Jennifer Lewey

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Pregnancy and Heart Disease Program, Penn Medicine
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Health Program, Penn Medicine
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
2 East Heart and Vascular Center
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (Biology, Magna Cum Laude)
Brandeis University, 2002.
M.D. (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 2008.
M.P.H. (Clinical Effectiveness)
Harvard School of Public Health, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, 2008-2012.
Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 2012-2014.
Research Fellow, Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2014-2016.
Research Fellow, Center for Healthcare Delivery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2014-2016.
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Description of Itmat Expertise

My research focuses on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors in women. Outcomes of women with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Health disparities and social determinants of health outcomes.

Selected Publications

Irizarry OC, Levine LD, Lewey J, Boyer T, Riis V, Elovitz MA, Arany Z.: Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between African American and Non-African American Women. JAMA Cardiol 2(11): 1256–1260, Nov 2017.

Lauffenburger JC, Lewey J, Jan S, Nanchanatt G, Makanji S, Ferro CA, Sheehan J, Wittbrodt E, Morawski K, Lee J, Ghazinouri R, Choudhry NK.: Rationale and design of the ENhancing outcomes through Goal Assessment and Generating Engagement in Diabetes Mellitus (ENGAGE-DM) pragmatic trial. Contemp Clin Trials 59: 57-63, Aug 2017.

Chatterjee NA, Borgquist R, Chang Y, Lewey J, Jackson VA, Singh JP, Metlay JP, Lindvall C.: Increasing sex differences in the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy with or without implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Eur Heart J 38(19): 1485-1494, May 2017.

Lewey J, Wei W, Lauffenburger JC, Makanji S, Chant A, DiGeronimo J, Nanchanatt G, Jan S, Choudhry NK: The Targeted Adherence Intervention to Reach Glycemic Control with Insulin Therapy for patients with Diabetes (TARGIT-Diabetes): rationale and design of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial. BMJ Open 7(10): e016551, Oct 2017.

Lewey J, Choudhry NK, Gagne JJ, Avorn J, Najafzadeh M: Patient preferences for cholesterol treatment options: a discrete choice experiment (DCE). International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, Montreal, Canada Aug 2017 Notes: poster presentation.

Lewey J, Levine LD, Yang L, Groeneveld P: The impact of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia on rates of follow-up with continuity providers post-partum. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, CA Nov 2017 Notes: poster presentation.

Lewey J, Gagne JJ, Franklin J, Lauffenburger J, Dougherty S, Brill G, Choudhry NK: Impact of high deductible health plans on adherence to essential medications for patients with chronic conditions. Academy Health 2016 Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA June 2016 Notes: Oral presentation.

Lewey J, Haythe J: Cardiomyopathy in Pregnancy. Semin Perinatol 38(5): 309-317, Aug 2014.

Lewey J, Shrank WH, Avorn J, Liu J, Choudhry NK: Medication adherence and healthcare disparities: impact of a statin copayment reduction intervention. Am J Manag Care 21(10): 696-704, Oct 2014.

Lewey J, Shrank WH, Bowry AD, Kilabuk E, Brennan TA, Choudhry NK: Gender and racial disparities in adherence to statin therapy: a meta-analysis. American Heart Journal 165(5): 665-78, 678.e1, May 2013.

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