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Deepak Palakshappa, MD

  • Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Deepak Palakshappa, MD

Deepak Palakshappa, MD

  • Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Food Insecurity
  • Public Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
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Education
MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2007
Residency
Pediatrics/Int Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 2011
Fellowship
General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2017
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Positions
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Departments and Affiliations
General Internal Medicine
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Research

  • Publications
  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Comorbid Medical Conditions in Obese Adults: NHANES 2007-2014. Palakshappa D, Speiser JL, Rosenthal GE, Vitolins MZ. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Aug; 34(8):1486-1493.
  • Relationship between food insecurity and high blood pressure in a national sample of children and adolescents. South AM, Palakshappa D, Brown CL. Pediatr. Nephrol. 2019 09; 34(9):1583-1590.
  • J Health Care Poor Underserved. Palakshappa D, Strane D, Griffis H, Fiks AG. Determining Food Insecure Families' Resource Access with Health System and Public Data. 2019 Jan; 1; 1(30):265-279.
  • Determining Food-Insecure Families' Resource Access with Health System and Public Data. Palakshappa D, Strane D, Griffis H, Fiks AG. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2019; 30(1):265-279.
  • What a Summer Nutrition Benefit Program Could Mean for Clinicians and Their Patients. Palakshappa D, Skelton JA. Pediatrics. 2018 04; 141(4)
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Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Food Insecurity
  • Public Health
  • Social Determinants of Health

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