Dedra Buchwald

Dedra S. Buchwald is an American epidemiologist. She is a full professor at the Washington State University and director of their Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health.

Dedra Buchwald
Born
Michigan, USA
SpouseSpero Manson
Academic background
EducationBS, Neurobiology, 1976, MD, University of California, San Diego
Academic work
InstitutionsWashington State University
University of Washington

Early life and education

Buchwald was born near Detroit, Michigan, to two German immigrants.[1] As a teenager, she co-established a "Free School" which aimed at providing school-aged children with an alternative learning system.[2] Upon graduating from high school, Buchwald completed her Bachelor of Science degree in neurobiology and her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. She then completed her internship and residency at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital and Duke University Medical Center. Following this, Buchwald became a Henry J. Kaiser Fellow in general internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.[3]

Career

University of Washington

Following her fellowship, Buchwald joined the faculty of the University of Washington School of Medicine (UW) and School of Public Health for 29 years. During her tenure, she directed and cared for patients in the International Clinic and created Partnerships for Native Health.[4] As the director of this program, Buchwald helped conduct one of the largest alcohol addiction-treatment trials among American Indian and Alaska Native adults titled the HONOR Project (Helping Our Natives' Ongoing Recovery).[5] She also oversaw the Regional Native American Community Networks Program to address cancer-related disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives.[6] Beyond this, Buchwald also directed the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cooperative Research Center where she conducted studies with twins using the Department of Licensing identification system.[7][8]

Washington State University

Buchwald left UW in 2015 to join the faculty at Washington State University (WSU) as the director of their Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH).[9] In this role, she followed up with surviving participants from the 1989 Strong Heart Study of Native Americans study and reconducted brain scans to understand declining Native American elder health.[10] In 2018, Buchwald was appointed director of the Native Alzheimer's Disease-Related Resource Center in Minority Aging which was a collaboration between WSU, the University of Colorado, Denver, and Stanford University.[11] Following the establishment of the center, Buchwald received the 2019 Faculty Woman of Distinction Award.[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Buchwald received a grant to address the lack of COVID information and testing being spread among American Indian and Native Alaskan populations.[13] She then launched a multi-center project to assess levels of testing and challenges that prevent urban American Indians and Alaska Natives from getting tested and vaccinated.[14] In 2021, Buchwald was one of 18 doctors and scientists selected to identify a new editor-in-chief for JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association).[15]

Personal life

Buchwald is married to Spero Manson, a medical and cultural anthropologist at the University of Colorado Denver.[16]

References
  1. "Dedra Buchwald, MD". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. "'Free School' a Hit". Lansing State Journal. June 6, 1970. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "Dedra Buchwald, MD". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. "OSP Scholar Spotlight: Dedra Buchwald, MD". National Institute on Aging. May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. Sladek, Rebecca Lynn (September 18, 2014). "Native communities address alcohol addiction". University of Washington. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. Rule, Marsha (March 2, 2006). "Seeking to reduce cancer in Native Americans". University of Washington. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. Dietz, Claire (October 27, 2005). "Bit of good luck aids helpful twin registry". University of Washington. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. Liang, Ellen (November 12, 1999). "New grant for UW chronic fatigue syndrome study". University of Washington. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. "WSU Spokane names new research initiative, team, director". Washington State University. October 13, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  10. "Grant to study cognitive health in elderly American Indians". Washington State University. September 19, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. Van Dongen, Judith (October 25, 2018). "WSU to lead new Center for Alzheimer's Research in Native People". Washington State University. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  12. "Partnerships for Native Health Founding Director Receives 2019 Faculty Women of Distinction Award". Washington State University. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  13. Zaske, Sara (October 12, 2020). "Project aims to increase COVID‑19 testing for Native populations". Washington State University. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. McLaughlin, Susan (December 11, 2020). "Work by Dr. Dedra Buchwald and IREACH to stem spread of COVID-19 in urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations highlighted in the Spokane Journal of Business". Washington State University. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  15. McLaughlin, Susan (July 1, 2021). "American Medical Association taps IREACH Director Dedra Buchwald for prestigious search committee". Washington State University. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  16. Nadvornick, Doug (December 19, 2018). "WSU Researcher Studies Native Health, Mentors Native Researchers". Spokane Public Radio. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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