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Voluntary rank detailsJaveed Sukhera, MD, PhD
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Dr. Javeed Sukhera is Associate Chief Academic Officer at Hartford HealthCare, Chair of Psychiatry at the Institute of Living (IOL), and Chief of Psychiatry at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He also serves as Founding Director of Hartford Hospital’s Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing. Academically, he is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.
In his leadership roles, Dr. Sukhera advances the clinical, research, and educational missions of the IOL, overseeing training in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and advanced practice nursing, as well as several endowed research centers. As Associate Chief Academic Officer, he provides strategic direction and leadership across Connecticut’s largest health system to strengthen research infrastructure and foster impactful, patient-centered scholarship. An internationally recognized expert in health professions education, Dr. Sukhera is widely published and known for his work on physician wellbeing, bias in medical education, and the intersection of healthcare with education, law enforcement, and community systems.
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Maastricht University, Health Professions Education (2018)
- Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- University of Rochester (2012)
- Resident
- University of Rochester (2010)
- MD
- Ben-Gurion University (2007)
- BSc (Hon)
- University of Toronto (2003)
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Dr. Sukhera’s research sits at the intersection of health equity, education, and clinical care, focusing on how bias and power shape the experiences of patients and learners. He examines how health professionals recognize and respond to challenging feedback and how thoughtfully designed interventions can transform dissonance and discomfort into growth. His work integrates concepts such as self-authorship, agency, and healing from trauma, often using participatory and co-design approaches that engage patients, families, and trainees as partners in knowledge mobilization. Across these projects, his scholarship offers practical, theory-informed frameworks that support meaningful change in health professions education.
Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-8146-4947
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
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Research Interests
Christopher Fields
Godfrey Pearlson, MA, MBBS
Social Stigma
Health Equity
Education
Publications
2026
484 Examining Patient-Provider Communication in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Perspectives of Youth and Their Caregivers
Mulchan S, Theriault C, DiVietro S, Sharer A, Sukhera J, Zempsky W, Hirsh A, Litt M. 484 Examining Patient-Provider Communication in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Perspectives of Youth and Their Caregivers. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 106131. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.106131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA qualitative analysis of the barriers and facilitators to physicians and trainees seeking help for suicidality
Yu A, Stergiopoulos E, Sukhera J, Goldbloom D, Martimianakis M, Smith S, Zaheer J. A qualitative analysis of the barriers and facilitators to physicians and trainees seeking help for suicidality. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2026, 198: e238-e248. PMID: 41730537, PMCID: PMC12959950, DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.250200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health literacyPhysician well-beingMental health supportNarrative descriptionReflexive thematic analysisSuicide prevention strategiesHealth literacyQualitative analysisIntense emotional distressHealth supportMental healthSeverity of illnessThematic analysisEmotional distressConfidential careReference listsPrevention strategiesManually reviewing reference listsMedical culturePhysiciansWell-beingSuicidal thoughtsIntersecting factorsSelf-PerceptionCareThe acuity paradox: Development and evaluation of a Milieu Acuity Tool (MAT) for inpatient behavioral health units
Blair E, Atkinson T, Paseos P, Sukhera J. The acuity paradox: Development and evaluation of a Milieu Acuity Tool (MAT) for inpatient behavioral health units. Archives Of Psychiatric Nursing 2026, 60: 152052. PMID: 41864725, DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLevels of careExploratory factor analysisAcuity toolPsychiatric nursesInpatient behavioral health unitInternal consistencyAdult inpatient psychiatric unitsDiverse hospital systemsBehavioral health unitPsychiatric inpatient environmentsInpatient psychiatric settingsInpatient psychiatric unitFactor structureHealth unitsInpatient environmentCronbach's alphaHospital systemPsychiatric settingsPsychiatric unitClinical acuityDecision-making aidTherapeutic milieuIndividual itemsClinical outcomesNurses
