Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem, MD, PhD, MPP
Presidential Assistant Professor in Health Equity
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Administrative Office:
3400 Spruce Street
Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Office:
3400 Spruce Street
Ground Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6698 - Ext 3
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.
Fellow, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2020-2021.
Resident, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021-2024.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), 2025.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), 2025.
Selected Publications
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Khodasevich D, Gladish N, Shen H, Bozack AK, Daredia S, Rehkopf DH, Cardenas A.: Health insurance, healthcare access, and their roles in the association between blood lead levels and epigenetic aging in United States adults. Geroscience Jun 2026.Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Pentzer E, Lavieri MS, Aran K, Assoumou SA, Saikawa E, Zhang Y, Napier MD, Reich J, Vernon A, Gallery R, Luhar M, Rotenstein LS, Coker A, Sawyer K, Yoon J, Menold J.: Think. Build. Heal. Also, tell the story. PNAS Nexus 5: pgag153, May 2026.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Khodasevich D, Blakley J, Galazka JM, Cardenas A.: Longitudinal Blood Epigenetic Aging, DNA Methylation-Predicted Protein, and Estimated Leukocyte Proportion Trends in Two Astronauts from the Axiom Space Mission 1: An Exploratory Analysis. Genes (Basel) 17: 564, May 2026.
Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Williams J, Forman R, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC.: A "Grounded in Health" Fair: Applying Environmental Health Approaches in a Cross-Specialty Community-Based Initiative. Environ Health Insights 20: 11786302261441710, Apr 2026.
Fu X, Zhao A, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Chong NS, Bartelli D, Jia C.: Organic chemical contamination of the indoor air in outpatient clinics: spatiotemporal variation and health risks. Int J Environ Health Res 2026.
Bozack AK, Khodasevich D, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Gladish N, Shen H, Daredia S, Needham BL, Rehkopf DH, Guasch-Ferre M, Cardenas A.: Dietary fatty acids and epigenetic aging in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. NPJ Aging 12: 3, Dec 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Khodasevich D, Gladish N, Shen H, Bozack AK, Daredia S, Needham BL, Rehkopf DH, Cardenas A.: The environmental chemical exposome and health insurance: Examining associations and effect modification of epigenetic aging in a representative sample of United States adults. Exposome 6: osaf015, Nov 2025.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Nwanaji-Enwerem P.: U.S. Federal and State Medicaid Spending: Health Policy Patterns by Political Party Leadership and Census Demographics. Int J Environ Res Public Health 22: 1074, Jul 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. : Sensory impairments and epigenetic aging: insights from self-rated hearing and vision in United States adults. GeroScience 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.