High impact publications from the Center.

A Comparative Trial of Improving Care for Underserved Asian Americans Infected with Hepatitis B Virus

A Comparative Trial of Improving Care for Underserved Asian Americans Infected with Hepatitis B Virus
Ma GX, Zhu L, Tan Y, Zhai S, Ma X, Ogunwobi OO, Yang WJ, Ting T, Kim S, Wang MQ. A Comparative Trial of Improving Care for Underserved Asian Americans Infected with Hepatitis B Virus. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Jun;68(6):2333-2343. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07840-5. Epub 2023 Feb 7. PMID: 36749506; PMCID: PMC10192107.  

Feasibility of Single - Encounter Telemedicine Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Underserved Population

Feasibility of Single - Encounter Telemedicine Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Underserved Population
Magarinos J, Lutzow L, Dass C, Ma GX, Erkmen CP. Feasibility of Single - Encounter Telemedicine Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Underserved Population. Cancer Control. 2023 Jan-Dec;30: 10732748221121391. doi: 10.1177/10732748221121391. PMID: 36935556; PMCID: PMC10028660

Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation

Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation
Yong V, Rostmeyer K, Deng M, Chin K, Graves EKM, Ma GX, Erkmen CP. Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 6:S0022-5223(23)00320-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37156362. 

A narrative review of the social determinants of lung cancer screening: knowledge gaps and controversies

A narrative review of the social determinants of lung cancer screening: knowledge gaps and controversies
Adnan SM, Chin K, Ma GX, Erkmen CP. A narrative review of the social determinants of lung cancer screening: knowledge gaps and controversies. Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Manuscript ID: CCTS-22-4-R2. doi: 10.21037/ccts-22-4.

A randomized controlled trial testing a virtual program for Asian American women breast cancer survivors.

A randomized controlled trial testing a virtual program for Asian American women breast cancer survivors.
Im EO, Chee W, Paul S, Choi MY, Kim SY, Deatrick JA, Inouye J, Ma G, Meghani S, Nguyen GT, Schapira MM, Ulrich CM, Yeo S, Bao T, Shin D, Mao JJ. A randomized controlled trial testing a virtual program for Asian American women breast cancer survivors. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 14;14(1):6475. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42132-6. PMID: 37838727; PMCID: PMC10576740. 

Educating the next generation of cancer researchers: Evaluation of a cancer research partnership training program

Educating the next generation of cancer researchers: Evaluation of a cancer research partnership training program
Zhu, L., Dodd, S.J., Chen, Y., Kaminsky, E.R., Liu, Z.E., Ma, G.X., Ogunwobi, O.O. and Fang, C.Y., 2023. Educating the next generation of cancer researchers: Evaluation of a cancer research partnership training program. Plos one, 18(10): e0286279. PMID: 37292673; PMCID: PMC10246031.

Elevating Voice and Visibility: Health Research for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations in the United States

Elevating Voice and Visibility: Health Research for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations in the United States
Zhang X, Kaholokula JK, Kahn-John M, Walters K, Ma G, Thao C, Lepule JT, Stinson N. Elevating Voice and Visibility: Health Research for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2024 Jan;114(S1): S25-S28. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307494. PMID: 38207264; PMCID: PMC10785185. 

Effective Recruitment Strategies Utilized to Examine Dietary Practices of Blacks in New York City in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Effective Recruitment Strategies Utilized to Examine Dietary Practices of Blacks in New York City in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Johnson CK, Leung MM, Ma GX, Ogunwobi OO. Effective Recruitment Strategies Utilized to Examine Dietary Practices of Blacks in New York City in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Apr;11(2):764-772. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01559-9. Epub 2023 Mar 16. PMID: 36929490; PMCID: PMC10019415.

Assessing Physicians' Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus

Assessing Physicians' Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus
Begum TF, Patil VS, Zhu L, Yeh MC, González E, Fraser MA, Lu W, Zhu S, Rubio-Torio N, Ma GX, Tan Y. Assessing Physicians' Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Testing Among Minority Populations in Greater Philadelphia and New York City. J Community Health. 2024 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01316-3. PMID: 38286964.

Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors
Im EO, Chee W, Paul S, Choi MY, Kim SY, Yeo S, Ulrich CM, Schapira MM, Nguyen GT, Meghani S, Mao JJ, Ma G, Inouye J, Deatrick JA, Shin D, Bao T. Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors. J Canc Educ. Published online April 9, 2024. doi:10.1007/s13187-024-02415-y  

Examining biopsychosocial predictors of risk for cognitive impairment among a racially diverse sample of men who have sex with men living with HIV

Examining biopsychosocial predictors of risk for cognitive impairment among a racially diverse sample of men who have sex with men living with HIV
Xavier Hall CD, Okantey B, Meng Z, Sabuncu C, Lane B, Millender E, Queiroz A, Kim JH, Okada L, Gillespie A, Simoncini G, Barile J'P, Ma GX, Wong F'Y. Examining biopsychosocial predictors of risk for cognitive impairment among a racially diverse sample of men who have sex with men living with HIV. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2024 May 14;11:20499361241249657. doi: 10.1177/20499361241249657. PMID: 38751756; PMCID: PMC11095190. 

