Dr. Egede is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. He is the Director of the MUSC Center for Health Disparities Research and the Director of the Charleston VA REAP – Center for Disease Prevention and Health Interventions for Diverse Populations. Dr. Egede has a master’s degree in clinical research and a fellowship in health services research. Dr. Egede has participated and led research projects designed to understand racial/ethnic variations in health care. His expertise is in the interplay among psychosocial factors, race/ethnicity, and health outcomes for chronic diseases. He has authored over 60 original peer reviewed publications related to psychosocial influences on health and racial/ethnic differences in health outcomes in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including the Archives of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Care, American Journal of Medicine, and American Journal of Public Health. He is a member of NIH and VA study sections. Dr. Egede is on the National Advisory Council of the Physician Faculty Scholars Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He currently serves as a Deputy Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine and is on the editorial board of Current Diabetes Reviews. |
