selected publications
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Journal Article
- Global is local: does formal resident global health medical education improve clinical care in the United States?. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021
- Hepatitis B evaluation and linkage to care for newly arrived refugees: a multisite quality improvement initiative. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 2021
- The cost of global connectivity: faster and more efficient spread of antimicrobial resistance by international travelers - a controversial commentary. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2021
- The value and interpretation of race and ethnicity data in the era of global migration: a change is in order. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021
- A best practice alert for identifying hepatitis B-infected patients. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2020
- Barriers to malaria prevention among immigrant travelers in the United States who visit friends and relatives in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, multi-setting survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices. PloS One. 2020
- COVID-19 and dexamethasone: a potential strategy to avoid steroid-related strongyloides hyperinfection. JAMA. 2020
- Evaluation of a program to improve linkage to and retention in care among refugees with hepatitis B virus infection - three U.S. cities, 2006-2018. MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020
- Travel arrangements in chronic hemodialysis patients: a qualitative study. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis. 2020
- Case report: epididymo-orchitis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019
- Migration medicine: notes on a young science. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018
- Prescription drug-dispensing limits in the USA-implications for malaria chemoprophylaxis among VFR travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2018
- Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with Zika virus infection in a traveler returning from Guyana. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2016
- Partnerships that facilitate a refugee's journey to wellbeing. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2016
- Chikungunya: acute fever, rash and debilitating arthralgias in a returning traveler from Haiti. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2014
- Culturally competent cancer screening. Minn Physician. 2014
- Pre-exposure rabies vaccination among US international travelers: findings from the global TravEpiNet consortium. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2014
- Effect of country of origin, age, and body mass index on prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in a US immigrant and refugee population. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2013
- Lost in translation: a simple lesson about our emergency system might have saved a life. Minnesota Medicine. 2013
- Spectrum of illness in international migrants seen at GeoSentinel clinics in 1997-2009, part 1: US-bound migrants evaluated by comprehensive protocol-based health assessment. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013
- Spectrum of illness in international migrants seen at GeoSentinel clinics in 1997-2009, part 2: migrants resettled internationally and evaluated for specific health concerns. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013
- Characteristics and spectrum of disease among ill returned travelers from pre- and post-earthquake Haiti: the GeoSentinel experience. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2012
- Global TravEpiNet: a national consortium of clinics providing care to international travelers--analysis of demographic characteristics, travel destinations, and pretravel healthcare of high-risk US international travelers, 2009-2011. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012
- Colleague interview: a conversation with Patricia F. Walker, MD, DTM&H. MetroDoctors. 2011
- Impact of global health residency training on medical knowledge of immigrant health. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2011
- Practising medicine in the global village: use of guidelines and virtual networks. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2011
- Vitamin B12 deficiency in resettled Bhutanese refugees--United States, 2008-2011. MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2011
- A surveillance source of tobacco use differences among immigrant populations. Nicotine & tobacco research. 2010
- Disparities in tobacco cessation medication orders and fills among special populations. Nicotine & tobacco research. 2010
- Neglected tropical disease: challenges, progress, and hope. Minnesota Medicine. 2008
- Role of immigrants and migrants in emerging infectious diseases. Medical Clinics of North America. 2008
- Seasonality, annual trends, and characteristics of dengue among ill returned travelers, 1997-2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2008
- Tobacco-use prevalence in special populations taking advantage of electronic medical records. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008
- Maltreatment of strongyloides infection: case series and worldwide physicians-in-training survey. American Journal of Medicine. 2007
- Medical problems in returning travelers. Audio-Digest Fam Pract. 2007
- When global is local: the culturally competent organization. Creative Nursing. 2007
- When the market fails, the poor pay. Minnesota Medicine. 2007
- Strongyloides hyperinfection presenting as acute respiratory failure and gram-negative sepsis. Chest. 2005
- Biliary liver flukes (Opisthorchiasis and Clonorchiasis) in immigrants in the United States: often subtle and diagnosed years after arrival. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2004
- Travel medicine considerations for North American immigrants visiting friends and relatives. JAMA. 2004
- Cutaneous tuberculosis in three HIV-infected patients. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2000
- Predominance of slow acetylators of N-acetyltransferase in a Hmong population residing in the United States. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 1996
- Comparison of the prevalence of the poor metabolizer phenotype for CYP2D6 between 203 Hmong subjects and 280 white subjects residing in Minnesota. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 1995
- Health care of Indochinese refugees. Minnesota Medicine. 1984
- Care of Cambodian refugees. JAMA. 1980
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Editorial Article
- Clara Southmayd Ludlow: her thirst for knowledge was positively inspirational: honoring a female giant in tropical medicine [editorial]. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97. 2017
- Evidence-based policies on migration and global health are essential to maintain the health of those inside and outside the United States [editorial]. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96. 2017
- Executive order on refugees: here's what I know about the most vetted people around [editorial] 2017
- Let's eliminate diseases, not institutes: the case for the Fogarty International Center [editorial]. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97. 2017
- The (International) American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [editorial]. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95. 2016
- Pre-travel consultation and hepatitis B: a double opportunity for preventing infection in at-risk patients and life-threatening complications in HBV carriers [editorial]. Journal of Travel Medicine. 20. 2013
- Migrants, detainees, and misconceptions [editorial]. Lancet (London, England). 373. 2009
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome and mepolizumab [editorial]. New England Journal of Medicine. 358. 2008
- Eosinophilia in refugees [editorial]. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 42. 2006
- Preventive health care in a multicultural society: are we culturally competent [editorial]?. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 71. 1996
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Chapter
- Healthcare for adult immigrants and refugees. UpToDate. 2015
- Arrival in the United States: health status and screening of refugees, immigrants, and international adoptees. Health considerations for newly arrived immigrants and refugees. CDC Health information for international travelers 2014: the Yellow Book. 2014
- After arrival in the United States: recommendations for screening and immunizations of new immigrants and refugees. CDC Health information for international travel: the Yellow Book 2010. 2010
- An introduction to the field of refugee and immigrant healthcare. Immigrant Medicine. 2007
- Preventive healthcare and management of chronic diseases in adults. Immigrant Medicine. 2007
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Conference Poster
- Transplantation and immigration: comparing infectious complications between foreign-born vs. U.S.-born kidney transplant recipients in Minnesota [poster] 2020
- Assessment of monitoring practices for newly arrived refugees with chronic hepatitis b - Minnesota 2008-2017 [poster] 2018
- Things to come? Fever, rash, and arthralgias in a traveler returning from Haiti [poster] 2015
- Things to come? Fever, rash, and arthralgias in a traveler returning from Haiti [poster] 2014
- Speak no evil, see no evil: a diagnostic dilemma in a Somali immigrant [poster] 2013
- Utilizing continuing medical education to subsidize global health education: a Robin Hood model [poster] 2013
- An innovative approach to improve hepatitis b screening rates in immigrant populations: the Global Health Wizard [poster] 2012
- Prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in Minnesota immigrants and refugees [poster] 2011
- Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Hmong refugees from Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand [poster] 2007
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Review
- Where was my patient born? The Intersection of tropical medicine and migrant health [review]. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 2021
- Screening of international immigrants, refugees, and adoptees [review]. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2002
- Refugee and immigrant health care [review]. Medical Clinics of North America. 1999
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Audio Document
- Health care for new Americans. Blending traditional and Western medicine [interview]. Minnesota Medicine. 1992
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Book
- Immigrant medicine 2007