Dr. Nonkulie Z. Dladla MD
Internist
83 Maiden Lane NY New York, 10038About
I am board certified in Internal Medicine. I am also a medical director in an outpatient multiservice community family health center, in Brooklyn NY. We see newborn to older adults and provide a range of specialty services, as well as support services.
Education and Training
Weill Cornell Medical College
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local, Regional, National, and International Lecturing for the Cornell Alumni Association and Black Woman Physicians -
Awards
- 1993: Honors in Comparative Religion, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
- 1998: Awarded a summer research fellowship at Sloan Kettering
- 2005: Awarded Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research
- 2006: Abstract Selection from National Service Research Award of “Psychosocial Correlates of Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk
- 2006: Abstract selected for Weinstein Lecture Series at Weil Cornell Medical College “Psychosocial Correlates of Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk in a Black Caribbean Population”
- 2006 :Research Project on Acculturation featured in the Daily News, in “Spotlight of Great People in New York City.”
- 2006: Radio interview, “Bridging the Gap” on 93.1: discussing psychosocial factors impacting cardiovascular risk in Caribbean black women
- 2010 : 40 under 40 achievement award from the Network Journal (TNJ)
Treatments
- Primary Care and Internal Medicine
Internships
- New York Methodist Hospital
Fellowships
- Fellowship in Epidemiology and Clinical Health Services Research
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Physician Executives
Professional Affiliations
- NGIM, Cornell University of Alumni Association
Articles and Publications
- Rosenzweig, K, Dladla, N. Three Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy for early stage non small-cell lung CanDladla,N. A case study of Bronchocentric Granulomatosis presented at Resident?s Research day, May 2005 Clinical Lung; Dladla, N. Psychosocial Correlates of Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk in a Black Caribbean Population, abstractDladla, N. Psychosocial Correlates of Obesity
- Sloan Kettering Stage I Lung Cancer Research Health Risks Caribbean Born Women
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to an underlying, pervasive guiding force that has directed and guided me throughout my career and life. In addition, I have had the ongoing support and dedication of mentors who have traveled the path before me. I also have a wonderful family that have served as role models and have provided continued love, kindness and support.
Areas of research
I am currently the clinical lead of research at Lutheran Medical Center, and tasked with thedevelopment of research infratructure within the institution. I am interested in how culture, socioeconomic status and health behaviors impacts cardiovascular risk.
Philanthropic Initiatives
Volunteered as outreach worker for homeless
mentally ill
Worked within high risk prison system focusing on
women's health
Assisted in the implementation in a new York
city wide initiatiave to educate youth regarding child
soldiers this includes helping develop a child
soldier awareness day and specific projects around
various factors contributing to child soldiers.
Traveled internationally with a non for profit/NGO to
El Salvadorrural community to provide a needs
assessment as well as training for physicians
as well as providing formal recommendations on how
to develop capacity and resources within the rural
health care system
Teaching and speaking
Guest Speaker at Health Policy Colloquium on “ The Plight of Child Soldiers, Health Policy Implications for the Future” at Weil Cornell Medical College-2006
Presented at international conference in Winnipeg, Canada regarding child soldiers-2006
Presented about diabetes and cardiovascular risk in minority communities at National Conference for Eliminating Health Disparities at New York Academy of Medicine-2006
Selected for podium presentation for NRSA conference on “Association of Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk in a Black Caribbean Population” -2007
Lecture on the condition of child traffiking throughout
the world at the UN, through a high school social
justice program
Hobbies / Sports
- Exercise, Yoga Training, Nutrition
Favorite professional publications
- New England Journal of Medicine
Areas of research
I am currently the clinical lead of research at Lutheran Medical Center, and tasked with thedevelopment of research infratructure within the institution. I am interested in how culture, socioeconomic status and health behaviors impacts cardiovascular risk.
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