Saria Hassan

SOM: Medicine: Primary Care
Assistant Professor

Overview

Dr. Saria Hassan is an Assistant Professor in General Medicine. She is a Medicine and Pediatrics trained physician scientist. Dr. Hassan's clinical home is at Emory Midtown where she participates in resident education. Dr. Hassan' is an implementation scientist with a research interest in addressing the needs of people living with non-communicable diseases in the setting of climate-induced disasters. Dr. Hassan has research projects in the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and mainland US. She is a member of the Emory Global Diabetes Reseach Center and affiliate faculty at the Center for Humanitarian Emergengies.

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

MD from Harvard Medical School
MPH from University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
BSc from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research

Publications

Faith-based leaders' perceptions on the implementation of programs to promote healthy lifestyles in churches in Barbados- a mixed-methods analysis.
BMC Public Health Volume: 25 Page(s): 2191
07/02/2025 Authors: Sobers NP; Murphy M; Hassan S; Norville K; Brathwaite-Graham L; Hambleton I; Anderson SG; Lewis K; Ferguson TS
Perceptions and Experiences of Refugee Families in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Qualitative Interview Study.
Pediatr Emerg Care Volume: 41 Page(s): 436 - 442
06/01/2025 Authors: Zamor RL; Pattee J; Manda AR; Bhatt RH; Yu J; Hassan S; Murray B
Food Security Dimensions in US Disaster Plans: A Comparative Analysis of States and Territories.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 19 Page(s): e107
04/24/2025 Authors: Muoz MM; Gartner DJ; Hassan S; Fuster M
Food insecurity and hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Study.
PLOS Glob Public Health Volume: 5 Page(s): e0003296
01/01/2025 Authors: Oladele CR; Khandpur N; Galusha D; Nair S; Hassan S; Wambugu V; Martinez-Brockman J; Nunez-Smith M; Perez-Escamilla R
Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean.
Rev Panam Salud Publica Volume: 49 Page(s): e4
01/01/2025 Authors: Hassan S; Philippe C; West RM; McFarlane S; Polson-Edwards K; Gordon-Strachan G; Hospedales CJ; Dubrow R; Allen CF
Assessing cardiovascular disease risk and social determinants of health: A comparative analysis of five risk estimation instruments using data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network.
PLoS One Volume: 20 Page(s): e0316577
01/01/2025 Authors: Schwartz JI; Howitt C; Raman S; Nair S; Hassan S; Oladele C; Hambleton IR; Sarpong DF; Adams OP; Maharaj RG
The 2024 small island developing states report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change.
Lancet Glob Health Volume: 13 Page(s): e146 - e166
01/01/2025 Authors: Gordon-Strachan GM; Parker SY; Harewood HC; Mndez-Lzaro PA; Saketa ST; Parchment KF; Walawender M; Abdulkadri AO; Beggs PJ; Buss DF
"Life with Diabetes": A Pilot Study on an Experiential Continuous Glucose Monitoring Curriculum for Resident Physicians.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 273 - 276
01/01/2025 Authors: Marshall BA; Flores Shih IC; Abuphilipous M; Park C; Vohra-Khullar P; Hassan S
Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania.
BMJ Open Qual Volume: 13
11/07/2024 Authors: Strelzer S; Julius J; Anicet N; Byabato O; Chiwanga F; Hassan S; Kayandabila F; Laizer A; Majuta T; Murray B
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 18 Page(s): e138
09/18/2024 Authors: Hassan S; Wiciak M; Escobar K; Gonzlez Montalvo MDM; Richards T; Villanueva H; Ortiz J; Evans DP; Nunez-Smith M
Correction: A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean.
Health Res Policy Syst Volume: 22 Page(s): 123
09/04/2024 Authors: Guariguata L; Burlar A; Greaves N; Harewood H; Khan R; Rosario-Rosado RV; Jones W; Roy B; Hassan S
A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean.
Health Res Policy Syst Volume: 22 Page(s): 115
08/21/2024 Authors: Guariguata L; Burlar A; Greaves N; Harewood H; Khan R; Rosario-Rosado RV; Jones W; Roy B; Hassan S
