Tarang Parekh PhD, MBBS
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Publications

Peer-reviewed work

55+ publications in journals including JAMA Network Open, JACC, Stroke, American Journal of Epidemiology, and American Journal of Preventive Medicine — cited 18,000+ times.
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2026
Desai D, Khairy K, Harris DA, Parekh T. Demographic and Health Profiles of Medicinal, Recreational, and Dual Cannabis Use: A Comparative Regression and Tree-Based Analysis. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. 2026;100243.
Mszar R, Ferrucci L, Satti D, et al. All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults Living With Co-Existing Cancer and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JACC: Advances. 2026 Aug;5(8):103035.
Orji AF, Drews-Botsch C, Gimm G, Parekh T, Turpin R. Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening Across Intersections of Disability and Sexual Orientation. Sexuality and Disability. 2026;44(1):10.
2025
Shaukat S, Melough M, Parekh T, Park JW, Horney J. Sociodemographic and Health Vulnerabilities Associated with Disaster Exposure: Insights from ECHO Cohort. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:3034.
Orji AF, Gimm G, Parekh T, Turpin R, Drews-Botsch C. Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake Across the Intersection of Disability and Sexual Orientation. Cancer Causes & Control. 2025;36(11):1385-1397.
Parekh T, Pena A, Bhaskar M, Park JW. Guns, Safety, and Society: Social Drivers of Health in Firearm Ownership and Storage Practices. JAMA Network Open. 2025;8(6):e2513280.
Chang R, Parekh T, Hagan KK, Javed Z, Ostrominski JW. State-Level Prevalence of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Stages in the United States, 2011 to 2023. JACC: Advances. 2025;4(6):101754.
Orji AF, Drews-Botsch C, Turpin R, Gimm G, Parekh T. Examining Disparities in Cervical Cancer Diagnosis at the Intersection of Disability and Sexual Orientation. Disability and Health Journal. 2025;18(4):101838.
Pena A, Bauman P, Free P, Brittingham R, Holz D, Harris D, Parekh T. Healthcare Utilization and Preventive Cardiovascular Health Screening Among Adults With Disabilities Amid COVID-19 Phases. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2025;69(2):107648.
Makram OM, Pan A, Parekh T, Maddock JE, Kash B. Exploring the Relationship between Neighborhood Walkability and Mental Health: A Study of Urban Areas in Texas. Heliyon. 2025;11(4):e42710.
2024
Parekh T, Xue H, Wadhera RK, Cheskin LJ, Cuellar AE. From Policy to Practice: Assessing the State Innovation Models Initiative's Early Success in Incorporating Social Determinants of Health in ASCVD Hospitalizations in the United States. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2024.
Desai D, Khairy K, Harris DA, Parekh T. Demographic and Health Profiles of Medicinal, Recreational, and Dual Cannabis Use: A Comparative Regression and Tree-Based Analysis. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. 2026;100243.
Mszar R, Hagan K, Lahan S, Parekh T. Cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2024.
Nwana N, Makram OM, Nicolas JC, Gullapelli R, Parekh T, et al. Neighborhood Walkability Is Associated With Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Cancer Patients. JACC: CardioOncology. 2024.
Nguyen RT, Jain V, Acquah I, Khan SU, Parekh T, Taha M, Virani SS, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Javed Z. Association of cardiovascular risk profile with premature all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2024;24(1):91.
2023
Bhatt P, Parmar N, Parekh T, Pemmasani S, Shaikh N, Boateng AJ, Donda K, Doshi H, Dapaah-Siakwan F. Predicting Lead-time RSV-Related Pediatric Hospitalizations from Historic Google Trend Search. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023;13(11):e325-e328.
Orji AF, Gimm G, Desai A, Parekh T. The Association of Cervical Cancer Screening with Disability Type among U.S. Women (25–64 years). American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024;66(1):83-93.
Parekh T, Xue H, Al-Kindi S, Nasir K, Cheskin LJ, Cuellar AE. Food Environment Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States: a County-Level Analysis from 2017 to 2019. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023.
Javed Z, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Sharma G, Mossialos E, Parekh T, Hagan K, Hyder AA, Kash B, Nasir K. Race, Social Determinants of Health, and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023.
Gimm G, Parekh T, Kitsantas P. Assessing the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Marijuana Use in Adults with Disabilities. Addictive Behaviors. 2023;138:107559.
Makram OM, Nwana N, Nicolas JC, et al., incl. Parekh T. Favorable Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Houston Methodist Learning Health System Outpatient Registry. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023;101642.
2022
Parekh T, Gimm G, Kitsantas P. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women of Reproductive Age by Disability Type. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2023;64(3):393-404.
Parekh T, Cuellar AE, Farina-Morse M, Spencer N, Sutter RE. Where It Really Counts: Feasibility and Potential of the Peer Engaged Empowered Recovery Program for Substance-Dependent Jail Inmates. Journal of Addictions Nursing. 2022;33(3):137-143.
