Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH

@UREssien

Physician Scientist | Assistant Professor | Alum @HarvardChanSPH @MGHMedicine @EinsteinMed | Opinions mine

NYC | BOS | PGH | LA

Joined May 2014

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Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH@UREssien · May 18, 2024

Wow. Incredibly grateful to be recognized in this way by @SocietyGIM, my academic home & with so many friends around back in Boston. 🙏🏾 Grateful to my mentors, esp Michael Fine who taught me how to write & the amazing folks I’ve collab’d with. Onwards towards health equity. 👊🏾

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Incredibly grateful to be recognized in this way by @SocietyGIM, my academic home &amp; with so many friends around back in Boston. 🙏🏾

Grateful to my mentors, esp Michael Fine who taught me how to write &amp; the amazing folks I’ve collab’d with.

Onwards towards health equity. 👊🏾

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Carine Davila, MD MPH@carinedavila · Mar 19

Sharing my new @JAMANetworkOpen study, showing disparities in patient-clinician communication experiences of adults with/without serious illness: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…. Compared to those without, adults with serious illness were more likely to feel afraid to ask questions, 1/

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Mount Sinai Department of Medicine@DOMSinaiNYC · Dec 3

This morning, Dr. Utibe R. Essien delivered a powerful Arnold Drapkin, MD Memorial Lectureship on Achieving Pharmacoequity: A Prescription for Health Justice. Thank you to all who joined us in person and on Zoom to discuss advancing health equity and justice. @UREssien

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Mount Sinai Internal Medicine Chief Residents@MSH_MedChiefs · Dec 3

What a great talk by @UREssien on Pharmacoequity at @DOMSinaiNYC Grand Rounds today!

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Carlos Oronce, MD, PhD@cioronce · Nov 20

🚨 New in @JAMANetworkOpen, co-led by myself and @TrishaSantosMD, examining #AsianAmerican representation in medicine! jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… 🧵 1/9 While the group is often seen as overrepresented, our disaggregated analysis reveals stark disparities for Southeast Asians.

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Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, FAHA@mad_sters · Nov 18

Proud to present our @AHAScience Statement on #PrimaryCare @ErinFerranti @JeremySussman @nmoise_md @spjuraschek @P_StLaurent & catch up w/@MikeTPhD (now FAHA!!) @UREssien (⭐️) and @rkwadhera @kardiologykazi @JDodsonMD ! Until next year! #AHA24 (last pic=gifts 4 my boys!)

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Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH@UREssien · Nov 16

Here for taking #Pharmacoequity global. 🌎 Nice work @ParsaErfan @temidayo & team.

EEddie Cliff@Eddie_Cliff · Nov 16

Just out @JAMAOnc led by @ParsaErfan We review why many efforts to improve access to oncology medicines around the world have failed so far, especially compared to infectious diseases, & offer potential strategies to improve global pharmacoequity jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

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Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, FAHA@mad_sters · Nov 13

NEW @AHAScience Scientific Statement from the Inaugural Primary Care Science Committee !! "Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8" @CircOutcomes Key takeaways ✅here: newsroom.heart.org/news/primary-c… Article 📰 here: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HC…

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Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH@joefigs2 · Nov 4

There’s an emergence of Medicare Advantage plans aggressively enrolling Veterans. (e.g., “Honor Plan, Patriot Plan”) Our new @Health_Affairs study highlights why we think this is a troubling trend leading to billions in wasteful federal spending. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl… 🧵 1/5

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Department of Medicine at UCLA Health@DOM_UCLA · Oct 31

Thrilled to announce that @UREssien has been recognized as a 2024 Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine by @theNAMedicine ! His impactful research on health disparities and pioneering work on pharmacoequity is paving the way for better health outcomes: uclahs.fyi/40iV27r

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Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, FAHA@mad_sters · Oct 30

New @NEJM Perspective piece on VP Harris' policy proposal to "Expand Medicare to Cover Long-term Care at Home." @DavidCGrabowski and I discuss how this could be a game-changer for many Americans, as well some key questions that will need to be answered. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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Paula Chatterjee@ChatterjeePaula · Oct 30

The purpose of health insurance is to protect patients from financial ruin in the event that they need to use health care. This is a story of how insurance is not "insurance-ing" in America. shorturl.at/xL8dW

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VA HSR@vahsrd · Oct 29

Lots going on this October! First off, huge congrats to @UREssien & Donna Washington on their awards from @theNAMedicine—emerging leader & new member, respectively. They are both amazing and VA is lucky to have them! hsrd.research.va.gov/news/research_…

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ACP@ACPIMPhysicians · Oct 29

Congratulations to #IMPhysician leader, @UREssien on being named one of the 10 @theNAMedicine Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine scholars. ACP is #IMProud to celebrate the inspiring new generation of health leaders.

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VA HSR@vahsrd · Oct 24

HSR investigators honored by NAM! Donna Washington and Utibe Essien, both with CSHIIP, were recognized for their work in Health Services Research. Dr. Essien was named one of 10 emerging leaders. Dr. Washington elected as a new member. Congratulations! hsrd.research.va.gov/news/research_…

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Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH@UREssien · Oct 25

The @theNAMedicine Annual Meeting was an incredible experience. Grateful for the opportunity to attend as a Diagnostic Scholar and meet incredible colleagues & mentors 🙏🏽 #NAMMtg @HelenBurstin @lucindaleungmd @m_e_nielsen @UREssien

NNational Academy of Medicine@theNAMedicine · Oct 21

Congratulations to the 11 Diagnostic Excellence Scholars selected in 2024! nam.edu/nam-names-11-s… #NAMmtg

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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA@dgsomucla · Oct 24

Congratulations to Dr. Utibe Essien on being named one of 10 @theNAMedicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine! 🎉💙💛 Dr. @UREssien is an assistant professor of medicine-in-residence and a @UCLAHealth general internist. uclahs.fyi/4fjkvSg

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Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH@UREssien · Oct 24

Important new piece from @DrHussainL @bnrome and the @PORTAL_Research team. The incredibly high cost of prescription 💊💊 has huge #Pharmacoequity implications given the unequal distribution of wealth in the US and globally. Useful strategies outlined. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

UREssien's tweet image. Important new piece from @DrHussainL @bnrome and the @PORTAL_Research team.

The incredibly high cost of prescription 💊💊 has huge #Pharmacoequity implications given the unequal distribution of wealth in the US and globally.

Useful strategies outlined.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

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VA HSR@vahsrd · Oct 23

VA Health Services Research a strong presence at the ntional Academy of Medicine annual meeting! NAM fellows Carolyn Clancy, Utibe Essien, Rani Elwy, Lucinda Leung, and Sanket Dhruva, were all in attendance. i.mtr.cool/bdzydarcgf

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