Kitaw Demissie

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Dean and Professor

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health

United States

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Kitaw Demissie is the Dean and Professor at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health in the United States. His research focuses on health disparities, particularly in breast cancer survivorship among Black women, and includes studies on metabolic health, environmental factors, and maternal morbidity. Recent publications include work on the reproducibility of plasma metabolomes and the impact of body fatness on breast tumor characteristics.

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Obesity, related comorbidities, and breast cancer outcomes in African Americans

Open Date: 2014-09-11

Close Date: 2022-08-31

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DNA Methylation: a Mechanism for Aggressive Breast Cancer in African-American Wom

Open Date: 2010-04-01

Close Date: 2015-01-31

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Non-Clinical Factors in Disparate Treatment for Early Breast Cancer Among Blacks and Whites

Open Date: 2006-05-01

Close Date: 2010-04-30

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Comparision of Efficacy and Frequency of Screening and Selected Treatment Modalities for Prostate Cancer in African American and White Men

Open Date: 1996-10-01

Close Date: 1997-09-01

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Reproducibility of Plasma Metabolome over 1 Year in a Population-Based Cohort of Black Breast Cancer Survivors

Multilevel Factors for Adiposity Change in a Population-Based Prospective Study of Black Breast Cancer Survivors

Validating a spatio-temporal model of observed neighborhood physical disorder

Associations of hair dye and relaxer use with breast tumor clinicopathologic features: Findings from the Women’s circle of Health Study

Greater Body Fatness Is Associated With Higher Protein Expression of LEPR in Breast Tumor Tissues: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Women’s Circle of Health Study

Implementation of a Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Program at an Academic Medical Center in New York City

Incidence of Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalization in U.S. Commercially Insured and Medicaid Populations

Fragmentation of Care Among Black Women With Breast Cancer and Comorbidities: The Role of Health Systems

Association of Body Mass Index, Central Obesity, and Body Composition with Mortality among Black Breast Cancer Survivors

Comorbidity Management in Black Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: the Role of Primary Care in Shared Care

Effectiveness of a Cultural Stroke Prevention Program in the United States—South Asian Health Awareness About Stroke (SAHAS)

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Mi-Hyeon Jang

Xiaoyang Su

Bo Qin

Eileen White

Noreen Goldman

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Joel Cantor

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