Angela Kang-Giaimo, MD, MPH
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2024
Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Healthcare Access for Uninsured Patients at a Student-Run Free Clinic in New Haven, Connecticut.
See C, Cheng V, Pattisam H, Lin A, Chen JL, Ramesh B, Sivakumar A, Kang-Giaimo A. Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Healthcare Access for Uninsured Patients at a Student-Run Free Clinic in New Haven, Connecticut. J Community Health 2024, 49: 785-790. PMID: 39068604, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-024-01380-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Cost of Medications at a Student-Run Free Clinic in New Haven, Connecticut, 2021–2023
See C, Hegde K, Reid L, Shi R, Luthra R, Dong W, Lee V, Kang-Giaimo A. The Cost of Medications at a Student-Run Free Clinic in New Haven, Connecticut, 2021–2023. Preventing Chronic Disease 2024, 21: e34. PMID: 38753526, PMCID: PMC11155686, DOI: 10.5888/pcd21.230277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudent-run free clinicFree clinicExpensive medicationsLocal pharmaciesFederal poverty levelIn-house pharmaciesNew HavenHousehold annual incomeCost of medicationsPatient's homeStudent-runHealth insurancePharmacy departmentAnnual incomePoverty levelFluticasone propionate/salmeterolMedical suppliesMedroxyprogesterone acetateRespiratory conditionsPharmacyMedicationDeliver medicationsPrescriptionAlbuterol sulfatePatientsDetermining professional identity formation ideas for clerkship year curricula at a single institution: Students' and directors' viewpoints
Kang-Giaimo A, Windish D. Determining professional identity formation ideas for clerkship year curricula at a single institution: Students' and directors' viewpoints. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2024, 368: 170-173. PMID: 38649137, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Hypertensive Urgency: An Emergency Department Pipeline to Primary Care Pilot Study
Giaimo AA, Kang AJ, Huot SJ. Hypertensive Urgency: An Emergency Department Pipeline to Primary Care Pilot Study. American Journal Of Hypertension 2020, 34: 291-295. PMID: 33216142, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive urgencyED utilizationED visitsEmergency departmentED patientsPilot studyACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesPrimary care pilot studyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskCare pilot studyTotal ED visitsBlood pressure controlCardiovascular disease riskPrimary care physiciansPrimary care practicesBP controlReferral coordinatorHypertension guidelinesClinic visitsHTN managementMean BPTreatment initiationCare physiciansMean ageVisit 1A Case of Thiamine Deficiency Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Rubel A, Kang A, Saleem M. A Case of Thiamine Deficiency Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 134: e133-e134. PMID: 32931764, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Using an Entrustable Professional Activity to Assess Consultation Requests Called on an Internal Medicine Teaching Service
Kang AJ, Gielissen K, Windish D. Using an Entrustable Professional Activity to Assess Consultation Requests Called on an Internal Medicine Teaching Service. MedEdPORTAL 2019, 15: 10854. PMID: 31934616, PMCID: PMC6953740, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10854.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Angela Kang-Giaimo, MD, MPH, is an internal medicine specialist, focusing on hypertensive urgency, emergency department management, and internal medicine teaching and consultation. She is the clerkship director of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Kang-Giaimo’s research examines patient care during emergency situations, with an emphasis on hypertensive urgency (a sudden and severe increase in blood pressure). Her work explores ways to connect emergency department treatments with primary care physicians to ensure patients receive consistent and effective care.
A recipient of numerous awards, including multiple Teacher of the Year awards, the Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, the Massachusetts Medical Society Scholars Program Award, the John T. Harrington Award for Humanity, and the Commencement Committee Award, Dr. Kang-Giaimo is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
News & Links
News
- December 03, 2024
Student-initiated Food Pharmacy Promotes Health and Humanity
- February 22, 2024
Yale Residents and Fellows Honored for Achievements in Clinical Teaching
- July 21, 2023
Drs. Angela Kang-Giaimo and Anna Zimmerman Appointed Clerkship Leaders
- July 27, 2022
New Appointments & Promotions Within Department of Internal Medicine