Pulmonary Doctors / Pulmonologists near Jamaica, NY

Biography: Dr. Kreniske conducts research on the clinical epidemiology of HIV-associated lung disease and tuberculosis in Tanzania. To date, Dr. Kreniske's work has included descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative research examining the social and biomedical factors which impact health in resource limited settings. Ultimately, Dr. Kreniske aims to predict and prevent chronic progressive cardiopulmonary disease among survivors of TB and people living with HIV. Dr. Kreniske's research is supported by the Stony Wold-Herbert Fund Fellowship. He attends clinically at the Weill Cornell Medical Center and the NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Graham's area of academic interest are the socioeconomic determinants of health that affect health system utilization among high-need/high-cost COPD patients. Healthcare disparities are inherently a political and social issue, prompting her current Master's degree studies in Health Policy and Economics to further aid her research approach and methodology. Her current projects include examining the attributable risk of social determinants of health on hospital readmission after COPD exacerbation, risk of transportation barriers on health outcomes, and a qualitative evaluation of hospital leadership stakeholder perspectives on the barriers to providing integrated care to COPD patients with comorbidities and social disadvantage.