Email

joseph-kevin.igwe@bcm.edu

Positions

Clinical Assistant Professor

Medicine - General Medicine/Administration
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

1504 Ben Taub Loop (Hospital)

Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from Johns Hopkins University

05/2013 - Baltimore, Maryland United States

Molecular and Cellular Biology

MD from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

05/2019 - Galveston, Texas United States

MPH from George Washington University

05/2019 - Washington D.C., District of Columbia United States

Residency at Morehouse School of Medicine

06/2022 - Atlanta, Georgia United States

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California United States

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Health Policy
• Health Reform
• Health Information Technology

Professional Statement

I am an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine with an interest in leveraging data networks to develop innovative healthcare solutions that align community-focused care with the infrastructure of health organizations. Prior to starting a Baylor College of Medicine, I was a Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the American Heart Association (AHA) administered by Stanford University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine, where I conducted evidence-based studies on the most effective strategies to recruit and retain diverse participants in cardiovascular clinical trials, aiming to improve the quality and equity of health care outcomes. I am passionate about health reform, health policy and implementation, and addressing health disparities within the built environment, and my goal is to enhance the healthcare experience of patients and clinicians with a focus on telehealth, data-driven solutions, alternative payment methods, and community needs assessment and action. With a background in Internal Medicine, public health, and global health, I have a holistic and interdisciplinary perspective on health care delivery and policy.

Selected Publications

• Igwe JK, Wangdak Yuthok TY, Cruz E, Mueller A, Lan RH, Brown-Johnson C, Idris M, Rodriguez F, Clark K, Palaniappan L, Echols M, Wang P, Onwuanyi A, Pemu P, Lewis EF "Opportunities to Increase Science of Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials: Equity and a Lack of a Control." J Am Heart Assoc.. 2023 Dec 19;12(24) Pubmed PMID: 38108253
• Igwe JK, Surapaneni PK, Cruz E, Cole C, Njoku K, Kim J, Alaribe U, Weze K, Mohammed B. "Bariatric Surgery and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: National Trends and Outcomes Associated with Procedural Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Historical Bariatric Surgery Among US Hospitalized Patients 2009-2020." Obes Surg.. 2023 Nov;33(11):3472-3486. Pubmed PMID: 37804470
• Abe T, Egbuche O, Igwe J, Jegede O, Wagle B, Olanipekun T, Onwuanyi A. "Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients with or without diabetes mellitus." Endocrinol Diabetes Metab.. 2020 Dec 25;4(2) Pubmed PMID: 33614986
• Joseph-Kevin Igwe, Ugo Alaribe "Cannabis use associated with lower mortality among hospitalized Covid-19 patients using the national inpatient sample: an epidemiological study.." J Cannabis Res .. 2024 Apr 6;6(1) Pubmed PMID: 38582889