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Maya Balakrishnan, M.D., M.P.H.

Maya

Investigator, Behavioral Health Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Email: maya.balakrishnan@bcm.edu

Research Interests

  • Fatty liver disease
  • Health behaviors and behavioral interventions in liver disease
  • Liver disease disparities
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Sex differences in liver disease (epidemiology and mechanisms)

Education

  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology T32 Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine
  • Internal Medicine Chief Residency, Yale School of Medicine
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Yale School of Medicine
  • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
  • MD, Harvard Medical School

Awards and Activities

  • K23 Career Development Award, NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2022-2027
  • Health Equity Research Award, American College of Gastroenterology, 2022
  • Star Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Baylor College of Medicine, 2021
  • Pilot Awardee, Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center, 2020
  • Pilot Awardee, Gulf Coast Precision Environmental Health Center, 2019
  • Samuel Kushlan Award for Excellence in Research, Yale School of Medicine, 2014

Dr. Balakrishnan's PubMed Link *

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