Kathryn Himmelstein, MD, MSEd

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Kathryn Himmelstein
617.414.5276
keh97@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Himmelstein is interested primarily in the intersections of racial and economic justice and health. Her prior research has examined disproportionate punishment of LGBTQ youth by schools, police, and courts; the projected impact on women healthcare workers of raising the minimum wage to $15/hour; and financial underinvestment in hospitals serving patient of color.

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Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • St John's University, MSEd
  • Yale University, BA

Publications

  • Published on 11/29/2024

    Lawrence JA, Jahn JL, Shi J, Himmelstein KEW, Feldman JM, Linos N, Bassett MT. Reparations for African Enslavement in the U.S. and Black Survival Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 29. PMID: 39673191.

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  • Published on 11/5/2024

    Himmelstein KEW, Mohareb AM. Association Between Medical Debt and Vaccine Uptake in the USA, 2021-2022. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov 05. PMID: 39500843.

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  • Published on 8/31/2024

    Lawrence JA, Shi J, Jahn JL, Himmelstein KEW, Feldman JM, Bassett MT. Methodological Approaches to Structural Change: Epidemiology and the Case for Reparations. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Aug 31. PMID: 39218438.

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  • Published on 7/5/2024

    Himmelstein KEW, Tsai AC. Medical and Educational Indebtedness Among US Health Care Workers. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jul 05; 5(7):e241917. PMID: 39058510.

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  • Published on 3/1/2024

    Himmelstein KEW, Tsai AC, Venkataramani AS. Wealth Redistribution to Extend Longevity in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Mar 01; 184(3):311-320. PMID: 38285594.

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  • Published on 5/25/2023

    Himmelstein KEW, Afif IN, Beard JH, Tsai AC. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus-related Disparities in Undergoing Emergency General Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2016-2019. Ann Surg. 2024 Feb 01; 279(2):240-245. PMID: 37226805.

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  • Published on 11/1/2022

    Himmelstein KEW, Lawrence JA, Jahn JL, Ceasar JN, Morse M, Bassett MT, Wispelwey BP, Darity WA, Venkataramani AS. Association Between Racial Wealth Inequities and Racial Disparities in Longevity Among US Adults and Role of Reparations Payments, 1992 to 2018. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 01; 5(11):e2240519. PMID: 36342718.

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  • Published on 8/5/2022

    Himmelstein G, Ceasar JN, Himmelstein KE. Hospitals That Serve Many Black Patients Have Lower Revenues and Profits: Structural Racism in Hospital Financing. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Feb; 38(3):586-591. PMID: 35931911.

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  • Published on 7/1/2020

    Himmelstein G, Himmelstein KEW. Inequality Set in Concrete: Physical Resources Available for Care at Hospitals Serving People of Color and Other U.S. Hospitals. Int J Health Serv. 2020 Oct; 50(4):363-370. PMID: 32611234.

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  • Published on 12/20/2018

    Himmelstein KEW, Venkataramani AS. Economic Vulnerability Among US Female Health Care Workers: Potential Impact of a $15-per-Hour Minimum Wage. Am J Public Health. 2019 Feb; 109(2):198-205. PMID: 30571300.

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