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Denice E. Cora-Bramble, MD


Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
Senior Vice President , The Diana L. and Stephen A. Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health
General and Community Pediatrics

Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Clinical and Community Research
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Board Certifications American Board of Pediatrics
National Provider Identifier 1801978150

Practice Locations
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
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Biography
Denice Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA is a Senior Vice President of the Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health. Upon finishing a Bachelor of Science degree at George Washington University she completed her medical and pediatric residency training at Howard University with a Masters in Business Administration concentrating in Medical Services Management from Johns Hopkins University. Her professional development also included a three year W.K. Kellogg Foundation Leadership fellowship. Dr. Cora-Bramble began her career in community pediatrics as a school physician in the D.C. public school system. She has held several leadership positions at the George Washington University Medical Center and the US Department of Health and Human Services. As Senior Vice President, she leads the clinical, research, education and advocacy activities of a multi-site staff of approximately 265, including more than 38 medical and dental faculty members. She is the first minority and currently the only woman to lead a clinical center of excellence. Dr. Cora-Bramble is a Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics.

Education
TypeSchoolLocationDegreeField of StudyYears
Undergraduate Education George Washington University Washington, DCBachelor of Science 1976
Medical School George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Washington, DCDoctor of Medicine 1980
Post Graduate Education Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MDMaster Business Administration 2003

Training
TypeInstitutionLocationPositionSpecialtyYears
Residency Program Howard University Hospital Washington, DCResident Pediatric Residency 1980 - 1983

National and International Recognition
AwardInstitutionEventYear
Distinguished Alumna AwardJohns Hopkins University2009
Health Care Delivery AwardAcademic Pediatric Association2009
National Pediatric Community Teaching AwardAmerican Academy of Pediatrics and Academic Pediatric Association2007
Health Leadership AwardNational Hispanic Medical Association2006
Distinguished Career AwardAmerican Public Health Association1998
Advocates for Children AwardContemporary Pediatrics Journal1998
Organizational Award for Sex Education PracticumMetropolitan Washington Public Health Association1989

Affiliations and Memberships
TitleInstitutionCommittee / SectionYears
MemberAmbulatory Pediatric Association2003 - 2009
MemberAmerican Public Health Association2005 - 2009
MemberNational Hispanic Medical Association1998 - 2009
FellowAmerican Academy of Pediatrics1990 - 2009
National Committee MemberAmerican Academy of PediatricsCommittee on Community Health Services1998 - 2004

Research
TitleStudy NameInstitutionYears
Principal InvestigatorGene-environment interactions associated with child health disparities in violence exposure, substance abuse, obesity, diabetes and asthmaNational Institutes of Health 2007 - 2010
Read more about the research interests of Denice E. Cora-Bramble

Publications
Journal Article, Cora-Bramble, D.E. (2008), Fitful Tango, Academic Medicine, 83, 10 , 950-950.

Journal Article, Cora-Bramble, D., Joseph J, Jain S, Huang J, Gaughan-Chapain M, Batshaw M (2008), A Cross-Cultural Pediatric Residency Program Merger, Academic Medicine, 81, 12 , 1108-1114.

Journal Article, Chang, B.K., Cora-Bramble, D., Hobbs, J., Kelly, M., Minter, R., Nasca, T.J., Phillip, R.L., Reed, K., Rockwell, R., & Seltzer, V. (2007), Enhancing Flexibility in Graduate Medical Education, Council on Graduate Medical Education Nineteenth Report.

Journal Article, Denice E. Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA (2006), Minority Faculty Recruitment, Retention and Advancement: Applications of a Resilience-Based Theoretical Framework, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 17, 251-255.

Journal Article, Denice E. Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA (2006), Silhouette of Pain, Academic Medicine, 81, 4 , 331-331.

Journal Article, DuPlessis, H.M., Cora-Bramble D (2005), American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Community Health Services. Providing Care for Underserved Populations: Immigrants, Homeless and Migrant Children, Pediatrics, 115, 4 , 1095-1100.

Conference Presentation - Poster, Cora-Bramble ,D., Castillo-Page ,L. (2005), Minority Faculty Resilience and Academic Productivity: Are They Related?, Poster session presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI

Book Chapter, Piper, D., Horak, B., Cora-Bramble, D., Harper, D., Hale, J., Kallengerg, G. (2002), Interdisciplinary Student-Community-Patient Education Service, In Piper, D., Horak, B., Cora-Bramble, D., Harper, D., Hale, J., Kallengerg, G., Service Learning in Health Profession Education: Case Studies from the Health Professions Schools in Service to the Nation Program, San Francisco, Community Campus Partnerships for Health.

Book Chapter, Gardner ,D., Schamess, A., Harper, D., Cora-Bramble, D. (2000), Toward Building Communities of Commitment: Integrating Community-Oriented Primary Care and Continuous Quality Improvement into Service Learning, In Gardner ,D., Schamess, A., Harper, D., Cora-Bramble, D., Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Medical Education, American Association for Health Education.

Book Chapter, Cora-Bramble, D., Williams, L. (2000), Explaining Illness to Latinos: Cultural Foundations and Messages, In Cora-Bramble, D., Williams, L., Explaining Illness: Theory, Research and Strategies, 259-279, Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc..


For a more comprehensive list of publications for Denice Cora-Bramble, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database

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