Parekh T, Javed Z, Khan SU, Xue H, Nasir K. Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors in Adults with Cardiovascular Diseases, United States, 2011–2020. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2022;19:E67.
Parekh T, Xue H, Cheskin LJ, Cuellar AE. Food insecurity and housing instability as determinants of cardiovascular health outcomes: A systematic review. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022.
2021
Gimm G, Parekh T, Rossheim M. Prevalence of E-cigarette Use among Adults with Disabilities. Disability and Health Journal. 2021;14(2):101048.
Parekh T, Fahim F. Building Risk Prediction Models for Daily Use of Marijuana Using Machine Learning Techniques. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021;108789.
Mohammed T, Parekh T, Desai A. Cardiovascular risk management in Cancer Survivors: Are we doing it right? World J Clin Oncol. 2021;12(3):144-149.
Parekh T, Desai R. A Comparative Analysis of E-cigarette Users in The United States Between 2017 and 2018. Cureus. 2021;12(12):e12079.
Desai R, Parekh T, Raina J, Itare V, Gandhi Z, Ghadri JR, et al. Takotsubo syndrome in patients with influenza infection or anti-influenza (Flu) vaccination. Aging Health Res. 2021;1(3):100024.
Fong HK, Desai R, Faisaluddin M, Parekh T, Mahmood A, Shah V, et al. Sex disparities in cardiovascular disease outcomes among geriatric patients with prediabetes. Primary Care Diabetes. 2021;15(1):95-100.
GBD 2019 HIV Collaborators. Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990–2019. Lancet HIV. 2021;8(10):e633-51.
GBD 2019 Stroke Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019. Lancet Neurology. 2021;20(10):795-820.
2020
Parekh T, Pemmasani S, Desai R. Marijuana Use Among Young Adults (18–44 Years of Age) and Risk of Stroke. Stroke. 2020;51(1):308-310.
Parekh T, Pemmasani S, Desai R. Risk of Stroke With E-Cigarette and Combustible Cigarette Use in Young Adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020;58(3):446-452.
Desai A, Sachdeva S, Parekh T, Desai R. COVID-19 and Cancer: Lessons From a Pooled Meta-Analysis. JCO Global Oncology. 2020;(6):557-559.
Desai R, Patel U, Parekh T, et al. Nationwide Trends in Prevalent Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diseases in Young Adults: Differences by Sex and Race and In-Hospital Outcomes. Southern Medical Journal. 2020;113(6):311-319.
Desai R, Singh S, Parekh T, Sachdeva S, Kumar L, Sachdeva R, Kumar G. COVID-19 and Shock: A Cautionary Tale for Elderly Patients From a Pooled Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020;75(6):789-791.
Desai R, Singh S, Parekh T, Sachdeva S, Sachdeva R, Kumar G. COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus: A need for prudence in elderly patients from a pooled analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome. 2020;14(4):683-685.
Parekh T, Owens C, Fay K, Phillips J, Kitsantas P. Use of e-Cigarettes and Development of Respiratory Conditions in Women of Childbearing Age. Southern Medical Journal. 2020;113(10):488-494.
Parekh T, Desai A. Demographic and Socioeconomic Disparities Among Cancer Survivors in Clinical Trials Participation, USA, 2016–2018. J Cancer Educ. 2020.
Desai R, Parekh T, Kumar G, Sachdeva R. First episodes versus first recurrent episodes of Takotsubo syndrome. International Journal of Cardiology. 2020;310:23-24.
Desai R, Parekh T. Cannabis-associated Stroke Presentations: No Smoke Without a Fire. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;59(4):606-607.
2019
Desai R, Parekh T, Singh S, et al. Alarming Increasing Trends in Hospitalizations and Mortality With Heyde's Syndrome: A Nationwide Inpatient Perspective (2007 to 2014). The American Journal of Cardiology. 2019;123(7):1149-1155.
Desai R, Parekh T, Goyal H, et al. Impact of gout on in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome-related hospitalizations and revascularizations. World Journal of Cardiology. 2019;11(5):137-148.
Desai R, Parekh T, Patel U, et al. Epidemiology of acute coronary syndrome co-existent with allergic/hypersensitivity/anaphylactic reactions (Kounis syndrome) in the United States. International Journal of Cardiology. 2019;292:35-38.
Desai R, Parekh T, Patel U, et al. Regional trends in In-hospital Cardiac Arrest following sepsis-related admissions and subsequent mortality. Resuscitation. 2019;143:35-41.
Hanna B, Desai R, Parekh T, Guirguis E, Kumar G, Sachdeva R. Psychiatric disorders in the U.S. transgender population. Annals of Epidemiology. 2019;39:1-7.e1.
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