Megha

Mom. Family doc. Trying to do right by my family and patients.

[Megha @mkshahmd]

Thanks to our excellent team and collaborators! @nadiaislamnyc @NYU_CSAAH

[Emory Global Diabetes Research Center @egdrc]

A new study led by EGDRC's @mkshahmd, tests the effectiveness of the DREAM Atlanta intervention for South Asian Immigrants with #type2diabetes to improve blood pressure. View results 🔗 https://t.co/vlUy8Zd2B6

[Megha @mkshahmd]

@JournalGIM over a third of patients in intervention group had controlled BP after 6 months, compared to 16.5% in usual care, 95% of patients completed the study!

[Megha @mkshahmd]

Our study represents the power of collaboration, engagement, and culturally responsive design to improve outcomes for patients with DMII. Proud to build on this work through a new R01 with our NYU partners! https://t.co/bgL352IFn3 @nadiaislamnyc @EmoryFamMed @egdrc @NYU_CSAAH

[Megha @mkshahmd]

Woohoo, thrilled to build on our collab and community partnerships! @EmoryFamMed @egdrc @nadiaislamnyc @NYU_CSAAH

[Dr. Nadia Islam @nadiaislamnyc]

Beyond thrilled to receive NoA for a new #R01 award from @NIMHD to test and scale #CHW-led telehealth models addressing co-morbid hypertension and diabetes among South Asians. This #communityengaged study builds upon our wonderful collab with @mkshahmd @NYU_CSAAH @pophealthNYC

[Saria Hassan @DrSariaHassan]

Excited to see this series out! Significant #Diabetes #Disparities in the US persist. We review the causes rooted in structural racism and provide recommendations for a path forward. @egdrc @EmoryGIM @EmoryDeptofMed @rollinsHDGH

[Megha @mkshahmd]

@mkali_twindad @EmoryUniversity @egdrc @EmoryRollins @EmoryFamMed @EmoryMedicine @kmvnarayan14 @shivania0115 @HuiShao7 @LesMunozJohnson @joycehoUT @PKeskinocak @DrSariaHassan @speaktosat @baldheadted Let's see what you accomplish in the next 15 years! Thankful for your friendship, mentorship, and collaboration!

[Mohammed K Ali @mkali_twindad]

Tremendous work by @PuneetChehal on Continuity of Medication Use by US Adults With Diabetes, 2005-2019 https://t.co/U4SQAYAstD; shows longitudinal nature of gaps in medication use @AmDiabetesAssn @egdrc @EmoryRollins @kmvnarayan14

[Megha @mkshahmd]

@EmoryFamMed @EmoryGIM @AMWADoctors @EmoryMedicine @baldheadted Congrats @baldheadted !! Very well deserved!

[Megha @mkshahmd]

@EmoryGIM @DrSariaHassan Congratulations!!

[Megha @mkshahmd]

Check out our new paper in JGIM! This paper and analyses stems from years of discussions regarding SDOHs and Asian Americans among me and my collaborators @NikhilaGandrak1 @unjalig @nadiaislamnyc @kmvnarayan14 @mkali_twindad

[JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine @JournalGIM]

Disentangling Asian American subgroups is critical to understanding social determinants of health and CVD risk @mkshahmd https://t.co/RpEEOPkQqp

[Emory Global Diabetes Research Center @egdrc]

Meet Wilhelmina Davis who has been an #Emory patient for over seven years. She was diagnosed with #gestational diabetes 33 years ago, which turned into type 2 #diabetes. Davis says because of #technology her a1c level has reduced drastically.

#DiabetesAwarenessMonth

[Megha @mkshahmd]

@MicheleHeisler @ncspMICHIGAN @P4HR @umichmedicine @umichsph @UM_IHPI @RWJF @NIDDKgov so well-deserved! Congrats!

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

NEW #AHealthPodyssey episode: @Health_Affairs Editor-in-Chief @alanrweil interviews @mkali_twindad from @EmoryUniversity on his research on the fragmented US health care system, diabetes outcomes, and #HealthEquity. #DiabetesAndHealth

Listen & subscribe: https://t.co/9dEO4idk15

[Emory Dept of Family & Preventive Medicine @EmoryFamMed]

Join @EmoryFamMed on August 1, 6 pm EST for DEI Grand Rounds: “Disparities in Patients with Limited English Proficiencies.” CME available. https://t.co/fWPCDg1F15 @EmoryHealthcare @EmoryMedicine

[Emory Dept of Family & Preventive Medicine @EmoryFamMed]

Join @EmoryFamMed and @PCC_Emory April 20 for the inaugural Excellence to Eminence in Preventive, Primary, and Palliative Care Lecture Series. Register at https://t.co/BQm5M1BujB or scan QR code below to watch live online! @EmoryMedicine @EmoryPrevMed @EmoryDeptofMed #primarycare

[Emory Dept of Family & Preventive Medicine @EmoryFamMed]

We are thrilled to announce Emory’s family medicine program, newly ranked this year, is 18th in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 medical specialty rankings! Learn more: https://t.co/tTlOpQTgm9 #familymedicine #FMRevolution #EmoryDifference

[Mohammed K Ali @mkali_twindad]

Exciting to see @egdrc elevated to a Woodruff Health Sciences Center - recognizes diabetes and our center’s trajectory as university-wide priorities https://t.co/3aEp9RzOEe @kmvnarayan14 @GCDTR

[Emory Dept of Family & Preventive Medicine @EmoryFamMed]

Congratulations and welcome to our @EmoryFamMed #ClassOf2025 #familymedicineresidents! #MatchDay2022 #FMMatch #FMRevolution #FamilyMedicine #emorymatchday @EmoryMedicine #Match2022

[Megha @mkshahmd]

Thanks to @nadiaislamnyc @EmoryFamMed for their support of our work! #GeorgiaCTSA2022

[Ted Johnson MD MPH @baldheadted]

I love that @mkshahmd had her community health worker team represented at the #GeorgiaCTSA2022 meeting. #sharethestage

[Megha @mkshahmd]

This small pilot study was the labor of love of 10 community partners to try to create an evidence-based program designed by them and for them...https://t.co/sp9sSuJ3lZ