General Internal Medicine

Leah L Zullig, PhD

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Email address leah.zullig@duke.edu

Leah L. Zullig, PhD, MPH is a health services researcher, Associate Professor in the Duke Department of Population Health Sciences, investigator at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is supported by a VA HSR&D Career Development Award, focused on improving colorectal cancer survivors’ care quality through a self-management intervention bridging cancer surveillance and chronic disease management. Dr. Zullig’s overarching research interests address the reduction of healthcare disparities, improving cancer care delivery and quality, and promoting cancer survivorship and chronic disease self-management. She has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Zullig completed her BS in Health Promotion, her MPH in Public Health Administration, and her PhD in Health Policy.

Areas of expertise: Implementation Science, Health Measurement, Health Policy, Health Behavior, and Health Services Research

Education and Training

  • Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis, 2015 - 2017
  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013

Grants

Publications

Kikuchi, Robin, Gloria Broadwater, Rebecca Shelby, Jessica Robertson, Leah L. Zullig, Bailey Maloney, Claudia Meyer, et al. “Detecting geriatric needs in older patients with breast cancer through use of a brief geriatric screening tool..” Journal of Geriatric Oncology, April 17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2019.04.010.

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31005647
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De Geest, Sabina, Leah L. Zullig, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, Dyfrig Hughes, Ira B. Wilson, and Bernard Vrijens. “Improving medication adherence research reporting: ESPACOMP Medication Adherence Reporting Guideline (EMERGE)..” European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing : Journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology 18, no. 4 (April 2019): 258–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119830298.

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30739497
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Munishi, Oresto Michael, Valerie McCormack, Bariki Mchome, Glory Mangi, Leah L. Zullig, John Bartlett, Oscar Mapunda, et al. “Awareness of Cancer Risk Factors and Its Signs and Symptoms in Northern Tanzania: a Cross-Sectional Survey in the General Population and in People Living with HIV..” Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, March 27, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01513-6.

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30915669
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Blalock, Dan V., Leah L. Zullig, Hayden B. Bosworth, Shannon S. Taylor, and Corrine I. Voils. “Self-reported medication nonadherence predicts cholesterol levels over time..” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 118 (March 2019): 49–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.01.010.

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30782354
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Zullig, Leah L., Karen M. Goldstein, Kellie J. Sims, Christina D. Williams, Michael Chang, Dawn Provenzale, and Michael J. Kelley. “Cancer Among Women Treated in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System..” Journal of Women’S Health (2002) 28, no. 2 (February 2019): 268–75. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.6936.

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29920139
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Zullig, Leah L., Gretchen Kimmick, Valerie Smith, Katie Little, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sarah Gonzales, Megan M. Oakes, Rebecca A. Shelby, Lynda Owen, and Ivy P. Altomare. “Using a geriatric oncology assessment to link with services (GOAL)..” Journal of Geriatric Oncology 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 164–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.004.

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29958815
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Zullig, Leah L., Mieke Deschodt, Jan Liska, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Sabina De Geest. “Moving from the Trial to the Real World: Improving Medication Adherence Using Insights of Implementation Science..” Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 59 (January 2019): 423–45. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010818-021348.

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30125127
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Berkowitz, Callie, Deborah H. Allen, Jennifer Tenhover, Leah L. Zullig, John Ragsdale, Jonathan E. Fischer, Kathryn I. Pollak, and Bridget F. Koontz. “Knowledge and Preferences of Primary Care Providers in Delivering Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care..” Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 33, no. 6 (December 2018): 1323–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1250-3.

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28707205
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Goldstein, Karen M., Leah L. Zullig, Eric A. Dedert, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Timothy W. Brearly, Giselle Raitz, Suchita Shah Sata, et al. “Telehealth Interventions Designed for Women: an Evidence Map..” Journal of General Internal Medicine 33, no. 12 (December 2018): 2191–2200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4655-8.

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30284173
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