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Boursiquot BC, Jackson LR, Essien UR. Advancing Pharmacoequity in Atrial Fibrillation-The Case for Direct Oral Anticoagulants. [Editorial]. JAMA Network Open. 2024 May 1; 7(5):e249403.
Faiz JP, Essien UR. $1 billion donation for free medical school may increase racial diversity - and save lives. USA Today. 2024 Mar 15: VOICES: Opinion.
Amin K, Bethel G, Jackson LR, Essien UR, Sloan CE. Eliminating Health Disparities in Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, and Dyslipidemia: A Path Toward Achieving Pharmacoequity. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2023 Dec 18.
Tertulien T, Bush K, Jackson LR, Essien UR, Eberly L. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Utilization: A Contemporary Review. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2023 Dec 1; 25(12):771-791.
Lee JS, Han S, Therrien NL, Park C, Luo F, Essien UR. Trends in the Longitudinal Utilization of Oral Anticoagulants Among Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid Insurance. The American journal of cardiology. 2023 Sep 15; 203:339-342.
Faiz JP, Essien UR, Washington DL. The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Puts Lives at Risk. STAT News [Internet]. 2023 Jun 30: Available from: https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/30/affirmative-action-supreme-court-medical-school/.
Faiz J, Essien UR, Washington DL, Ly DP. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Barriers Faced by Medical College Admission Test Examinees and Their Association With Medical School Application and Matriculation. JAMA health forum. 2023 Apr 7; 4(4):e230498.
Boyer TL, Essien UR, Litam TMA, Hausmann LRM, Suda KJ. Analysis by Gender and Race and Ethnicity of Reviewers and Awardees for Intramural Research Funding in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Network Open. 2023 Jan 3; 6(1):e2251353.
Essien UR, Lusk JB, Dusetzina SB. Cost-Sharing Reform for Chronic Disease Treatments as a Strategy to Improve Health Care Equity and Value in the US. JAMA health forum. 2022 Dec 2; 3(12):e224804.
Bohnhoff JC, Babinski T, Essien UR, Ray KN. Visit characteristics associated with discharge from specialty care: Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2022 Dec 1; 10(4):100656.
Essien UR, Corbie G. Getting Under the Skin: Race-Based Guidelines and the Pursuit of Pharmacoequity. Journal of general internal medicine. 2022 Dec 1; 37(16):4035-4036.
Essien UR, Washington DL, Fine MJ. Beyond Detecting and Understanding Disparities in Novel Diabetes Treatment: Need for a Major Shift in Pharmacoequity Research. [Editorial]. JAMA. 2022 Sep 6; 328(9):836-838.
Tertulien T, Broughton ST, Swabe G, Essien UR, Magnani JW. Association of Race and Ethnicity on the Management of Acute Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Jun 21; 11(12):e025758.
Tertulien T, Youmans QR, Essien UR. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on Screening for Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA. 2022 May 24; 327(20):2021.
Essien UR, Ly DP, Jena AB. Op-Ed: Why affirmative action bans hurt health equity. Los Angeles Times. 2022 May 3: Opinion: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-05-03/op-ed-why-affirmative-action-bans-hurt-health-equity.
Ly DP, Essien UR, Olenski AR, Jena AB. Affirmative Action Bans and Enrollment of Students From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S. Public Medical Schools. Annals of internal medicine. 2022 Jun 1; 175(6):873-878.
Sterling MR, Essien UR. Implementing Equity: Improving Blood Pressure and Glycemic Control Among Adults With Heart Failure. Circulation. Heart failure. 2022 May 1; 15(5):e009650.
Shah SJ, Essien UR. Equitable Representation in Clinical Trials: Looking Beyond Table 1. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2022 May 1; 15(5):e008726.
Tapper EB, Essien UR, Zhao Z, Ufere NN, Parikh ND. Racial and ethnic disparities in rifaximin use and subspecialty referrals for patients with hepatic encephalopathy in the United States. Journal of Hepatology. 2022 Aug 1; 77(2):377-382.
Essien UR, Youmans QR. Burning in "Other Suns": The Effects of Residential Segregation on Cardiovascular Health. [Editorial]. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2022 Feb 2; CIRCOUTCOMES121008694.
Vyas DA, James A, Kormos W, Essien UR. Revising the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease calculator without race. The Lancet. Digital health. 2022 Jan 1; 4(1):e4-e5.
Essien UR, Kim N, Magnani JW, Good CB, Litam TMA, Hausmann LRM, Mor MK, Gellad WF, Fine MJ. Association of Race and Ethnicity and Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Dually Enrolled in Veterans Health Administration and Medicare: Effects of Medicare Part D on Prescribing Disparities. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2022 Feb 1; 15(2):e008389.
Essien UR, Dusetzina SB, Gellad WF. A Policy Prescription for Reducing Health Disparities-Achieving Pharmacoequity. JAMA. 2021 Nov 9; 326(18):1793-1794.
Tertulien T, Magnani JW, Essien UR. Racial and Ethnic Representation in Atrial Fibrillation Trials: CABANA and Beyond. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Nov 9; 78(19):e163-e164.
Essien UR, Ifidon A, Sue KL. Black Pain Matters: Prioritizing Antiracism and Equity in the Opioid Epidemic. [Editorial]. Journal of hospital medicine. 2021 Oct 1; 16(10):638-639.
Delaney SW, Essien UR, Navathe A. Disparate Impact: How Colorblind Policies Exacerbate Black-White Health Inequities. Annals of internal medicine. 2021 Oct 1; 174(10):1450-1451.
Essien UR. Pharmacoequity: New Goal for Ending Disparities in US Health Care. Stat News [Internet]. 2021 Jul 28:(First Opinion):1. Available from: https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/28/pharmacoequity-new-goal-ending-disparities-us-health-care/.
Magnani JW, Kinloch V, Essien UR. Separate and Unequal: The Cost of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Childhood Health and Well-Being. Health equity. 2021 Feb 25; 5(1):72-75.
Kamal S, Trivedi SP, Essien UR, Nematollahi S. Podcasting: A Medium for Amplifying Racial Justice Discourse, Reflection, and Representation Within Graduate Medical Education. Journal of graduate medical education. 2021 Feb 1; 13(1):29-32.
Essien UR. 5 Ways to Sustain the Antiracism in Medicine Momentum in 2021. Forbes [Internet]. 2021 Jan 15:Editor's Pick(Healthcare):1. Available from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/utibeessien/2021/01/15/5-ways-to-sustain-the-antiracism-in-medicine-momentum-in-2021/?sh=d622361fa7d3.
Essien UR, Corbie-Smith G. Opportunities for Improving Population Health in the Post-COVID-19 Era. [Editorial]. Journal of hospital medicine. 2021 Jan 1; 16(1):53-55.
Carlo AD, Barnett BS, Essien UR, Galea S. Redefining Medicine's Relationship With the Media in the Era of COVID-19. American journal of preventive medicine. 2021 Jan 1; 60(1):142-145.
Tiako MJN, Green S, Essien UR. Acknowledging Intersectionality and Historical Context in Medical Education Research. [Letter to the Editor]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Oct 1; 35(10):3095.
Essien UR, Eneanya ND, Crews DC. Prioritizing Equity in a Time of Scarcity: The COVID-19 Pandemic. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Sep 1; 35(9):2760-2762.
Youmans QR, Essien UR, Capers Q. A Test of Diversity - What USMLE Pass/Fail Scoring Means for Medicine. The New England journal of medicine. 2020 Jun 18; 382(25):2393-2395.
Centor RM, Essien UR. Annals On Call - Disparities and COVID-19. Annals of internal medicine. 2020 Jun 16; 172(12):OC1.
Ifidon AM, Agbalajobi O, Essien UR. Improving Racial and Ethnic Minority Representation in Cardiovascular Disease Trials to Advance Health Equity. JAMA cardiology. 2020 May 1; 5(5):611.
Essien UR, Tipirneni R, Leung LB, Sterling MR. Surviving and Thriving as Physicians in General Internal Medicine Fellowship in the Twenty-First Century. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Dec 1; 35(12):3664-3670.
Essien UR, Paul DW, Kushel M. Database Inaccuracies and Disparities in Care Among Homeless Adults Hospitalized for Cardiovascular Conditions. JAMA internal medicine. 2020 Apr 1; 180(4):613-614.
Essien UR, Magnani JW, Chen N, Gellad WF, Fine MJ, Hernandez I. Race/Ethnicity and Sex-Related Differences in Direct Oral Anticoagulant Initiation in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Study of Medicare Data. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2020 Feb 6; 112(1):103-108.
Essien UR, Howard D, Ibrahim S. The Cost of Applying to Medical School. [Letter to the Editor]. The New England journal of medicine. 2020 Jan 23; 382(4):e8.
Essien UR, Atlas SJ. Disparities in Quality of Primary Care by Resident and Staff Physicians-Reply. [Letter to the Editor]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Mar 1; 35(3):939.
DeBarmore BM, Essien UR, Dean C, Thompson MP, Sterling MR. Highlights From the American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2019 Scientific Sessions. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2019 Sep 4; 12(9):e005906.
Essien UR, Molina RL, Lasser KE. Strengthening the postpartum transition of care to address racial disparities in maternal health. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2019 Aug 1; 111(4):349-351.
Berkowitz SA, Kalkhoran S, Edwards ST, Essien UR, Baggett TP. Unstable Housing and Diabetes-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization: A Nationally Representative Study of Safety-Net Clinic Patients. Diabetes Care. 2018 May 1; 41(5):933-939.