Professor Anisha Anna ABRAHAM

Professor Anisha Anna ABRAHAM
BA, MD, MPH, DABP (Paed), FAAP, DABP (Adol.Med) (USA)

Visiting Scholar



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Biography 
Dr Anisha Abraham is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Paediatrics and in the The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC.  Prior to joining CUHK, Dr Abraham was Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Georgetown University and Medical Director of a Woodson Wellness Center, a school-based adolescent health clinic. Dr Abraham’s research interests include adolescent health screening, obesity prevention and eating disorders. She completed a residency in Paediatrics at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC in 1996, and a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s National Medical Center as well as a Masters in Public Health from George Washington School of Public Health in 1999. After completing fellowship, Dr Abraham served as Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Womack Hospital in Ft Bragg, North Carolina and at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She was the Past-President of the Chesapeake Society of Adolescent Medicine and has published in journal including Paediatrics and the Journal of Adolescent Health. Dr Abraham is also the recipient of several Faculty and Resident Teaching awards and is very involved in teaching and mentoring undergraduate, medical and MPH students.            
Teaching Modules (undergraduate and graduate)
  • PHPC4031 Gender and Age-Related Healthcare- Bsc in Public Health Program
  • PHPC3026 Health Promotion in Practice-Bsc in Public Health Program
  • HSOC5004 Global Child and Adolescent Health-MPH Program
  • HSOC5005 Global Reproductive Health-MPH Program
  • Capstone practicum supervisor-MPH Program
  • Life Long Learning Skills and clinical instructor-medical students
Selected funded research projects 
  • Exergame Intervention for Low-Income African American Overweight and Normal Adolescents
  • An Educational Intervention to Improve Physician Interviewing Skills of Adolescent Patient
  • Telephone Based Education and Prevention Intervention for Teens and Young Adults
  • Assessing an Educational Intervention to Improve  Physician Violence Prevention Screening Skills
Research interests 
  • High risk adolescent health behaviors including drug use, sexual activity, internet addiction  eating disorders
  • Obesity prevention-Management of obesity using wii-fit, internet and cell-phone based technology
  • Provider screening practices of adolescents

Selected Publications and Abstracts

Abraham A., Zuckerman D., Adolescents, Celebrity Worship and Cosmetic Surgery. Journal of Adolescent Health.  November 2011.

Abraham A., Hawkins K. Adolescent Medicine: Delivery of Adolescent Health Care and Special Adolescent Concerns: Transition to Adult Care. Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics Springer-Verlag Berlin; 2011.

Mays D, Peshkin BN, Sharff ME, Walker LR, Abraham A, Hawkins K, Tercyak KP.Correlates of adherence to telephone-based multiple health behavior change cancer preventitive intervention for teens.  The Healthy for Life Program (HELP). Health Education & Behavior. May 2011.

D’Angelo L.,Halpern-Fisher,B.,Abraham A. Adolescents and Driving: A Position Paper of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine: Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Journal of Adolescent Health. August 2010.

O'Neill S, Peshkin B., Luta G., Abraham A., Walker L., Tercyak K. Primary care providers' willingness to recommend BRCA1/2 testing to adolescents. FAME. 2010.

Herbert L.,Walker L.,A. Abraham A., Tercyak K. Are Adolescents with ADHD Interested in Genetic Testing for Nicotine Addiction Susceptibility?  Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2010

Walker L. R., Abraham A., Tercyak K.  Adolescent caffeine use, ADHD, and cigarette smoking. Children's Health Care. 2009

Mason M, Schmidt C, Abraham A, Walker L and Tercyak K  Adolescents' Social Environment and Depression: Social Networks, Extracurricular Activity, and Family Relationship Influence Journal of Clinical Psychology. July 2009

Zuckerman D., Abraham A.Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery.Journal of Adolescent Health. October. 2008.

O'Neill S, Luta G, Peshkin B, Abraham A,Walker L, Tercyak T Adolescent Medical Providers' Willingness to Recommend Genetic Susceptibility Testing for Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer Risk to Adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. August. 2008.

Tercyak, K. P., Abraham, A, Graham, A. L., Wilson, L.  D.,   & Walker, L. R. Association of multiple behavioral risk factors with adolescents’ willingness to engage in eHealth promotion. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. July 2008. 

Ngo T, St John R, Hawkins K, Abraham A. Case of a Bot Fly Bite in a Teen Male. Pediatric Consultant. July 2008

Tercyak, K. P., Peshkin, B. N., Abraham, A., Walker, L. Interest in Genetic Counseling and Testing for Adolescent Nicotine Addiction Susceptibility Among a Sample of Adolescent Medicine Providers Attending a Scientific Conference on Adolescent Health. Journal of Adolescent Health.  July 2007.

Waasdorp C, Abraham A, Adelman B. Screening Teens for Eating Disorder Risks in a Military Adolescent Clinic. Military Medicine.  September 2007

Houston, M, Abraham, A, D’Angelo L. Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescent Females Regarding Menstrual Cycles. Journal of Child and Adolescent Gynecology. June 2006.

Published Abstracts
Staiano, A. E., Terry, A., Watson, K., Scanlon, P., Abraham, A, Calvert, S. L. The Wii Club:  Promoting Sports Involvement and Weight Loss through an Exergaming Intervention for Overweight and Obese Youth.  Oral presentation. Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, March 2012, New Orleans.

Staiano, A. E., Terry, A., Watson, K., Scanlon, P., Abraham, A, Calvert, S. L Exergaming as Physical Activity for Weight Loss in Low-Income Overweight and Obese African American Adolescents. Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, October 2011, Washington, DC.

Mays D, Walker LR, Abraham AA, Tercyak KP. Sports participation, smoking risk factors, and cigarette smoking among adolescents: Implications for prevention. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, October, 2011, Washington,

Staiano, A. E., Terry, A., Watson, K., Scanlon, P., Abraham, A., & Calvert, S. L. Exergame  physical activity intervention for weight loss in overweight and obese adolescents. Scientific meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 2011. Montreal.

Staiano, A. E., Terry, A., Watson, K., Abraham, A., & Calvert, S. L. Competitive versus cooperative exergame play for African American adolescents’ executive function skills. Biennial scientific meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 2011. Montreal.

Abraham, A, Hawkins, K An Educational Intervention to Improve Physician Interviewing Skills of Adolescent Patients during the Pediatric Clerkship. Society of Adolescent Medicine Annual meeting. March 2011.

O'Neill, S. C., Peshkin, B. N., Abraham, A., Walker, L., Luta, G. & Tercyak, K. Adolescent Medical Providers' Interest in Genetic Testing: The Impact of Disease and Patient Smoking Behavior. Society of Behavioral Medicine. March 2007

A Abraham, B Peshkin, LWine, L Walker, K Tercyak. Simulated Factors Affecting Adolescent Medicine Providers’ Recommendations for Nicotine Susceptibility Testing Society of Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting. March 2007. L Walker, K Ofori, L Wine,

L Walker, K Ofori, L Wine, A Abraham, K. Tercyak Adolescent Caffeine Use and its Association with ADHD and Cigarette Smoking. Society of Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting. March 2007.

A Abraham, B Peshkin, L Walker, K Tercyak. Advancing Tobacco Prevention and Control Among Youth in Primary Care. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting. May 2006.

 
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