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Overview

Leonard E. Egede is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and health professions, with a strong focus on general health professions and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism as subfields.

The scientist's body of work reflects extensive investigation into health disparities, food security, diabetes management, and chronic disease strategies. Their key research topics include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Food security and health in diverse populations
  • Diabetes management and education
  • Chronic disease management strategies
  • Healthcare policy and management
  • Racial and ethnic identity research
  • Migration, health, and trauma

Egede has contributed significantly to a number of publication venues, notably:

  • Diabetes
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Diabetes Care

Among their recent papers are:

  • Structural Racism, Social Risk Factors, and Covid-19 - A Dangerous Convergence for Black Americans, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Modern Day Consequences of Historic Redlining: Finding a Path Forward, 2023, Journal of General Internal Medicine

Frequently listed co-authors include:

  • Rebekah J. Walker
  • Aprill Z. Dawson
  • Joni S. Williams
  • Jennifer A. Campbell
  • Emma Garacci

Many of Egede's works deal with the intersections of social determinants and health outcomes. For example, the 2020 paper on structural racism and Covid-19 discusses social risk factors affecting Black Americans. Their 2023 publication explores the ongoing effects of historic redlining practices on health, indicating a focus on systemic influences on medical outcomes.

Egede's collaboration network and consistent publication in top-tier medical journals position them within important conversations on chronic diseases and public health, emphasizing both clinical and policy dimensions of healthcare delivery and disease management.

Best Publications

  • Comorbid Depression is Associated With Increased Health Care Use and Expenditures in Individuals With Diabetes

    Leonard E. Egede;Deyi Zheng;Kit Simpson

  • Major depression in individuals with chronic medical disorders: prevalence, correlates and association with health resource utilization, lost productivity and functional disability.

    Leonard E. Egede

  • Diabetes and depression: global perspectives.

    Leonard E. Egede;Charles Ellis;Charles Ellis

  • Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, High-Risk Behaviors, and Morbidity in Adulthood

    Jennifer A. Campbell;Rebekah J. Walker;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • The Impact of Social Support on Outcomes in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

    Joni L. Strom;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Structural Racism, Social Risk Factors, and Covid-19 - A Dangerous Convergence for Black Americans.

    Leonard E. Egede;Rebekah J. Walker

  • Depression and all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality among adults with and without diabetes.

    Leonard E. Egede;Paul J. Nietert;Deyi Zheng

  • Diabetes, major depression, and functional disability among U.S. adults.

    Leonard E. Egede

  • Current Directions in Videoconferencing Tele-Mental Health Research.

    Lisa K. Richardson;B. Christopher Frueh;Anouk L. Grubaugh;Leonard Egede

  • Associations between health literacy, diabetes knowledge, self-care behaviors, and glycemic control in a low income population with type 2 diabetes.

    Sujeev S. Bains;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Independent Factors Associated With Major Depressive Disorder in a National Sample of Individuals With Diabetes

    Leonard E. Egede;Deyi Zheng

  • The Prevalence and Pattern of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Individuals With Diabetes

    Leonard E. Egede;Xiaobou Ye;Deyi Zheng;Marc D. Silverstein

  • Race, ethnicity, culture, and disparities in health care

    Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Influence of Race, Ethnicity and Social Determinants of Health on Diabetes Outcomes.

    Rebekah J. Walker;Rebekah J. Walker;Joni Strom Williams;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with severe mental illness: a critical review.

    Anouk L. Grubaugh;Anouk L. Grubaugh;Heidi M. Zinzow;Lisa Paul;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Association Between Length of Residence and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among an Ethnically Diverse Group of United States Immigrants

    Deepika L. Koya;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Impact of social determinants of health on outcomes for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

    Rebekah J. Walker;Brittany L. Smalls;Jennifer A. Campbell;Joni L. Strom Williams

  • Effect of depression on all-cause mortality in adults with cancer and differential effects by cancer site.

    Adedayo A. Onitilo;Paul J. Nietert;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Validation of an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model of Diabetes Self-Care (IMB-DSC)

    Chandra Y. Osborn;Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede

  • Medication Nonadherence in Diabetes: Longitudinal effects on costs and potential cost savings from improvement

    Leonard E. Egede;Leonard E. Egede;Mulugeta Gebregziabher;Mulugeta Gebregziabher;Clara E. Dismuke;Clara E. Dismuke;Cheryl P. Lynch;Cheryl P. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Christopher Frueh
B. Christopher Frueh University of Hawaii at Hilo
Ron Acierno
Ron Acierno The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Peter W. Tuerk
Peter W. Tuerk University of Virginia
Kenneth J. Ruggiero
Kenneth J. Ruggiero Medical University of South Carolina
Carl W. Lejuez
Carl W. Lejuez Stony Brook University
Daniel F. Gros
Daniel F. Gros Medical University of South Carolina
Daniel T. Lackland
Daniel T. Lackland Medical University of South Carolina
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Mark Peyrot
Mark Peyrot Loyola University Maryland

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