Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem, MD, PhD, MPP
Presidential Assistant Professor in Health Equity
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ground Ravdin, HUP
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ground Ravdin, HUP
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biology)
Morehouse College, 2012.
PhD (Biological Sciences in Public Health, Environmental Health)
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2018.
MPP (Public Policy)
Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2021.
MD (Harvard Medical school)
Harvard University, 2021.
BS (Biology)
Morehouse College, 2012.
PhD (Biological Sciences in Public Health, Environmental Health)
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2018.
MPP (Public Policy)
Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2021.
MD (Harvard Medical school)
Harvard University, 2021.
Post-Graduate Training
Fellow, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2020-2021.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021-2024.
Permanent linkFellow, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2020-2021.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021-2024.
Selected Publications
Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Bozack, A.K., Daredia, S., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Sensory impairments and epigenetic aging: insights from self-rated hearing and vision in United States adults. GeroScience May 2025.Bozack, A., Khodasevich, D., Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Daredia, S., Gamble, M., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A.: One-carbon metabolism-related compounds are associated with epigenetic aging biomarkers: Results from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition May 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Bozack, A.K., Daredia, S., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Associations of epigenetic aging with self-rated health, access to care, and healthcare utilization in a representative sample of United States adults. Clinical Epigenetics 17(1), May 2025.
Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Daredia, S., Bozack, A.K., Shen, H., Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Influence of race, ethnicity, and sex on the performance of epigenetic predictors of phenotypic traits. Clinical Epigenetics 17(1), Apr 2025.
5. Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Rodriguez Espinosa, P., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Bozack, A.K., Daredia, S., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Immigrant status and citizenship relationships with epigenetic aging in a representative sample of United States adults. Epigenomics 17(5), Apr 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Daredia, S., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A.: Health Insurance and Epigenetic Aging: Trends in a United States Adult Population. SSM - Population Health Apr 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Daredia, S., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Comparing Veteran and Nonveteran Epigenetic Aging in a Representative Sample of United States Adults. Military Medicine Mar 2025.
Daredia, S., Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Shen, H., Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Bozack, A.K., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H., Deardorff, J. and Cardenas, A. : Timing of menarche and menopause and epigenetic aging among US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002. Clinical Epigenetics 17(1), Feb 2025.
Khodasevich, D., Gladish, N., Daredia, S., Bozack, A.K., Shen, H., Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Needham, B.L., Rehkopf, D.H. and Cardenas, A. : Exposome-wide association study of environmental chemical exposures and epigenetic aging in the national health and nutrition examination survey. Aging (Albany NY) 17(2), Feb 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem, J.C., Ayankola, O.J. and Avakame, E.F.: Assessing physician climate change competency via medical licensing and board examinations: lessons from integrating ultrasound topics in emergency medicine. Journal of Graduate Medical Education 16: 22-24, Dec 2024.