Jaya Aysola, MD, DTMH, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Executive Director, Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), University of Pennsylvania Health System
Faculty Advisor, Students Opposing Racism in Medicine, Student-Led organization, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Member, UPHS CMO (Chief Medical Officers) Alliance
Member, UPHS CMO/CNO Alliance
Faculty Member, MPH Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Affiliate, The PAIR (Palliative and Advanced Illness Research) Center
Member, OIDE Advisory Council
Director of Research , Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of General Internal Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3600 Civic Center Boulevard, 7W-204
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3600 Civic Center Boulevard, 7W-204
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215-573-9475
Fax: 215-573-8778
Lab: https://www.chea.upenn.edu/
Fax: 215-573-8778
Lab: https://www.chea.upenn.edu/
Email:
jaysola@upenn.edu
jaysola@upenn.edu
Publications
Links
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Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement
Office of Inclusion Diversity
LDI Senior Fellow
Department of Medicine Faculty
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Founder and Executive Director
Search PubMed for articles
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement
Office of Inclusion Diversity
LDI Senior Fellow
Department of Medicine Faculty
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Founder and Executive Director
Education:
BS (Anthropology-Zoology, Honors)
University of Michigan, 1996.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2000.
DTMH (Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2005.
MPH (Healthcare Management and Policy)
Harvard School of Public Health, 2010.
Permanent linkBS (Anthropology-Zoology, Honors)
University of Michigan, 1996.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2000.
DTMH (Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2005.
MPH (Healthcare Management and Policy)
Harvard School of Public Health, 2010.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Internal Medicine and PediatricsPatient-Centered Care and Patient Experience
Health Equity
Description of Other Expertise
Health services research and health policyHealth equity, cultural humility and implicit bias
Description of Research Expertise
Content expertise: learning health systems, health care and health disparities, health related social needs, patient experience primary care and patient-centered medical homes, cultural humility, public health, community health, social and structural drivers of health, global health, access to care, provider workforceMethods expertise: large data set analyses, mixed methods, qualitative analyses, social network analyses
Selected Publications
Lin JC, Gao C, Zhong A, Aysola J, Long JA: Prevalence and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression Among US Healthcare Workers, 2021-2024. Journal of General Internal Medicine May 2026.Ashok VA, Yun K, Klebanoff MJ, Kaufman E, Aysola J, Richmond TS: Characteristics Associated With Community Violence Prevention Programs in US Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine Apr 2026.
Steif A, Weigelt E, Greenidge K, Rosado N, Hall M, Aysola J, Nelson H.C.M: Penn, Social Systems, and the Community: Fostering Equity-Focused Public Health Practice Through Asynchronous Learning. Frontiers Feb 2026.
Milà BR, Coggan H, Fine AM, Barak-Corren Y, Reis BY, Aysola J, Chaudhari PP, La Cava WG: The Benefit of the Doubt Phenomenon in Emergency Triage Assignment Disparities. medRxiv Feb 2026.
Lin JC, Zhu DT, Aysola J: Everyday Discrimination and Healthcare Utilization among U.S. Adults. JAMA Network Open Forthcoming 2026.
Patel BP, Bayes B, Madden V, Lu Y, Dirksen J, Suleiman Z, Berger R, Laso L, Arcot K, Roth D, Aysola J, Halpern SD, Kohn R: Epidemiology of Health-Related Social Needs Screening and Positivity in a Multistate Health System. JAMA Network Open Forthcoming 2026.
Potluri, Sriya; Aysola, Jaya: Produce Pop-Ups to Increase Food Accessibility Among Students. Academic Medicine Dec 2025.
Coggan H, Bischops A, Chaudhari P, Barak-Corren Y, Fine AM, Reis BY, Aysola J, La Cava WG: Deciphering the influence of demographic factors on the treatment of pediatric patients in the emergency department. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing Dec 2025.
Kim S, Koney-Laryea N, Pan Z, Jung HY, Aysola J, Jan S, Ryskina K L: Nursing Home-based Care for Children Under 18 Years Old: 2012-2019. Pediatrics Open Science Dec 2025.
Kakara M, Sarour A, Campanile J, Iyer S, Covington M, M Kearney, Aysola J: “It Takes a Lot”: A Go Along Study Exploring How Patients with Mobility Disabilities Navigate Healthcare Environments. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Nov 2025.