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Kristina Henderson Lewis, MD, MPH, SM

Kristina Henderson Lewis, MD, MPH, SM

  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
  • khlewis@wakehealth.edu
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Education
MD, Tulane School of Medicine, 2007
Residency
Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2010
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General Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 2012
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Positions
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Winston-Salem)
Associate Professor, Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Associate Professor, Bariatric and Weight Management, Surgery (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Epidemiology and Prevention, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Pediatrics (Winston-Salem)
Implementation Science, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Bariatric and Weight Management, Surgery (Winston-Salem)
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  • Comparative Effectiveness of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Diabetes Treatment: A Claims-based Cohort Study. Lewis KH, Arterburn DE, Zhang F, Callaway K, Wallace J, Fernandez A, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF. Ann Surg. 2021 05; 273(5):940-948.
  • Health-Related Quality of Life in Weight Loss Interventions: Results from the OPTIWIN Trial. Dainelli L, Luo DR, Cohen SS, Marczewska A, Ard JD, Coburn SL, Lewis KH, Loper J, Matarese LE, Pories WJ, Rothberg AE. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 02; 18(4)
  • Bariatric Surgical Alterations in Tolerability, Enjoyment and Cravings in the Diet (BSATED) instrument: A new scale to measure food preferences following bariatric surgery. Lewis KH, Ji M, Bai Y, Arterburn DE, Bhakta BB, Cornejo M, Crawford CL, Drewnowski A, Gray MF, Moore DD, Murali SB, Paz SR, Taylor B, Yoon TK, Young DR, Coleman KJ. Appetite. 2021 Jul; 162:105151.
  • The Bariatric Experience Long Term (BELONG): Factors Related to Having Bariatric Surgery in a Large Integrated Healthcare System. Moore DD, Arterburn DE, Bai Y, Cornejo M, Crawford CL, Drewnowski A, Gray MF, Ji M, Lewis KH, Paz S, Taylor B, Yoon TK, Young DR, Coleman KJ. Obes Surg. 2021 02; 31(2):847-853.
  • Suitability of administrative claims databases for bariatric surgery research - is the glass half-full or half-empty?. Li X, Lewis KH, Callaway K, Wharam JF, Toh S. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 09; 20(1):225.
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