanyonga RC, Squires A, Nakaggwa F, Schwartz JI, Heller DJ. Causes of medication non-adherence and the acceptability of support strategies for people with hypertension in Uganda: A qualitative study. International Journal Of Nursing Studies 2021, 126: 104143. PMID: 34953374, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104143.
• Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) modelMuddu M, Ssinabulya I, Kigozi SP, Ssennyonjo R, Ayebare F, Katwesigye R, Mbuliro M, Kimera I, Longenecker CT, Kamya MR, Schwartz JI, Katahoire AR, Semitala FC. Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model. Implementation Science Communications 2021, 2: 121. PMID: 34670624, PMCID: PMC8690902, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00223-9.
• Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural UgandaTusubira AK, Nalwadda CK, Akiteng AR, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Katahoire A, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Armstrong-Hough M. Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Uganda. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 86. PMID: 34458110, PMCID: PMC8378074, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3308.
• Structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds improve interprofessional communication and workplace efficiency among residents and nurses on an inpatient internal medicine unitSchwartz JI, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Gan G, Deng Y, Kaplan MH, Vakos PA, Kenyon K, Ashman A, Sofair AN, Huot SJ, Chaudhry SI. Structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds improve interprofessional communication and workplace efficiency among residents and nurses on an inpatient internal medicine unit. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2021, 1-8. PMID: 33433262, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1863932.
• Creating and Validating a Predictive Model for Suitability of Hospital at Home for Patients With Solid-Tumor Malignancies.Chen K, Desai K, Sureshanand S, Adelson K, Schwartz JI, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI. Creating and Validating a Predictive Model for Suitability of Hospital at Home for Patients With Solid-Tumor Malignancies. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: e556-e563. PMID: 33417488, PMCID: PMC8257922, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00663.
• Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural UgandaMoor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.
• Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods studyTusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.
• Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping reviewHearn J, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Akiteng AR, Ross HJ, Cafazzo JA. Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219141. PMID: 31269070, PMCID: PMC6608949, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219141.
• Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes.Herkert D, Vijayakumar P, Luo J, Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, DeFilippo E, Lipska KJ. Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 112-114. PMID: 30508012, PMCID: PMC6583414, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5008.
• Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic ReviewLu PM, Park EE, Rabin TL, Schwartz JI, Shearer LS, Siegler EL, Peck RN. Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic Review. Annals Of Global Health 2018, 84: 692-703. PMID: 30779519, PMCID: PMC6748170, DOI: 10.29024/aogh.2379.
• Hemolytic Anemia and Gastric Carcinoid in a Russian Seafarer: Highlighting the Role of Diagnostic Technologies in Modern Clinical Practice.Chaunzwa TL, O'Shea J, Boggs NA, Schwartz JI, Gibson J, Gielissen KA. Hemolytic Anemia and Gastric Carcinoid in a Russian Seafarer: Highlighting the Role of Diagnostic Technologies in Modern Clinical Practice. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2018, 91: 243-246. PMID: 30258311, PMCID: PMC6153615.
• Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standardsRogers HE, Akiteng AR, Mutungi G, Ettinger AS, Schwartz JI. Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standards. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 606. PMID: 30081898, PMCID: PMC6080524, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3426-x.
• Prescribing and dispensing practices for medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a cross-sectional studyNgongoni R, Gan G, Deng Y, Agaba G, Akiteng A, Schwartz J. Prescribing and dispensing practices for medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: s23. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30152-9.
• Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional studyOjo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 947. PMID: 29233114, PMCID: PMC5727968, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8.
• Disparities in Availability of Essential Medicines to Treat Non-communicable Diseases in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Poisson Analysis Using the 2013 Service Availability and Readiness AssessmentArmstrong-Hough M, Schwartz J, Kishore S. Disparities in Availability of Essential Medicines to Treat Non-communicable Diseases in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Poisson Analysis Using the 2013 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 138-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.309.
• Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods StudyOjo T, Hawley N, Desai M, Guwatudde D, Schwartz J. Exploring Knowledge and Attitudes toward Non-Communicable Diseases among Village Health Teams in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-sectional Mixed Methods Study. Annals Of Global Health 2017, 83: 180. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.408.
• Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, IndiaMohanan M, Giardili S, Das V, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Miller G, Vera-Hernández M. Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, India. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2017, 95: 343-352e. PMID: 28479635, PMCID: PMC5418816, DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.179556.
• Discharge RoundsChaiyachati KH, Sofair AN, Schwartz JI, Chia D. Discharge Rounds. Southern Medical Journal 2016, 109: 313-317. PMID: 27135731, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000458.
• Guidance on the diagnosis and management of asthma among adults in resource limited settingsKirenga BJ, Schwartz JI, de Jong C, van der Molen T, Okot-Nwang M. Guidance on the diagnosis and management of asthma among adults in resource limited settings. African Health Sciences 2015, 15: 1189-1199. PMID: 26958020, PMCID: PMC4765426, DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v15i4.18.
• The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A. The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural India. JAMA Pediatrics 2015, 169: 349-357. PMID: 25686357, PMCID: PMC5023324, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3445.
• Unusual Presentation of a Rectovestibular Fistula as Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in a Postmenopausal WomanGrechukhina O, Gressel GM, Taylor G, Schwartz JI, Welsh RJ. Unusual Presentation of a Rectovestibular Fistula as Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in a Postmenopausal Woman. Case Reports In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 2014: 578048. PMID: 25587474, PMCID: PMC4283261, DOI: 10.1155/2014/578048.
• Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Rabin T, Raj S, Schwartz J, Seth A. Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, India. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 190. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.103.
• Severe falciparum malaria associated with massive pulmonary embolismMusoke C, Ssendikadiwa C, Babua C, Schwartz JI. Severe falciparum malaria associated with massive pulmonary embolism. Annals Of African Medicine 2014, 13: 47-49. PMID: 24521579, DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.126952.
• Integrated Care of Refugees in a Primary Care Residency ClinicSchwartz JI, Rabin TL, Doolittle BR. Integrated Care of Refugees in a Primary Care Residency Clinic. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2012, 4: 551. PMID: 24294443, PMCID: PMC3546595, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-12-00176.1.
• The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaborationRabin TL, Schwartz JI. The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaboration. Medical Education 2012, 46: 1128-1129. PMID: 23078719, DOI: 10.1111/medu.12028.
• Screening tests for parasites in refugees.Schwartz J. Screening tests for parasites in refugees. American Family Physician 2012, 86: 596; author reply 596-8. PMID: 23062085.
• Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma in a child: case report and review of the literature.Katzman PJ, Schwartz JI. Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma in a child: case report and review of the literature. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology : The Official Journal Of The Society For Pediatric Pathology And The Paediatric Pathology Society 2007, 10: 125-8. PMID: 17378685, DOI: 10.2350/06-05-0090.1.