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

Training socially accountable clinician-citizens: integrating clinical public health education in a medical school curriculum.
Kofi Essel, Hana Akselrod, Sonal Batra, Candice Dawes, Zareen Zaidi
Medical Education Online. 2025-12-01
Reckoning with the past: a qualitative analysis of medical students describing their formative experiences with weight bias.
Elizabeth W Cotter, Ashley Dunford, Kirsten Gilchrist, Tong Yan, Lawrence Deyton
Journal of Eating Disorders. 2025-03-18
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

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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