LeilaCatherineKahwatiMDMPH

Preventive Medicine

Senior Research Scientist

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University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2002 - 2004
Southern Regional Area Health Education Center/Duke University HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1996 - 1999
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1996

NC State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

PubMed

19 citations
Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
Daniel E Jonas, Sean R Riley, Lindsey C Lee, Cory P Coffey, Shu-Hua Wang
JAMA. 2023-05-02
22 citations
Predictors of initial weight loss after gastric bypass surgery in twelve Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
David Arterburn, Edward H. Livingston, Maren K. Olsen, Valerie Smith, Andrew L. Kavee
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 2013-09-01
368 citations
The Effectiveness of Worksite Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions for Controlling Employee Overweight and Obesity. A Systematic Review
Laurie M. Anderson, Toby A. Quinn, Karen Glanz, Gilbert Ramirez, Leila C. Kahwati
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009-10-01

USPSTF: Data Still Not Good Enough to Back Asymptomatic AFib ScreeningJanuary 26th, 2022
USPSTF Says Evidence Still Lacking for AFib Screening in Asymptomatic PatientsJanuary 26th, 2022
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for A-fib Screening in Asymptomatic SeniorsApril 22nd, 2021
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