Mellisa Pensa, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director
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- Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health DisparitiesHarris DA, Pensa MA, Redlich CA, Pisani MA, Rosenthal MS. Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 1231-1238. PMID: 27249657, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-054ps.
- Patterns of Energy Drink Use and Associated Symptoms Among a Population of Connecticut Factory WorkersPensa MA, Galusha DH, Stowe MH, Lefkowitz RY, Redlich CA. Patterns of Energy Drink Use and Associated Symptoms Among a Population of Connecticut Factory Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2016, 58: e188-e190. PMID: 27158968, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000728.
- Mortality risk from comorbidities independent of triple-negative breast cancer status: NCI-SEER-based cohort analysisSwede H, Sarwar A, Magge A, Braithwaite D, Cook LS, Gregorio DI, Jones BA, R. Hoag J, Gonsalves L, L. Salner A, Zarfos K, Andemariam B, Stevens RG, G. Dugan A, Pensa M, A. Brockmeyer J. Mortality risk from comorbidities independent of triple-negative breast cancer status: NCI-SEER-based cohort analysis. Cancer Causes & Control 2016, 27: 627-636. PMID: 27000206, PMCID: PMC5591028, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0736-3.
- Integrating improvement learning into a family medicine residency curriculum.Pensa M, Frew P, Gelmon SB. Integrating improvement learning into a family medicine residency curriculum. Family Medicine 2013, 45: 409-16. PMID: 23743941.
- Prevalence and Prognostic Role of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Race: A Surveillance StudySwede H, Gregorio DI, Tannenbaum SH, Brockmeyer JA, Ambrosone C, Wilson LL, Pensa MA, Gonsalves L, Stevens RG, Runowicz CD. Prevalence and Prognostic Role of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Race: A Surveillance Study. Clinical Breast Cancer 2011, 11: 332-341. PMID: 21729670, PMCID: PMC4459583, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2011.04.004.
- Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancerPensa M, Swede H, Brockmeyer JA, Gregorio DI. Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2009, 33: 113-117. PMID: 19679057, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.06.010.
- Oral Bromelain Attenuates Inflammation in an Ovalbumin-Induced Murine Model of AsthmaSecor ER, Carson WF, Singh A, Pensa M, Guernsey LA, Schramm CM, Thrall RS. Oral Bromelain Attenuates Inflammation in an Ovalbumin-Induced Murine Model of Asthma. Evidence-based Complementary And Alternative Medicine 2007, 5: 61-69. PMID: 18317550, PMCID: PMC2249734, DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel110.
- Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal PlainPensa MA, Chambers RM. Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Journal Of Environmental Quality 2004, 33: 576-580. PMID: 15074809, DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.5760.