About
Titles
Hospital Resident
Biography
Hello to whoever is reading! Here is a little about me. And especially for applicants, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I would be happy to help however I can.
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
College: University of Alabama, Birmingham
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Prior to medicine: I spent time teaching English in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Outside interests: Music, hiking, writing, cooking, basketball.
Career plans: Preventive Cardiology
Why I chose YPC: The culture and mission of YPC stood out to me during my interview cycle. (P.s. After being here 3 months, I can say that the great impression has lasted :) )
My favorite things about New Haven: Nearby beaches, hiking spots, good food options.
Talk to me more about: Anything!
Outside of the hospital you can find me: At the beach; on a hike; or visiting friends in NYC.
Scholarly interests: Prevention; implementation science; non-communicable diseases; cardiovascular health; global health; South Asian health.
Little known fact about me: Lived a year in South Africa during medical school!
If I wasn’t a physician, I would be: Journalist, epidemiologist, or photographer.
My advice for applicants: It is very easy to get too much input and be overstimulated or get decision fatigue. Focus on the big picture and listen to your gut instinct, and take the advice of others with a grain of salt.
Appointments
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Orange College Affiliates
Education & Training
- MD
- University of Maryland, School of Medicine (2021)
- BS
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept of Biology (2014)
- BA
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept of Philosophy (2014)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Publications
2022
Assessment of Lung Cancer Risk Among Smokers for Whom Annual Screening Is Not Recommended.
Faselis C, Nations JA, Morgan CJ, Antevil J, Roseman JM, Zhang S, Fonarow GC, Sheriff HM, Trachiotis GD, Allman RM, Deedwania P, Zeng-Trietler Q, Taub DD, Ahmed AA, Howard G, Ahmed A. Assessment of Lung Cancer Risk Among Smokers for Whom Annual Screening Is Not Recommended. JAMA Oncology 2022 PMID: 35900734, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.2952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncome disparity and incident cardiovascular disease in older Americans.
Faselis C, Safren L, Allman RM, Lam PH, Brar V, Morgan CJ, Ahmed AA, Deedwania P, Alagiakrishnan K, Sheikh FH, Fonarow GC, Ahmed A. Income disparity and incident cardiovascular disease in older Americans. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 71: 92-99. PMID: 34320387, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa
Ahmed AA, Grammatico M, Moll AP, Malinga S, Makhunga P, Charalambous S, Ladines-Lim JB, Jones J, Choi K, Shenoi SV. Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa. Global Health Action 2021, 14: 1979281. PMID: 34652990, PMCID: PMC8525921, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1979281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyHealth care workersPrimary healthcare clinicsLower prescription ratesPrescription ratesRural South AfricaCare workersIsoniazid preventative therapyIncidence of tuberculosisCross-sectional studyGovernment district hospitalsPreventive therapyMedian ageMultivariable analysisPreventative therapyDistrict hospitalHealthcare clinicsHCW trainingPatient disclosureTPT useConsolidated FrameworkLogistic regressionImplementation researchSelf-reported dataPrescribers
2020
South Asians with type 2 diabetes in an urban US Diabetes Center: A cross sectional study of clinical characteristics
Rahman W, Ahmed A, Poola-Kella S, Munir KM. South Asians with type 2 diabetes in an urban US Diabetes Center: A cross sectional study of clinical characteristics. Obesity Medicine 2020, 19: 100267. DOI:10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100267Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Risk of Heart Failure and Death After Prolonged Smoking Cessation: Role of Amount and Duration of Prior Smoking.
Ahmed AA, Patel K, Nyaku MA, Kheirbek RE, Bittner V, Fonarow GC, Filippatos GS, Morgan CJ, Aban IB, Mujib M, Desai RV, Allman RM, White M, Deedwania P, Howard G, Bonow RO, Fletcher RD, Aronow WS, Ahmed A. Risk of Heart Failure and Death After Prolonged Smoking Cessation: Role of Amount and Duration of Prior Smoking. Circulation. Heart Failure 2015, 8: 694-701. PMID: 26038535, PMCID: PMC5499230, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity.
Pope WH, Bowman CA, Russell DA, Jacobs-Sera D, Asai DJ, Cresawn SG, Jacobs WR, Hendrix RW, Lawrence JG, Hatfull GF, Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science., Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education., Mycobacterial Genetics Course.. Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity. Elife 2015, 4: e06416. PMID: 25919952, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.06416.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy.
Meeran SM, Ahmed A, Tollefsbol TO. Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy. Clinical Epigenetics 2010, 1: 101-116. PMID: 21258631, PMCID: PMC3024548, DOI: 10.1007/s13148-010-0011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of in-hospital mortality among hospitalized nursing home residents: an analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Surveys 2005-2006.
Ahmed AA, Hays CI, Liu B, Aban IB, Sims RV, Aronow WS, Ritchie CS, Ahmed A. Predictors of in-hospital mortality among hospitalized nursing home residents: an analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Surveys 2005-2006. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2010, 11: 52-8. PMID: 20129215, PMCID: PMC2818085, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research