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Adjunct rank detailsSaria Hassan, MD
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
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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
Education & Training
- MD
- Harvard Medical School (2006)
- BSc
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)
Research
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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
ORCID
0000-0003-0700-9529
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Cruz Nazario, PhD
Josefa L. Martinez, PhD, MHS
Maxine Nunez, DPH, MSN
Rohan Maharaj, MBBS, MHS, DM
Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH
Publications
2026
Participatory Systems Science To Identify Local Adaptation Strategies For Extreme Heat In King County, Washington
Hassan S, Hartwell C, Hess J, Kramer C. Participatory Systems Science To Identify Local Adaptation Strategies For Extreme Heat In King County, Washington. Health Affairs 2026, 45: 525-534. PMID: 42081766, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2025.01668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricChallenges and opportunities to addressing non-communicable diseases after climate-related disasters in Mozambique: a qualitative study
Canda E, Marrufo T, Ager A, Muamine E, Ribeiro G, Dula J, Inlamea O, Maholela P, Kitron U, Mugabe V, Gudo E, Hassan S. Challenges and opportunities to addressing non-communicable diseases after climate-related disasters in Mozambique: a qualitative study. BMJ Global Health 2026, 11: e019168. PMID: 41927310, PMCID: PMC13052740, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding the impact of extreme weather events on non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
Canda E, Mehta A, Pai R, Peterson S, Ekenga C, Hassan S. Understanding the impact of extreme weather events on non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Public Health 2026, 4: e004183. PMID: 42117073, PMCID: PMC13157759, DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004183.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2025
The management of cholera in populations affected by conflict in Africa and the Middle-East: a scoping review
Mohamed R, AdamSabi Y, Hassan S, Mahmoud A, Mohammadat D, Abdalla E, Mutawali G, Ali L, Shabat L, Mohamedahmed L, Qassim M, Seedahmed M, Salih M, Alhassan A, Ibrahium Badi M. The management of cholera in populations affected by conflict in Africa and the Middle-East: a scoping review. Conflict And Health 2025, 20: 5. PMID: 41392247, PMCID: PMC12822156, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-025-00737-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsDiabetes prevention in the Caribbean using lifestyle intervention and Metformin escalation (LIME): results from a quasi-experimental study
Hassan S, Sobers N, Paul-Charles J, Herbert J, Dharamraj K, Galusha D, Cruz E, Garcia-Rivera E, Fredericks L, Arniella G, Cattamanchi A, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Diabetes prevention in the Caribbean using lifestyle intervention and Metformin escalation (LIME): results from a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 4409. PMID: 41275221, PMCID: PMC12754857, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25291-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricAddressing non-communicable disease management during disasters in the US Virgin Islands: a mixed methods study
Wiciak M, Perez S, Richards T, Escobar K, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M, Hassan S. Addressing non-communicable disease management during disasters in the US Virgin Islands: a mixed methods study. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1606631. PMID: 41018766, PMCID: PMC12463602, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1606631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsFaith-based leaders’ perceptions on the implementation of programs to promote healthy lifestyles in churches in Barbados- a mixed-methods analysis
Sobers N, Murphy M, Hassan S, Norville K, Brathwaite-Graham L, Hambleton I, Anderson S, Lewis K, Ferguson T. Faith-based leaders’ perceptions on the implementation of programs to promote healthy lifestyles in churches in Barbados- a mixed-methods analysis. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 2191. PMID: 40604574, PMCID: PMC12220731, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23245-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLessons From Federally Qualified Health Centers in the US Territories on Managing Non-Communicable Diseases in the Setting of Disasters: A Qualitative Study Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, Richards T, Villanueva H, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M, Cattamanchi A. Lessons From Federally Qualified Health Centers in the US Territories on Managing Non-Communicable Diseases in the Setting of Disasters: A Qualitative Study Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2025, 16: 21501319251371090. PMID: 40970290, PMCID: PMC12449628, DOI: 10.1177/21501319251371090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsFood insecurity and hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Study
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Galusha D, Nair S, Hassan S, Wambugu V, Martinez-Brockman J, Nunez-Smith M, Perez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity and hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Study. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0003296. PMID: 40323907, PMCID: PMC12052096, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsFood Security Dimensions in US Disaster Plans: A Comparative Analysis of States and Territories
Muñoz M, Gartner D, Hassan S, Fuster M. Food Security Dimensions in US Disaster Plans: A Comparative Analysis of States and Territories. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2025, 19: e107. PMID: 40269495, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2025.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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activity Management of Chronic Disease after Natural Disasters
09/01/2019 - PresentResearchDetailsBridgetown, 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
11/01/2018 - PresentResearchDetailsBridgetown, 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
10/01/2014 - 10/01/2017ResearchDetailsDar 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)
10/01/2016 - PresentResearchDetailsBridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados; Port of Spain, Port of Spain Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago; Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands +1 more
Honors
honor Raymond Wong Fellowship
06/04/2010Yale School of Medicine AwardDetailsUnited States
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