Devika Krishnakumar

Devika Krishnakumar

by Devika Krishnakumar -
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Hello, everyone!
My name is Devika, and I'm a doctor living in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm originally from Kerala, India, and I moved to the United States in 2015. I'm interested in implementation science, and I'm presently working on a secondary data analysis with my research team on primary care factors influencing disease outcomes in patients with chronic illnesses. I'm definitely looking forward to working with everyone!


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by Madhav Vissa -
Hi Devika,
I'd love to hear more about any specific chronic illnesses in which you hope to study! I work with patients who have sickle cell disease and thalassemia and when it comes to health outcomes, there's such an interesting intersection between the available therapeutics and access/implementation. Looking forward to learning more about how to use implementation science to improve access and outcomes!
Madhav
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by Devika Krishnakumar -
Hi Madhav!
So nice to meet you. Thank you so much for reaching out! Your research area seems quite interesting. I'm presently doing a subgroup analysis of a main research study (already done) to determine the impact of clinic quality scores (practice characteristics) on chronic outcomes in Type 2 DM patients. These are fairly new areas for me. In the future, if time permits, I would like to learn more about action plan quality in uncontrolled T2DM patients in Community Health Centers (CHCs) implementing either Connection To Health (CTH) or Enhanced Engagement-CTH (EE-CTH) self-management support programs. I'd love to learn more from you and the other students in this course, as I'm new to the field of research :)
Best,
Devika