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Arwa Aburizik, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Current Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program, University of Iowa Health Care

Education

  • MD, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan
  • MS, Clinical Investigations, The University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Residency, Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellowship, VA Quality Scholars (Advanced Fellowship in Health Services Research), University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Selected Publications

  • Aburizik A, Brindle M, Johnson E, Provencio A, Kivlighan M, LeBeau B. (2023). Black women's distress matters: Examining gendered racial disparities in psycho‐oncology referral rates. Psycho‐Oncology. PMID: 37076956
  • Aburizik A, Raque TL, Spitz N, Mott SL, McEnroe A, Kivlighan M. (2023). Responding to distress in cancer care: Increasing access to psycho oncology services through integrated collaborative care. Psycho‐Oncology, 32(11), 1675-1683. PMID: 37724636
  • Spitz NA, Kivlighan III DM, Aburizik A. (2023). Psychotherapy alone versus collaborative psychotherapy and psychiatric care in the treatment of depression and anxiety in patients with cancer: A naturalistic, observational study. Journal of clinical psychology. PMID: 37209423
  • Kivlighan M, Bricker J, Aburizik A. (2022). Boys Don't Cry: Examining Sex Disparities in Behavioral Oncology Referral Rates for AYA Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 826408. PMCID: PMC8891651
  • Lyckholm LJ, Aburizik AK. (2017). Ethical management of patients with cancer and mental illness. AMA journal of ethics, 19(5), 444-453. PMID: 28553901
  • Aburizik A, Singh S, Al-Rabadi L, Blosser C. (2014). Mistaken identity: normotensive scleroderma renal crisis. Case Reports, 2014, bcr2013202566. PMCID: PMC4039838
  • Aburizik A, Dindo L, Kaboli P, Charlton M, Dawn K, Turvey C. (2013). A pilot randomized controlled trial of a depression and disease management program delivered by phone. Journal of affective disorders, 151(2), 769-774. PMID: 23871127