KofiDEsselMD,MPH

Physician

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Office
111 Michigan Ave Nw
W3.5, 600
Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-476-3670

Childrens National Medical CenterFellowship, General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship, 2014 - 2017
George Washington UniversityMPH, Epidemiology, 2014 - 2017
Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2011

PubMed

Aligning with Obesity Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Initiative in Pediatric Primary Care.
Alicia Tucker, Richard Fagbemigun, Christina Driskill, Nia Bodrick, Kaleab Ribbiso
Journal of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice. 2024-12-01
Qualitative Analysis of a Home-Delivered Produce Prescription Intervention to Improve Food and Nutrition Security.
Graciela Caraballo, Hemen Muleta, Anar Parmar, Noah Kim, Qadira Ali
Nutrients. 2024-11-23
Impact of a Pediatric Produce Prescription Intervention on Food Security and Perceived Nutrition-Related Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Hemen Muleta, Laura Fischer, Qadira Ali, Shannon Menezes, Noah Kim
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2024-11-05

Other

Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity
Ashbrook, A., Essel, K., Montez, K., Bennett-Tejes, D.
https://frac.org/aaptoolkit
1/2021

Scant Obesity Training in Medical School Leaves Docs Ill-Prepared to Help PatientsJanuary 31st, 2023
How the Hunger Crisis Is Affecting Americans’ Health: What We Can DoJanuary 26th, 2021
Food Insecurity Called Urgent Issue You Must AddressNovember 12th, 2020
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