Megie Okumura, MD, MAS

Co-Director, Resident Research Training Program
M_PEDS-GENERAL PEDIATRICS
[email protected]
+1 415 502-8068

My research is aimed at studying and formulating interventions that will address barriers and facilitators to chronic illness care for children with special health care needs as they transition from the pediatric to adult health care setting. I am dual-board certified in general pediatrics and internal medicine, and therefore have a unique perspective on the health care issues affecting the entire age spectrum of patients with childhood-onset chronic illnesses. My research and professional goal is to improve health care quality for youth and young adults with chronic conditions as they transition from pediatric to adult health care. Ultimately, I intend to apply my research to chronic illness care across the lifespan.

My current research program focuses on studies that will inform ways to improve the quality of health care among adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions. In order to best design programs that can help these YSHCN, my research has focused on epidemiologic studies of health care utilization and health care needs. My work has focused on interventions that will assist YSHCN transition from pediatric to adult health care. I have focused my interventions within the primary care setting as well as in subspecialty care (Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes). Additionally, I work with community partners around the Bay Area to help develop mechanisms to improve the care of persons with disabilities in the community.

Publications

Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort.

Nature communications

Thaweethai T, Donohue SE, Martin JN, Hornig M, Mosier JM, Shinnick DJ, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Blomkalns A, Brim H, Chen Y, Cortez MM, Erdmann NB, Flaherman V, Goepfert P, Goldman JD, Hamburg NM, Han JE, Heath JR, Jacoby V, Jolley SE, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kim C, Krishnan JA, Letts R, Levitan EB, Modes ME, McComsey GA, Metz TD, Mullington JM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Paredes CC, Patterson TF, Peluso MJ, Reece R, Sherif ZA, Simhan HN, Simmons C, Singh U, Taylor BS, Taylor BD, Trinity JD, Troxel AB, Utz PJ, Vasey AJ, Weinberger E, Wiley Z, Wisnivesky J, Yee LM, Horwitz L, Foulkes AS, Levy BD, RECOVER-Adult Consortium

Long COVID After Acquisition of the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During Pregnancy Compared With Outside of Pregnancy.

Obstetrics and gynecology

Metz TD, Reeder HT, Clifton RG, Flaherman V, Aragon LV, Baucom LC, Beamon CJ, Braverman A, Brown J, Carmilani M, Cao T, Chang A, Costantine MM, Dionne JA, Gibson KS, Gross RS, Guerreros E, Habli M, Hess R, Hillier L, Hodder S, Hoffman MC, Hoffman MK, Huang W, Hughes BL, Jia X, Kale M, Katz SD, Laleau V, Mendez-Figueroa H, McComsey GA, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Pacheco LD, Palatnik A, Palomares KTS, Parry S, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Poppas A, Ramsey P, Reddy UM, Rouse DJ, Saade GR, Sandoval GJ, Sciurba F, Simhan HN, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Thorp JM, Tita ATN, Wiegand S, Weiner SJ, Yee LM, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, Jacoby VL, NIH RECOVER (Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery) Consortium

Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort.

Annals of internal medicine

Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, Thaweethai T, Alicic R, Atchley-Challenner R, Chung A, Goldberg MP, Horowitz CR, Jacobson KB, Kelly JD, Knight S, Lutrick K, Mudumbi P, Parthasarathy S, Prendergast H, Quintana Y, Sharareh N, Shellito J, Sherif ZA, Taylor BD, Taylor E, Tsevat J, Wiley Z, Williams NJ, Yee L, Aponte-Soto L, Baissary J, Berry J, Charney AW, Costantine MM, Duven AM, Erdmann N, Ernst KC, Feuerriegel EM, Flaherman VJ, Go M, Hawkins K, Jacoby V, John J, Kelly S, Kindred E, Laiyemo A, Levitan EB, Levy BD, Logue JK, Marathe JG, Martin JN, McComsey GA, Metz TD, Minor T, Montgomery AP, Mullington JM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Peluso MJ, Pogreba-Brown K, Raissy H, Rosas JM, Singh U, VanWagoner T, Clark CR, Karlson EW

