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Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, is a physician-scientist who is passionate about improving preventive care and reproductive wellness. She is Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, and Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where she leads a thriving division of academic physicians and scientists leading innovative educational programs and research, and in recent times, caring for our patient community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chuang is a general internist, primary care provider, and health services researcher with a principal research interest in developing evidence to enhance reproductive wellness for women. Her work has been funded by the NIH, PCORI and AHRQ, including a current R01 to study how state and federal contraceptive coverage policies affect women’s access to contraceptive care.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
General Internal Medicine, Fellow, School of Medicine, Boston University
… → 2004
Epidemiology, MS, Boston University School of Public Health
… → 2003
Preventive Medicine, Resident, School of Medicine, Boston University
… → 2003
Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, Temple University Hospital
… → 2001
Internal Medicine, Resident, Temple University Hospital
… → 2000
MD, NYU School of Medicine
… → 1997
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Using a Reproductive Life Planning Website and Action Plan to Help Women Choose and Use Birth Control
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1/1/13 → 8/31/18
Project: Research project
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Differing prevalence of microcephaly and macrocephaly in male and female fetuses
Brawley, A. M., Schaefer, E. W., Lucarelli, E., Ural, S. H., Chuang, C. H., Hwang, W., Paul, I. M. & Daymont, C., 2023, In: Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 4, 1080175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal variation in blood pressure control across US health systems
Nilles, E. K., Champon, X. X., Mulder, H., Shaw, K. M., Smith, M., Lampron, Z. M., Wozniak, G., Chamberlain, A. M., Carton, T., Viera, A. J., Ahmad, F. S., Steinberg, B. A., Chuang, C. H., Mctigue, K. M., McClay, J. C., Polonsky, T. S., Maeztu, C., Sanders, M., Warren, N., Singh, R., & 8 others , May 1 2023, In: Journal of hypertension. 41, 5, p. 751-758 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of the 2015 ACOG screening guidelines on the diagnosis of postpartum depression among privately insured women
Leboffe, E. N., Pietragallo, H. C., Liu, G., Ba, D., Leslie, D. & Chuang, C. H., May 1 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 328, p. 103-107 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and COVID-19-related outcomes: A patient-level analysis of the PCORnet blood pressure control lab
Smith, S. M., Desai, R. A., Walsh, M. G., Nilles, E. K., Shaw, K., Smith, M., Chamberlain, A. M., Derington, C. G., Bress, A. P., Chuang, C. H., Ford, D. E., Taylor, B. W., Chandaka, S., Patel, L. P., McClay, J., Priest, E., Fuloria, J., Doshi, K., Ahmad, F. S., Viera, A. J., & 4 others , Jan 2022, In: American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice. 13, 100112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of Provider Specialty With Abortion-Related Morbidity and Adverse Events Among Patients Having Procedural and Medication Abortions
Patel, D., Liu, G., Roberts, S. C. M., Leslie, D. L., Weisman, C. S., Horvath, S. & Chuang, C. H., Jul 1 2022, In: Women's Health Issues. 32, 4, p. 327-333 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Abendroth, Thomas (Recipient), Bascom, Rebecca (Recipient), Berg, Arthur (Recipient), Chuang, Cynthia H. (Recipient), Hwang, Wenke (Recipient), Kraschnewski, Jennifer (Recipient), Naccarelli, Gerald (Recipient) & Sciamanna, Christopher (Recipient), 2014
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