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Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD is a pediatrician and epidemiologist based at Duke University, focusing on health policy and child health disparities. Her work revolves around understanding unmet social needs and devising optimal strategies for integrating social and health care sectors to promote health equity among children and families. Dr. Cholera utilizes interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approaches, exemplifying expertise in epidemiology, implementation science, and community-based participatory research. She earned her MD and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her pediatrics residency there. Currently, she directs the NC Integrated Care for Kids model, a pilot project funded by CMS aimed at improving health service delivery and payment models for Medicaid and CHIP insured children in North Carolina. Additionally, she leads the health behaviors and needs research pillar of the Duke Children’s Health & Discovery Initiative. Her research interest includes designing and implementing community-engaged interventions to mitigate health disparities at both clinical and policy levels.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)