Neena S. Abraham, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.C.G., F.A.S.G.E.
Investigator, Health Services Delivery and Organization Program
Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine
E-mail: neena.abraham@va.gov
Research Interests
- Pharmacoepidemiology and outcomes of digestive disorders
- Geriatric gastroenterology
- Gastrointestinal and cardiovascular effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antithrombotic drugs
- Medical decision-making
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Endoscopic education
Education
- Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, B.A.
- Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, M.D.
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Internal Medicine Residency
- McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gastroenterology Fellowship
- McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship
- McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Endoscopic Technology Assessment and Outcomes Research
- McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Awards and Activities
- 2007 GRG/AGA Young Investigator Clinical Science Award
- 2007 American College of Gastroenterology Auxiliary Award, Best Scientific Paper
- 2006 American College of Gastroenterology Auxiliary Award, Best Scientific Paper
- 2005 REGAL Award, in Outcomes Research
- 2005 ASGE Crystal Award
- Currently the Principal Investigator on many funded grants in her topic area, including a VA HSR&D Merit Review Award
- Recently named the first American Gastroenterological Association Foundation-Sucampo-ASP Designated Research Award Recipient in Geriatric Gastroenterology
- First gastroenterologist to be named a T. Franklin Williams Scholar in Geriatrics