Deborah

Huang

MD

MPH

Education & Training

• MD, George Washington University, Washington, DC (2000)
• MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (2012)

Honors

• John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Scholar (2010–2012)
• Phi Beta Kappa (1996)

Clinical Interests 

• Diabetes
• Oral health
• Geriatrics

publication highlights

• Huang DL, Park M. Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic oral health disparities among US older adults: Oral health quality of life and dentition. J Public Health Dent. 2015 Spring;75(2):85–92. PMC4364921.
• Huang DL, Abrass IB, Young BA. Medication safety and chronic kidney disease in older adults prescribed metformin: A cross-sectional analysis. BMC Nephrol. 2014 Jun 7;15:86. PMCID: PMC4057526.
• Huang DL, Chan KC, Young BA. Poor oral health and quality of life in older U.S. adults with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Oct;61(10):1782–8. PMCID: PMC3855434.
• Huang DL, Rosenberg DE, Simonovich SD, Belza B. Food Access Patterns and Barriers among Midlife and Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities. J Aging Res. 2012;2012:231489. PMC3463949.
• Rosenberg DE, Huang DL, Simonovich SD, Belza B. Outdoor built environment barriers and facilitators to activity among midlife and older adults with mobility disabilities. Gerontologist. 2013;53(2):268–79. PMC3605937.