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About
After graduating from the University of Michigan, I attended Yale University where I received my Masters in Public Health. There I began my journey in investigating illnesses that affect underserved and impoverished populations. My research and thesis was on Epidemiology of hookworm infection in Salta, Argentina and Itagua, Paraguay. During medical school at Wayne State University, I was part of team who investigated decreasing viral loads by increasing education surrounding antivirals in children infected with HIV. I completed pediatric residency at Northwestern University, Children’s Memorial Hospital. During residency I investigated window falls which can affect children living in crowded inner city homes where furniture is pushed against windows.
As a pediatrician I have worked in the Emergency Department, as a hospitalist, a general pediatrician and most recently as a pediatrician in foster care medicine. In all areas of care, I have noted that medicine extends beyond physiology and genetics. I continue to research ways to improve the health of the underserved and impoverished populations.
My current research aims to bring to the forefront issues such as food insecurity, poverty, trauma and resilience to the health care of children. My research examines how external factors (including social determinants of health) and emotional factors (such as emotional and behavioral disorders, resilience) relate to children’s health. I utilize secondary data analysis of national datasets and research from chart review of patient populations.
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Education/Academic qualification
School of Medicine, MD, Wayne State University
1997 → 2001
School of Public Health, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, M.P.H., Yale University
1995 → 1997
College of Literature, Science, and Art, B.S., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
1991 → 1995
External positions
Pediatrician, Dayton Children's Hospital
Sep 1 2017 → …
Research Interests
- Trauma and Behavioral Concerns in Children Residing in Foster Care
- Social Determinants of Health
- Childhood Food Insecurity Affecting Obesity
- Family Resilence and Community Cohesion Affecting Health Care Utilization
Disciplines
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Pediatrics
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Predictors of mental health emergency department visits and psychiatric hospitalizations in children in foster care
Vish, N. L., Budig, K., Stolfi, A., Elliston, R. & Thackeray, J. D., Mar 2024, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 158, 107485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Family and Neighborhood Resilience Are Associated with Children's Healthcare Utilization
Omoladun-Tijani, T. A. & Vish, N. L., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 261, 113543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Automated Information Sharing on Health Care Delivery to Youths in Foster Care
Beal, S. J., Dynan, L., Patzke, A., Nause, K., Flinchum, K., Cole, J., Vish, N. & Greiner, M. V., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 249, p. 111-113.e1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obesity in Adolescents: Understanding the Combined Role of Food Security and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Vish, N. L., Braun, J., King, M. & Stolfi, A., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Adolescent Health. 71, 4, p. 502-507 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of Food Security, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Obesity Among U.S. Adolescents
Vish, N. L., May 2 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation