Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa , MD, MPH
Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a Gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Assistant of Investigation in the CTEU. After completing her gastroenterology training, she went on to pursue additional training to further her drive to achieve equity in health outcomes for patients from marginalized communities. She completed the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy through Harvard Medical School and also received her Master’s in Public Health with a focus in Health Policy from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research is focused on increasing colorectal cancer screening in marginalized populations. Her secondary research focus is on understanding IBD in minority individuals and increasing knowledge and awareness of IBD in this population. She has received grant funding from the National Cancer Institute, American College of Gastroenterology, American Cancer Society and others to support her work. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Anyane-Yeboa received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati, completed her Internal Medicine residency and a 4th year chief residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed her Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago Medicine.
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Projects
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Initiating Colorectal Cancer Screening In Unscreened Individuals 45 to 54
With support from the National Cancer Institute, the MGH Executive Committee on Research and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, we aim to identify and test the feasibility of implementation strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening rates at a predominantly Black health center in inner-city Boston.
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Key Publications
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Anyane-Yeboa A, Aubertine M, Parker A, Sylvester K, Levell C, Bell E, Emmons KM, May FP. Use of a mixed-methods approach to develop a guidebook with messaging to encourage colorectal cancer screening among Black individuals 45 and older. Cancer Med. 2023 09; 12(18):19047-19056. PMID: 37602823; PMCID: PMC10557828.
Anyane-Yeboa, Adjoa MD, MPH1,2; Haas, Jennifer S. MD, MSc2,3; Bhat, Roopa BS3; Brodney, Suzanne PhD2,3; Chang, Yuchiao PhD2,3; May, Folasade P. MD, PhD, MPhil4. The Revised United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Recommendations and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Boston Healthcare System. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology ():10.14309/ctg.0000000000000736, July 22, 2024. | DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000736
Coronado GD, Anyane-Yeboa A, Byhoff E, Escaron AL, Sonik R, Talamantes E, Neslund-Dudas C. Greater Investments in Safety Net Health Systems Can Help Diversify Participation in Clinical Trials and Research. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(2):312-315. PMID: 37884838; PMCID: PMC10853098.
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