Association of collaborative care intervention features with depression and metabolic outcomes in the INDEPENDENT study: A mixed methods study.
Prim Care Diabetes Volume: 18 Page(s): 319 - 326
06/01/2024 Authors: Hassan S; Liu S; Johnson LCM; Patel SA; Emmert-Fees KMF; Suvada K; Tandon N; Sridhar GR; Aravind S; Poongothai S
Faith-based leaders' perceptions on the implementation of programs to promote healthy lifestyles in churches in Barbados-a mixed-methods analysis.
Res Sq
03/06/2024 Authors: Sobers N; Murphy M; Hassan S; Norville K; Brathwaite-Graham L; Hambleton I; Anderson SG; Lewis K; Ferguson T
Disaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 18 Page(s): e2
01/11/2024 Authors: Greenky D; Hassan S; Nerhood K; O'Connor MH; Pozzo N; Prasad P; Schoendorf E; Soti S; Murray B
Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort.
PLoS One Volume: 19 Page(s): e0306918
01/01/2024 Authors: Adams OP; Galusha D; Martinez-Brockman JL; Morris EH; Hassan S; Maharaj RG; Nazario CM; Nunez M; Nunez-Smith M
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants.
J Immigr Minor Health Volume: 25 Page(s): 990 - 998
10/01/2023 Authors: Roy S; Hassan S; Kanaya AM; Kandula NR; Desai MM
National Changes in Diabetes Care Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospective Study of US Adults.
medRxiv
08/09/2023 Authors: Vashist K; Hassan S; Weber MB; Quarells RC; Patel SA
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean.
Public Health Nutr Volume: 26 Page(s): 1403 - 1413
07/01/2023 Authors: Oladele CR; Khandpur N; Galusha D; Hassan S; Coln-Ramos U; Miller M; Adams OP; Maharaj RG; Nazario CM; Nunez M
Disparities in diabetes prevalence and management by race and ethnicity in the USA: defining a path forward.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol Volume: 11 Page(s): 509 - 524
07/01/2023 Authors: Hassan S; Gujral UP; Quarells RC; Rhodes EC; Shah MK; Obi J; Lee W-H; Shamambo L; Weber MB; Narayan KMV
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND COPING STRATEGIES OF PERSONS LIVING WITH NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES DURING CLIMATE-INDUCED DISASTERS IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
Volume: 38 Page(s): S134 - S134
07/01/2023 Authors: Hassan SM; Perez S; Wiciak MT; Ragster L; Richards T; Nunez M; Nunez-Smith M
Differences in Diabetes Control in Telemedicine vs. In-Person Only Visits in Ambulatory Care Setting.
Ann Fam Med
01/01/2023 Authors: Kulshreshtha A; Kubes J; Hassan S; Wiley Z
Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development.
Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 107 Page(s): 1323 - 1330
12/14/2022 Authors: G N; Hassan S; Bani I; Babiker S; Hilali M; Ibrahim Z; Gaddal A; Saleh L; Salih EM; Desai MM
Differences in diabetes control in telemedicine vs. in-person only visits in ambulatory care setting.
Prev Med Rep Volume: 30 Page(s): 102009
12/01/2022 Authors: Kubes JN; Jones L; Hassan S; Franks N; Wiley Z; Kulshreshtha A
Implications for Self-Management among African Caribbean Adults with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review.
Biomedicines Volume: 10
10/28/2022 Authors: Magny-Normilus C; Hassan S; Sanders J; Longhurst C; Lee CS; Jurgens CY
Strengthening Diabetes Care in Humanitarian Crises in Low- and Middle-income Settings.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab Volume: 107 Page(s): e3553 - e3561
08/18/2022 Authors: Kehlenbrink S; Ansbro ; Besanon S; Hassan S; Roberts B; Jobanputra K
UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THE US: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
Volume: 37 Page(s): 170 - 170
06/01/2022 Authors: Hassan SM; Gonzalez-Montalvo MDM; Escobar KM; Evans DP; Cattamanchi A; Narayan KMV; Nunez-Smith M
A cross-sectional analysis of mental health disorders in a mental health services-seeking population of children, adolescents, and young adults in the context of ongoing violence and displacement in northern Cameroon.
Compr Psychiatry Volume: 113 Page(s): 152293
