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Melanie Besculides, DrPH,MPH
About Me
Melanie Besculides, DrPH is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Besculides specializes in mixed-methods evaluation research. She has worked in many arenas of health including cancer, women’s health, infant health, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, and orthopedics. Dr. Besculides has evaluated machine learning algorithms, remote patient monitoring efforts, screening programs, train-the-trainer models, and educational initiatives. Her work has been at the hospital system, city, state, and federal levels.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy
Education
DrPH, University at Albany, State University of New York
MPH, University at Albany, State University of New York
Publications
Selected Publications
- Breast and Pelvic Cancer Survivors' Preferences for Psychosexual Interventions to Address Sexual Health Concerns: A Qualitative Study. Lauren M. Carney, Melanie Besculides, Ksenia Gorbenko, Julie B. Schnur, Cindy Munoz, Jezelle Lynch, Carly Feldman, Guy H. Montgomery, Vishal Gupta, Sheryl Green, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad, Karyn A. Goodman, Deborah C. Marshall. Psycho-Oncology
- Multidisciplinary clinician perceptions on utility of a machine learning tool (ALERT) to predict 6-month mortality and improve end-of-life outcomes for advanced cancer patients. Nithya Krishnamurthy, Melanie Besculides, Ksenia Gorbenko, Melissa Mazor, Marsha Augustin, Jose Morillo, Marcos Vargas, Cardinale B. Smith. Cancer Medicine
- Impact of Patient and Caregiver Beliefs on Utilization of Hospice and Palliative Care in Diverse Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer. Melanie Besculides, Melissa B. Mazor, Carolina Moreno Alvarado, Mayuri Jain, Lihua Li, Jose Morillo, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Cardinale B. Smith. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine