Saria Hassan, MD
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General Internal Medicine
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Director, Pediatric Global Health Track, Pediatrics
Deputy Director, Yale-TCC
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General Internal Medicine
Primary
Additional Titles
Director, Pediatric Global Health Track, Pediatrics
Deputy Director, Yale-TCC
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Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Primary
Additional Titles
Director, Pediatric Global Health Track, Pediatrics
Deputy Director, Yale-TCC
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Assistant Professor Adjunct
Director, Pediatric Global Health Track, Pediatrics; Deputy Director, Yale-TCC
Biography
Dr. Saria Hassan is an Instructor in General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She is core faculty at the Equity Research Innovation Center. She is certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and spent her early years as a Primary Care Physician for the under-served in New Haven, CT. She is now the Deputy Director of the Yale Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities focused on Precision Medicine, where she hopes to continue her work with under-served populations by addressing the important issue of health disparities. Her research interest is in using implementation science and implementation science frameworks to design, implement and evaluate interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk disparities in the US and globally.
Dr. Hassan is also the Director of the Pediatric Global Health Track for residents in the General Pediatrics department. Please visit the Pediatric Global Health Track website for more information.
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Climate Change and Health
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Qualitative Methods Innovation Program
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- Board Certification
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2011) (2011)
- Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2010)
- Board Certification
- AB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2010) (2010)
- MD
- Harvard Medical School (2006)
- BSc
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)
Research
Overview
My current research projects include a multi-site diabetes prevention intervention in the Caribbean, understanding the intergenerational factors that contribute to childhood obesity in the Caribbean, development of strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases after natural disaster, and capacity strengthening in implementation science in low-and-middle-income countries.
Public Health Interests
Preparedness; Climate Change; Obesity; Substance Use, Addiction; Non-Communicable Diseases; Implementation Science
ORCID
0000-0003-0700-9529
Research at a Glance
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A big-picture view of Saria Hassan's research output by year.
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Josefa L. Martinez, PhD, MHS
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MA Div
Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH
Cruz Nazario, PhD
Maxine Nunez, DPH, MSN
17Publications
110Citations
Publications
2024
Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002891. PMID: 39510766, PMCID: PMC11552003, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCritical care training programsCare training programsQI conceptsTraining programQuality improvementMinistry of Health and Social WelfareCritical care deliveryQuality improvement initiativesCritical care trainingCritical care conceptsMiddle-income countriesCritical care settingMortality rateCare deliveryCare trainingCare settingsPaired t-testUnited Republic of TanzaniaCare conceptsImprovement initiativesPre/post analysisRepublic of TanzaniaBlood glucose monitoringHospital guidelinesDescriptive statisticsECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean
Steel S, Wambugu V, Oladele C, Smith M, Hassan S. ECHORN: Leveraging a Regional Coordination Network for Disaster-Resilient Noncommunicable Disease Control in the Eastern Caribbean. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e209. DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkNoncommunicable disease managementNoncommunicable diseasesCohort studyNoncommunicable disease controlDisaster exposureLongitudinal cohort studyEastern CaribbeanImplementation scienceWave IIIImpact of exposureResearch NetworkProtective factorsExposure surveyAcute emergenciesPolicy developmentClimatic eventsClimate-related disastersAnticipated accelerationUnderstanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified Health CentersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gapCorrection: A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. Correction: A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 123. PMID: 39232845, PMCID: PMC11373416, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01216-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort
Adams O, Galusha D, Martinez-Brockman J, Morris E, Hassan S, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306918. PMID: 39186495, PMCID: PMC11346651, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkAnkle brachial indexPeripheral arterial disease prevalencePeripheral arterial diseasePotential risk factorsSample of community-dwelling peopleRisk factorsCommunity-dwelling peopleAssociation of potential risk factorsFemale sexLower educational attainmentHistory of heart diseaseRisk factors of peripheral arterial diseaseCohort Study participantsAssociated with peripheral arterial diseaseHigh school educationHeart diseaseBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionOscillometric deviceAssociation of increasing ageSmoking statusYears of ageStudy participantsHeart disease historyA systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 115. PMID: 39169406, PMCID: PMC11337753, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01201-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChildhood obesityReduce rates of childhood obesityComplexity of childhood obesityRising childhood obesity ratesRates of childhood obesityChildhood obesity ratesObesity ratesCommercial determinantsSystems thinking frameworkMulti-disciplinary stakeholdersConclusionsDespite differencesObesityObjectiveThe aimPersonal experienceVirtual meetingsMulti-facetedChildhoodPolicy solutionsReinforcing loopsPuerto RicoPotential areasStakeholdersInterventionUS Virgin IslandsFacilitation“Life with Diabetes”: A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians
Marshall B, Flores Shih I, Abuphilipous M, Park C, Vohra-Khullar P, Hassan S. “Life with Diabetes”: A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-4. PMID: 39103600, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08941-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careResident physiciansDM managementInternal medicineRetrospective pre-post surveyResident continuity clinicPre-post surveyAcademic medical institutionsContinuous glucose monitoringPC clinicsContinuity clinicDiabetes mellitusExperiential learning moduleImprove knowledgeLikert scaleMedical institutionsPilot studyBackgroundThe usePhysiciansResidentsClinicContinuous glucose monitoring monitorsMonitoring curriculumGlucose monitoringField questionsAssociation of collaborative care intervention features with depression and metabolic outcomes in the INDEPENDENT study: A mixed methods study
Hassan S, Liu S, Johnson L, Patel S, Emmert-Fees K, Suvada K, Tandon N, Sridhar G, Aravind S, Poongothai S, Anjana R, Mohan V, Chwastiak L, Ali M. Association of collaborative care intervention features with depression and metabolic outcomes in the INDEPENDENT study: A mixed methods study. Primary Care Diabetes 2024, 18: 319-326. PMID: 38360505, PMCID: PMC11127790, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsClinical decision supportIntervention featuresElectronic clinical decision supportCollaborative care modelPatient-level factorsMixed methods studyCost-effective interventionIntegrated depressionCare modelCare teamAssociated with improvementsLack of associationIntervention successJoint displaysClinical contactMethods studyDepression measuresQualitative findingsPrimary outcomeQualitative dataDepressionInterventionDiabetes treatmentPost hoc analysisVisit frequencyDisaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings
Greenky D, Hassan S, Nerhood K, O’Connor M, Pozzo N, Prasad P, Schoendorf E, Soti S, Murray B. Disaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e2. PMID: 38204410, PMCID: PMC11027997, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCommunity-based organizationsResettled refugee communitiesRefugee communitiesDisaster preparednessUnder-resourced communitiesThematic analysis of interviewsSemi-structured interviewsThematic saturationConvenience samplePreparedness needsCommunity stakeholdersThematic analysisDisaster preparedness plansAnalysis of interviewsMultidisciplinary teamQualitative findingsPreparedness challengesCommunity membersSnowball methodPreparedness plansPreparednessInformal responsesInterviewsCommunityNeeds
2023
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalence
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activity Management of Chronic Disease after Natural Disasters
ResearchDetails09/01/2019 - PresentBridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados; The Valley, Anguilla; FreeTown, Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda +1 moreCollaborators- Pan American Health Organization
- Healthy Caribbean Coalition
activity Pediatric ECHORN Cohort Study
ResearchDetails11/01/2018 - PresentBridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados; Port of Spain, Port of Spain Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago; Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands +1 moreactivity Integrating HIV Care into a Medication Assisted Treatment Program in Tanzania
ResearchDetails10/01/2014 - 10/01/2017Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salam, TanzaniaCollaborators- Dr. Barrot LambdinRTI International
- Dr. Jessie MbwamboMuhimbili National Hospital; MUHAS
activity Diabetes Prevention with Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME)
ResearchDetails10/01/2016 - PresentBridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados; Port of Spain, Port of Spain Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago; Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands +1 morehonor Raymond Wong Fellowship
Yale School of Medicine AwardDetails06/04/2010United States
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