Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
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Bijal Balasubramanian, MBBS, PhD
Professor & Rockwell Distinguished Chair in Society and Health
Regional Dean – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Dallas, Co-Director – UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science
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Department
Research Interests
Cancer
Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
Epidemiology
Program Evaluation
Health Services/Outcomes Research
Biography
I am a physician, epidemiologist, and health services researcher with expertise in cancer prevention and control, primary care, and implementation science. I am dedicated to improving primary care. My research program focuses on better understanding the challenges patients face in receiving comprehensive care for all their health conditions and primary care clinicians face in delivering high-value, coordinated care. I believe pursuing this area of research is an effective and sustainable way to equitably improve population health outcomes. I approach my research with an implementation science lens that helps me work towards “bridging the research to practice gap.” My ultimate goal is to enhance care quality and outcomes for patients suffering from common chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, depression, and cancer. I am also an academic leader serving as the Dallas Campus Dean and Inaugural co-Director of the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science. In my role as Dallas Campus Dean, I am dedicated to nurturing a supportive and competitive environment for faculty, staff, and students to successfully pursue their calling in public health. The Dallas campus is a thriving campus with over 200 Master’s and Doctoral students and 13 faculty from three departments supported by a stellar administrative and student affairs team. As co-Director of the Institute for Implementation Science, I am committed to enhancing implementation research capacity in Texas to bridge the "research to practice gap."
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (214) 648-1080
Fax: +1 (214) 648-1081
Current Projects
CASCADE
Project CASCADE focuses on how primary health care teams provide whole-person and coordinated care to underserved patients who have a history of cancer.
Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Texas Federally Qualified Health Centers
The goal of this program is to increase Colorectal Cancer Screening through evidence-based interventions in Federally Qualified Health Centers to ultimately reduce Colorectal Cancer and related health disparities among African Americans and Hispanics.
Texas Implementation Science Hub to end HIV
The Texas Implementation Science Hub to end HIV (Texas IS Hub) is a component of the Texas D-CFAR, which focuses its research on the theme “Ending HIV and optimizing HIV health in Texas.”