2025
Who Are Flexnerian-Deprived Black Americans? A Quantitative Analysis of Historical Representation Within American Medical Education
Black C, Littlejohn J, Clarke A, Overton K, Hoskins T, Pierre-Louis D, Owusu P, Gray A, Fields C, Sukhera J, Konopasky A. Who Are Flexnerian-Deprived Black Americans? A Quantitative Analysis of Historical Representation Within American Medical Education. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 41196502, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02699-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research4.55 Health Prevention and Promotion in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Pilot Data From a DBT-Informed Parenting Program
Robles-Ramamurthy B, Sukhera J, Sunil G. 4.55 Health Prevention and Promotion in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Pilot Data From a DBT-Informed Parenting Program. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: s266. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.08.352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNumbers Are Not Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of Identity Dynamics in US Nephrology Fellows
Bullock J, O'Hare A, Prince D, Bansal N, Hauer K, Sukhera J, Teunissen P, Young B. Numbers Are Not Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of Identity Dynamics in US Nephrology Fellows. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2025, 36: 10.1681/asn.2025vwcsyrt8. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2025vwcsyrt8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Power Threat Meaning Framework: A Socially Conscious Shift in the Conceptualization of Mental and Physical Health
Atkinson T, Nathan L, Sukhera J. The Power Threat Meaning Framework: A Socially Conscious Shift in the Conceptualization of Mental and Physical Health. Journal Of Prevention And Health Promotion 2025, 6: 591-615. DOI: 10.1177/26320770251351955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsPower Threat Meaning FrameworkMental health-related stigmaReal-world healthcare settingsHealth-related stigmaMental and Physical HealthFull-text screeningDiverse sampleNarrative synthesisHealthcare settingsPhysical healthPsychiatric carePsychiatric servicesSystem changesElectronic databasesHealthcare environmentTraumatic distressModel of diagnosisTraumatic eventsMeaning frameworkDistressSample of articlesStudies to dateDiagnostic frameworkPhilosophical incompatibilityEffective implementationNumbers Ain’t Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of the Relationship Among Stereotype Threat, Threat Mitigation, and Identity Safety
Bullock J, O’Hare A, Prince D, Bansal N, Hauer K, Teunissen P, Young B, Sukhera J. Numbers Ain’t Neutral: A QuantCrit Analysis of the Relationship Among Stereotype Threat, Threat Mitigation, and Identity Safety. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: e52-e59. PMID: 40828243, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAssociated with stereotype threatStereotype threatConfirmatory factor analysisIdentity safetyInternational medical graduatesFactor analysisWorking memoryConscious attentionBlack fellowsCross-sectional studyMedical graduatesRacial counterpartsAllopathic schoolsIn-Training ExaminationResearch paradigmDependent variableQuantitative methodsLikert scaleScholarly Program Evaluation: How to Increase the Chance of Publishing Your Education Work
Colbert-Getz J, Thomas A, Dallaghan G, Lockspeiser T, Sukhera J. Scholarly Program Evaluation: How to Increase the Chance of Publishing Your Education Work. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: e4-e7. PMID: 40802901, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe 2025 RIME Foreword: The Case of the Missing Theory
Wyatt T, Ryan M, Colbert-Getz J, Lockspeiser T, Sukhera J, Fung C, Teherani A. The 2025 RIME Foreword: The Case of the Missing Theory. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: e1-e3. PMID: 40802905, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsComplex educational phenomenonMedical education scholarsEducation scholarsEducational phenomenaEducational practiceEducation scholarshipLearning outcomesAbstract conceptsStructural lensMedical educationTheoretical frameworkPeer review processScholarshipPracticeEducationParamount importanceReview processPeerResearchCareerTheoretical justification
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honor Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship
04/13/2022International AwardGovernment of OntarioDetailsCanadahonor Best Research Paper, Research in Medical Education
11/12/2018National AwardAssociation of American Medical CollegesDetailsUnited States
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