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Heather Reisinger, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine

Current Positions

  • Professor of Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine
  • Core Investigator, Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE)
  • Associate Director, Engagement, Integration and Implementation - Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
  • Director, Office of Rural Health Center for the Evaluation of Enterprise-Wide Initiatives
  • Director, Implementation Science Center

Education

  • PhD, Anthropology, American University, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Drug Dependency Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,

Selected Publications

  • Chan PS, Girotra S, Breathett K, Dukes KC, Sperling J, Pacheco CM, Kennedy KF, Sasson C, McNally B, Schacht Reisinger H, Del Rios M. Resuscitation Practices at Emergency Medical Service Agencies Working in Black and Hispanic Versus White Catchment Areas in the United States. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 May 30:e011799. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011799. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40444347.
  • Petrova VV, Simons C, Rajan S, Reisinger HS, Nolan JP, Chen J, Sayre G, Fortney JC. "Voice of concern" for rural veterans with PTSD: Care managers' role engaging rural veterans in evidence-based therapies via telemedicine. Psychol Trauma. 2025 Feb 20. doi: 10.1037/tra0001845. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39977698.
  • Cifra CL, Custer JW, Smith CM, Smith KA, Bagdure DN, Bloxham J, Goldhar E, Gorga SM, Hoppe EM, Miller CD, Pizzo M, Ramesh S, Riffe J, Robb K, Simone SL, Stoll HD, Tumulty JA, Wall SE, Wolfe KK, Wendt L, Ten Eyck P, Landrigan CP, Dawson JD, Reisinger HS, Singh H, Herwaldt LA. (2024). Diagnostic Uncertainty Among Critically Ill Children Admitted to the PICU: A Multicenter Study. Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 25. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39585176.
  • Reisinger HS, Barron S, Balkenende E, Steffen M, Steffensmeier K, Richards C, Ball D, Chasco EE, Van Tiem J, Johnson NL, Jones D, Friberg JE, Kenney R, Moeckli J, Arora K, Rabin B. (2024). Tracking implementation strategies in real-world settings: VA Office of Rural Health enterprise-wide initiative portfolio. Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec;59 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e14377. PMCID: PMC11540587.
  • Johnson NL, Van Tiem J, Balkenende E, Jones D, Friberg JE, Chasco EE, Moeckli J, Steffensmeier KS, Steffen MJA, Arora K, Rabin BA, Reisinger HS. (2024). Gaps in communication theory paradigms when conducting implementation science research: qualitative observations from interviews with administrators, implementors, and evaluators of rural health programs. Implement Sci. 2024 Sep 16;19(1):66. PMCID: PMC11403836.
  • Norr AM, Sandel-Fernandez D, Nguyen J, Schacht Reisinger H, Reger GM. (2024). Suicide prevention safety planning in the US Department of defense: Qualitative assessment of training. Suicide Life Threat Behav 54 (5) PMID: 39401097.
  • Reger, G. M., Stevens, E. S., Reisinger, H. S., Norr, A. M., Buck, B., & Zoellner, L. (2024). Pilot randomized, cross-over trial of prolonged exposure with and without the PE Coach mobile application: A mixed-methods study of patient centered outcomes among veterans with PTSD. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 55 (2):118–128. doi:10.1037/pro0000545.
  • Parikh NR, Francisco LS, Balikai SC, Luangrath MA, Elmore HR, Erdahl J, Badheka A, Chegondi M, Landrigan CP, Pennatur P, Schacht Reisinger H, Cifra CL. (2024). Development and Evaluation of I-PASS-to-PICU: A Standard Electronic Template to Improve Refferal Communication for Interfacility Transfers to the Pediatric ICU. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 50 (5): 338-347. PMID: 38418317.
  • Griffin BR, Vaughan-Sarrazin, Shi Q, Ten Eyck P, Reisinger HS, Kennelty K, Good MK, Swee ML, Yamada M, Lund BC, Jalal DI. (2024). Blood Pressure, Readmission, and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Acute Kidney Injury. JAMA Network Open 7(5):e2410824. PMCID: PMC11091759
  • Carlisle E, Sjinkunas L, Lieberman M, Hoffman R, Reisinger H. (2023). Evaluation of a Novel Question Prompt List in Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Journal of Surgical Research 292(1): 44-52. PMID: 37579715.