Mona Fouad, MD MPH

Director
Division of Preventive Medicine

Contact Information:

Medical Towers 618
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: (205) 934-4307
Fax: 2059347959
mfouad@mail.dopm.uab.edu

Research Interests

Health disparities research with emphasis on cancer prevention and control

Educational Background

University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, MPH, 1986
Alexandria University School of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt, MD, 1977

Professional Activities

2005 - Present, Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) (formerly the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM)
2004 - Present, International Society of Preventive Oncology (ISPO)
2004 - Present, American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO)
2001 - Present, American Public Health Association (APHA)
1999 - Present, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, Inc. (ISHIB)
1998 - Present, American Association for Cancer Education (AACE)
1990 - Present, American Heart Association (AHA)
1988 - Present, Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)

Selected Recent Publications

Fouad MN, Partridge E, Green BL, Kohler C, Wynn T, Nagy S, Churchill S: Minority recruitment in clinical trials: a conference at Tuskegee, researchers and the community. Annals of Epidemiology 10(8 Suppl):S35-S40, 2000.

Fouad MN, Partridge E, Wynn T, Green BL, Kohler C, Nagy S. Statewide Tuskegee Alliance For Clinical Trials: A community coalition to enhance minority participation in research. Cancer 91(1 Suppl):237-241, 2001.

Fouad M, Funkhouser E, May D, Partridge E, Kiefe C: Physicians Variability in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices within Same Clinics. Clinical Journal of Womens Health 1(2):59-68, 2001.

Johnson RE, Williams RD, Nagy CM, Fouad MN: Retention of under-served women in clinical trials: A focus group study. Ethnicity and Disease 13(2):268-278, 2003.

Fouad MN, Corbie-Smith G, Curb D, Howard BV, Mouton C, Simon M, Talavera G, Thompson J, Wang CY, White C, Young R. Special populations recruitment for the Women’s Health Initiative: successes and limitations. Controlled Clinical Trials 25:335-352, 2004.

Fouad MN, Mayo CP, Funkhouser EM, Hall HI, Urban DA, Kiefe CI. Comorbidity independently predicted death in older prostate cancer patients, more of whom died with than from their disease. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2004;57(7):720-728.

Fouad MN, Nagy C, Johnson RE, Wynn TA, Partridge EE, Dignan M. The development of a community action plan to reduce breast and cervical cancer disparities between African-American and white women. Ethnicity and Disease, 2004:14(suppl 1):S1-54-S1-62.

Fouad M, Partridge E, Dignan M, Holt C, Johnson R, Nagy C, Parham G, Person S, Scarinci I, Wynn T. A community-driven action plan to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparity: successes and limitations. Journal of Cancer Education, 2006;21(Suppl.):S91-100.

Worthington J, Waterbor JW, Funkhouser EM, Falkson C, Cofield S, Fouad M. Receipt of standard breast cancer treatment by African American and white women. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008;5(4):181-88.

Worthington JL, Funkhouser E, Waterbor JW, Falkson C, Cofield S, Fouad M. Accuracy of registry breast cancer treatment data among cases treated in urban hospitals. Journal of Registry Management, 2008;35(2):75-80.

Awards

2008 Legacy Award Recipient for the Education Category, V.I.R.T.U.E., Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, March 2008

2008 UAB President's Diversity Faculty Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham, February 2008

The Max Cooper Award for Excellence in Research for 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, May 2007

2007 Woman of the Year, "Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, Alabama Power Community Service Award" May 2007

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellowship, Nominated and selected by the SOM and the ELAM Program for Women to participate as a fellow in the 2006-2007 class

Community Service Award in National Trends and Services for contributions in the area of improving health and preventing disease in minorities, The Links Incorporated Birmingham Chapter, February 2006

2006 Woman of Distinction Award, Girl Scouts of Cahaba Council, March 2006

Top Birmingham Women of 2005, Birmingham Business Journal, October 2005

Recognition of Excellence in Eliminating Health Disparities Award, American Medical Association's (AMA) Program on Health Disparities, April 2005

Sullivan Best Practice Award in recognition of outstanding work to reduce health disparities in the United States, Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC), October 2004

2004 Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award, April 2004

University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) and UAB School of Medicine General Endowment Fund (GEF) Outstanding Award for the Recruitment and Retention Shared Facility proposal

Clinical Practice Poster Award, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, February 2003

Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, American College of Preventive Medicine, March 1997

American Heart Association Film Documentary for abstract presented at the 63rd Scientific Session, November, 1990. American Heart Association Clinical Scientist Award, June 1990 (Finalist)

Academic Scholarship from Alexandria University School of Medicine, 1970 - 1977.