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
Member, OIDE Advisory Council
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
Standing Member, Penn Medicine Predictive Healthcare Team
Faculty Member, MPH Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Affiliate, The PAIR (Palliative and Advanced Illness Research) Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of General Internal Medicine,
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
1229 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
1229 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
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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Department of Medicine Faculty
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship
LDI Senior Fellow
Office of Inclusion Diversity
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Founder and Executive Director
Search PubMed for articles
Department of Medicine Faculty
Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship
LDI Senior Fellow
Office of Inclusion Diversity
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.
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.
Post-Graduate Training
Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 2000-2004.
Diploma of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTMH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, 2005-2005.
Diploma, Education in Human Values, Institute of Sathya Sai Education, Lamnarai, Thailand, 2005-2005.
Commonwealth Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Department of Social Medicine and Global Health, Boston, MA, 2009-2010.
Research Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital-Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Boston, MA, 2010-2012.
Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 2000-2004.
Diploma of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTMH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, 2005-2005.
Diploma, Education in Human Values, Institute of Sathya Sai Education, Lamnarai, Thailand, 2005-2005.
Commonwealth Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Department of Social Medicine and Global Health, Boston, MA, 2009-2010.
Research Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital-Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Boston, MA, 2010-2012.
Certifications
Board Certified in Pediatrics, 2004.
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 2004.
Diploma Certified in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Royal College of Physicians, 2005.
Recertification American Pediatric Board, 2014.
Recertification American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkBoard Certified in Pediatrics, 2004.
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 2004.
Diploma Certified in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Royal College of Physicians, 2005.
Recertification American Pediatric Board, 2014.
Recertification American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014.
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
Health Equity, Health Care and Health Disparities, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Patient Experience, Cultural Humility, Unconscious Bias, and Inclusion, Race and Structural Racism, Social Determinants of Health, Access to Care, and Provider WorkforceSelected Publications
Kakara M, Aysola J: Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Care Among People With Disabilities. Annals of Internal Medicine March 2025.Moffett AT, Balasubramanian A, McCormack MC, Aysola J, Ungar LH, Halpern SD, Weissman GE.: Development and External Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Restriction from Spirometry. medRxiv Jan 2025.
Moffett AT, Balasubramanian A, McCormack MC, Aysola J, Ungar LH, Halpern SD, Weissman GE. : Development and External Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Restriction from Spirometry. medRxiv Jan 2025.
McFarling UL, Palmer K: Philadelphia-area health systems end use of four race-based algorithms to guide care. STAT News Oct 2024.
Lee CR, Aysola J, Chen X, Addisu E, Klein A, Weissenbacher D, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Weissman GE: Race and Ethnicity and Clinician Linguistic Expressions of Doubt in Hospital Admission Notes. JAMA Netw Open 7: e2438550, Oct 2024.
Jaffer M, Getachew Y, Chand M, Siddique S, Keddem S, Aysola J: Implementing race-conscious medicine within healthcare systems: A qualitative analysis of race removal from clinical algorithms and decision tools. APHA 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo. APHA. Oct 2024.
Moffett AT, Balasubramanian A, McCormack MC, Aysola J, Halpern SD, Weissman GE. : A Normal Forced Vital Capacity Does Not Reliably or Equitably Exclude Restriction. medRxiv. Oct 2024.
Moffett AT, Balasubramanian A, McCormack MC, Aysola J, Halpern SD, Weissman GE.: A Normal Forced Vital Capacity Does Not Reliably or Equitably Exclude Restriction. medRxiv Oct 2024.
Williams JC, Crisp Z, Crow B, Alexandar-Bloch A, Galvin K, Qayyum Z, Aysola J, Cheng SM.: Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL 20: 11395, May 2024.
Williams JC, Crisp Z, Crow B, Alexander-Bloch A, Galvin K, Qayyum Z, Aysola J, Cheng SM: Core Competencies of an Anti-Racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students. MedEdPortal May 2024.