02/01/2022 Authors: Djatche JM; Herrington OD; Nzebou D; Galusha D; Boum Y; Hassan S
Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study.
Prim Care Diabetes Volume: 16 Page(s): 107 - 115
02/01/2022 Authors: Hassan S; Magny-Normilus C; Galusha D; Adams OP; Maharaj RG; Nazario CM; Nunez M; Nunez-Smith M; ECHORN Writing Group
Assessing the effectiveness and implementation of a chronic disease self-management programme in faith-based organisations in Barbados: protocol for a cluster randomised parallel trial.
BMJ Open Volume: 11 Page(s): e050548
10/04/2021 Authors: Sobers NP; Hambleton IR; Hassan S; Anderson SG; Brathwaite-Graham L; Lewis K; Ferguson TS
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am Volume: 50 Page(s): 387 - 400
09/01/2021 Authors: Weber MB; Hassan S; Quarells R; Shah M
Diabetes prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME): Protocol for a hybrid Type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial using a quasi-experimental study design.
Contemp Clin Trials Commun Volume: 22 Page(s): 100750
06/01/2021 Authors: Hassan S; Sobers N; Paul-Charles J; Herbert J; Dharamraj K; Cruz E; Garcia E; Fredericks L; Desai MM; Roy S
Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study.
BMC Public Health Volume: 21 Page(s): 399
02/25/2021 Authors: Hassan S; Oladele C; Galusha D; Adams OP; Maharaj RG; Nazario CM; Nunez M; Nunez-Smith M; ECHORN Writing Group
Not an 'either/or': Integrating mental health and psychosocial support within non-communicable disease prevention and care in humanitarian response.
J Glob Health Volume: 11 Page(s): 03119
01/01/2021 Authors: Gyawali B; Harasym MC; Hassan S; Cooper K; Boschma A; Bird M; Konradsen F; Raju E; Tellier S
Management Of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases After Natural Disasters In The Caribbean: A Scoping Review.
Health Aff (Millwood) Volume: 39 Page(s): 2136 - 2143
12/01/2020 Authors: Hassan S; Nguyen M; Buchanan M; Grimshaw A; Adams OP; Hassell T; Ragster L; Nunez-Smith M
Toward Reducing Health Information Inequities in the Caribbean: Our Experience Building a Participatory Health Informatics Project.
Ethn Dis Volume: 30 Page(s): 193 - 202
01/01/2020 Authors: Wang K; Hambleton I; Linnander E; Marenco L; Hassan S; Kumara M; Fredericks LE; Harrigan S; Hasse TA; Brandt C
Diabetes in humanitarian crises: the Boston Declaration.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol Volume: 7 Page(s): 590 - 592
08/01/2019 Authors: Kehlenbrink S; Jaacks LM; Boston Declaration signatories
Evaluating the Integrated Methadone and Anti-Retroviral Therapy Strategy in Tanzania Using the RE-AIM Framework.
Int J Environ Res Public Health Volume: 16
02/28/2019 Authors: Hassan S; Cooke A; Saleem H; Mushi D; Mbwambo J; Lambdin BH
Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention.
Addict Sci Clin Pract Volume: 14 Page(s): 3
01/28/2019 Authors: Cooke A; Saleem H; Hassan S; Mushi D; Mbwambo J; Lambdin B
Obesity and weight misperception among adults in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study.
Obes Sci Pract Volume: 4 Page(s): 367 - 378
08/01/2018 Authors: Hassan S; Ojo T; Galusha D; Martinez-Brockman JL; Adams OP; Maharaj R; Nazario C; Nunez M; Nunez-Smith M
Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Addict Sci Clin Pract Volume: 12 Page(s): 23
10/18/2017 Authors: Cooke A; Saleem H; Mushi D; Mbwambo J; Hassan S; Lambdin BH
Prevalence and predictors of HCV among a cohort of opioid treatment patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Int J Drug Policy Volume: 45 Page(s): 64 - 69
07/01/2017 Authors: Lambdin BH; Lorvick J; Mbwambo JK; Rwegasha J; Hassan S; Lum P; Kral AH
"Can't you initiate me here?": Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Int J Drug Policy Volume: 30 Page(s): 59 - 65
04/01/2016 Authors: Saleem HT; Mushi D; Hassan S; Bruce RD; Cooke A; Mbwambo J; Lambdin BH
A case of Yersinia enterocolitica mimicking Kawasaki disease.
Rheumatology (Oxford) Volume: 48 Page(s): 857 - 858
07/01/2009 Authors: Hassan SM; Doolittle BR

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