Addressing the Health Needs of Indian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region Through a Scoping Survey: Cancer Screening Assessment

Addressing the Health Needs of Indian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region Through a Scoping Survey: Cancer Screening Assessment
Begum TF, Jeong D, Zhu L, Patil VS, Truehart J, Kim E, Lu W, Dey S, Ma GX. Addressing the Health Needs of Indian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region Through a Scoping Survey: Cancer Screening Assessment. J Community Health. 2024 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s10900-024-01382-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39110361.  

The impact of a small-group mammography video discussion on promoting screening uptake among nonadherent Chinese American immigrant women: A randomized controlled trial

The impact of a small-group mammography video discussion on promoting screening uptake among nonadherent Chinese American immigrant women: A randomized controlled trial
Tan NQP, Ma GX, Maxwell AE, Brown RL, Zhou K, Loh A, Young L, Volk RJ, Lu Q, Wang JH. The impact of a small-group mammography video discussion on promoting screening uptake among nonadherent Chinese American immigrant women: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer. 2024 Sep 10. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35524. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39257218. 

A Community-Based Cervical Cancer Education and Navigation Program for Korean American Women

A Community-Based Cervical Cancer Education and Navigation Program for Korean American Women
Brecher AC, Handorf EA, Tan Y, Rhee J, Kim C, Ma GX, Fang CY. A Community-Based Cervical Cancer Education and Navigation Program for Korean American Women. Asian Am J Psychol. 2024 Sep;15(3):196-204. doi: 10.1037/aap0000324. PMID: 39371220; PMCID: PMC11450956. 

Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Outcomes among Low-Income Asian and African American Elderly during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Outcomes among Low-Income Asian and African American Elderly during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Liu, E. Z., Zhu, L., Lu, W. Y., Traub, K., Tan, Y., & Ma, G. X. (2024). Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Outcomes among Low-Income Asian and African American Elderly during the Covid-19 Pandemic [Meeting Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58, S278-S278.  

Intersectional Stigma And the Association with Mental Health Outcomes among MSM with HIV

Intersectional Stigma And the Association with Mental Health Outcomes among MSM with HIV

Wang, L. Y., Trang, K., Hall, C. X., Zhu, L., Millender, E., Sabuncu, C., Barile, J., Ma, G. X., Gillespie, A., Simoncini, G., & Wong, F. (2024). Intersectional Stigma And the Association with Mental Health Outcomes among MSM with HIV: Latent Class Analysis [Meeting Abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58, S338-S338.

Impromptu Speaking: Teaching an Essential Leadership Skill

Impromptu Speaking: Teaching an Essential Leadership Skill
Yong, V., Saccomandi, A., Chin, K., Lutzow, L., DuCette, J. P., Bueno, R., & Erkmen, C. P. (2024). Impromptu Speaking: Teaching an Essential Leadership Skill. J Surg Educ, 81(12), 103313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103313 

Brief Report: Understanding Program-Level Impact of COVID-19 in Lung Cancer Screening Programs in the United States

Brief Report: Understanding Program-Level Impact of COVID-19 in Lung Cancer Screening Programs in the United States
Yong, V., Lutzow, L., Ciupek, A., Criswell, A., King, JC., Ma, GX., Erkmen, CP. Brief Report: Understanding Program-Level Impact of COVID-19 in Lung Cancer Screening Programs in the United States. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2024 Jul 31;5(10):100709. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100709. PMID: 39318389; PMCID: PMC11421313. 

Identifying Subgroups of Intersectional Stigma, Discrimination, and the Association with Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis

Identifying Subgroups of Intersectional Stigma, Discrimination, and the Association with Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis
Wang, L., Trang, K., Hall, C. X., Zhu, L., Millender, R. N. E., Sabuncu, C., Barile, J., Ma, G., Gillespie, A., Simoncini, G., & Wong, F. (2025). Identifying Subgroups of Intersectional Stigma, Discrimination, and the Association with Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis. AIDS Behav, 29(3), 1011-1027. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04583-w. Epub 2025 Feb 4. PMID: 39903349.

A Technology-Based Educational Intervention and Multiple Domains of Symptom Experience: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

A Technology-Based Educational Intervention and Multiple Domains of Symptom Experience: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors
Im, E. O., Chee, W., Paul, S., Kim, S. Y., Choi, M. Y., Deatrick, J., Inouye, J., Ma, GX., Mao, J., Meghani, S., Nguyen, G. T., Schapira, M., Ulrich, C., Yeo, S. A., Bao, T., & Shin, D. (2025). A Technology-Based Educational Intervention and Multiple Domains of Symptom Experience: Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of cancer education: the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 10.1007/s13187-025-02648-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02648-5