Dr. Deena Kishawi
Deena Kishawi, MD, is an obstetrician and gynecologist resident physician born and raised in Chicago. Deena is particularly interested in health outcomes that are unique to Middle Eastern and North Africans residing in the U.S. and is currently conducting research on these populations.
Latest from Dr. Deena Kishawi
A Chicago Doctor Decries the Suffering of Medical Professionals and Patients in Gaza
At base line, with no war, Gaza’s health care structure is overwhelmed and overworked. Now most hospitals are nonfunctional, doctors are stretched and traumatized, people are short of food and water, drugs and other health products are scarce and serious outbreaks of disease are likely.
Classifying Middle East Americans as ‘White’ Undermines the Community’s Health
The goal would be to have a demographic identifier that places Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin as a separate category in the census, therefore allowing more medical and health-related research to occur in these populations and adequate funding for targeted interventions.