2024 Update of the RECOVER-Adult Long COVID Research Index.

JAMA

Geng LN, Erlandson KM, Hornig M, Letts R, Selvaggi C, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Bartram L, Brim H, Brosnahan SB, Brown J, Castro M, Charney A, Chen P, Deeks SG, Erdmann N, Flaherman VJ, Ghamloush MA, Goepfert P, Goldman JD, Han JE, Hess R, Hirshberg E, Hoover SE, Katz SD, Kelly JD, Klein JD, Krishnan JA, Lee-Iannotti J, Levitan EB, Marconi VC, Metz TD, Modes ME, Nikolich JŽ, Novak RM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Peluso MJ, Poppas A, Quintero Cardona O, Scott J, Shellito J, Sherif ZA, Singer NG, Taylor BS, Thaweethai T, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Wisnivesky J, McComsey GA, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, RECOVER Consortium

Sex Differences in Long COVID.

JAMA network open

Shah DP, Thaweethai T, Karlson EW, Bonilla H, Horne BD, Mullington JM, Wisnivesky JP, Hornig M, Shinnick DJ, Klein JD, Erdmann NB, Brosnahan SB, Lee-Iannotti JK, Metz TD, Maughan C, Ofotokun I, Reeder HT, Stiles LE, Shaukat A, Hess R, Ashktorab H, Bartram L, Bassett IV, Becker JH, Brim H, Charney AW, Chopra T, Clifton RG, Deeks SG, Erlandson KM, Fierer DS, Flaherman VJ, Fonseca V, Gander JC, Hodder SL, Jacoby VL, Kotini-Shah P, Krishnan JA, Kumar A, Levy BD, Lieberman D, Lin JJ, Martin JN, McComsey GA, Moukabary T, Okumura MJ, Peluso MJ, Rosen CJ, Saade G, Shah PK, Sherif ZA, Taylor BS, Tuttle KR, Urdaneta AE, Wallick JA, Wiley Z, Zhang D, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, Singer NG, RECOVER Consortium

Differentiation of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Postacute Sequelae by Standard Clinical Laboratory Measurements in the RECOVER Cohort.

Annals of internal medicine

Erlandson KM, Geng LN, Selvaggi CA, Thaweethai T, Chen P, Erdmann NB, Goldman JD, Henrich TJ, Hornig M, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kim C, Cribbs SK, Laiyemo AO, Letts R, Lin JY, Marathe J, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Taylor BD, Duffy ER, Haack M, Julg B, Maranga G, Hernandez C, Singer NG, Han J, Pemu P, Brim H, Ashktorab H, Charney AW, Wisnivesky J, Lin JJ, Chu HY, Go M, Singh U, Levitan EB, Goepfert PA, Nikolich JŽ, Hsu H, Peluso MJ, Kelly JD, Okumura MJ, Flaherman VJ, Quigley JG, Krishnan JA, Scholand MB, Hess R, Metz TD, Costantine MM, Rouse DJ, Taylor BS, Goldberg MP, Marshall GD, Wood J, Warren D, Horwitz L, Foulkes AS, McComsey GA, RECOVER-Adult Cohort

Post-Acute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) After Infection During Pregnancy.

Obstetrics and gynecology

Metz TD, Reeder HT, Clifton RG, Flaherman V, Aragon LV, Baucom LC, Beamon CJ, Braverman A, Brown J, Cao T, Chang A, Costantine MM, Dionne JA, Gibson KS, Gross RS, Guerreros E, Habli M, Hadlock J, Han J, Hess R, Hillier L, Hoffman MC, Hoffman MK, Hughes BL, Jia X, Kale M, Katz SD, Laleau V, Mallett G, Mehari A, Mendez-Figueroa H, McComsey GA, Monteiro J, Monzon V, Okumura MJ, Pant D, Pacheco LD, Palatnik A, Palomares KTS, Parry S, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Poppas A, Ramsey P, Reddy UM, Rouse DJ, Saade GR, Sandoval GJ, Sciurba F, Simhan HN, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Thorp JM, Tita ATN, Wiegand S, Weiner SJ, Yee LM, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS, Jacoby V, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium*