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.
MD (Harvard Medical school)
Harvard University, 2021.
MPP (Public Policy)
Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, 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.
MD (Harvard Medical school)
Harvard University, 2021.
MPP (Public Policy)
Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, 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
Chang CJ, O'Brien KM, Kresovich JK, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Xu Z, Gaston SA, Jackson CL, Sandler DP, Taylor JA, White AJ.: Associations between use of chemical hair products and epigenetic age: Findings from the Sister Study. Environ Epidemiol 8: e311, May 2024.Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Ehrhardt TF, Gordon B, Meyer H, Cardell A, Selby M, Wallace BA, Gittinger M, Siegelman JN.: Considering Burnout and Well-Being: Emergency Medicine Resident Shift Scheduling Platform and Satisfaction Insights from a Quality Improvement Project. Healthcare (Basel) 12: 612, Mar 2024.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC.: Considering the role of epigenetic mitotic indices in oral cancer screening and risk stratification. Oral Dis Mar 2024.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC.: Need More Reasons to Curb Gun Violence? AMA J Ethics 26: E86-91, Jan 2024.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC.: Clinical Perspectives on "Socioeconomic Status, Knee Pain, and Epigenetic Aging in Community-Dwelling Middle-to-Older Age Adults" J Pain 2024.
Collender P, Bozack AK, Veazie S, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Van Der Laan L, Kogut K, Riddell C, Eskenazi B, Holland N, Deardorff J, Cardenas A.: Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and DNA methylation of newborns in cord blood. Clin Epigenetics 15: 162, Oct 2023.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC.: Response to "Science and Ethics of 'Curing' Misinformation" AMA J Ethics 25: E458-460, Jun 2023.
Nwanaji-Enwerem, JC, Cardenas, A, Goodrich, JM, Furlong, MA, Jung, AM, Collender, P, Caban-Martinez, AJ, Grant, C, Beitel, S, Littau, S and Urwin, D: Occupational Years of Service and Leukocyte Epigenetic Aging: Relationships in United States Firefighters. J Occup Environ Med 65(5): e312 - e318, May 2023.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Cardenas A, Goodrich JM, Furlong MA, Jung AM, Collender PA, Caban-Martinez AJ, Grant C, Beitel SC, Littau S, Urwin DJ, Gabriel JJ, Hughes J, Gulotta J, Wallentine D, Burgess JL.: Occupational Years of Service and Leukocyte Epigenetic Aging: Relationships in United States Firefighters. J Occup Environ Med 65: e312-e318, May 2023.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Osborne AD.: Policies for Climate-Resilient Health Care Infrastructure-An Environmental Justice Priority. JAMA Health Forum 4: e230366, Apr 2023.