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Divya Talwar, PhD, MPH, BDS
About Divya Talwar
Titles
Clinical Outcomes Research Manager
Awards and Honors
2019, Best paper in Quality, Safety and Value Initiative (QSVI) - 2nd place, Annual Meeting Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
2019, Orthopedics Best Clinical Article Award
2018, Best Poster Award, 5th Annual Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society Meeting,
2016-2018, CHOP Ortho Above and beyond award
2015, APHA CHPPD Student Travel Award
2015, TAMU Former Students Pooled Memorial Endowment Scholarship
2014, APHA CHPPD Student Travel Award
2014, International Education Fee Scholarship
2014, Association of Former Students Scholarship
2014-2015, Graduate Student of the Year (Nominee)
2014, Taiwan Scholarship by George Bush Presidential Library Foundation
2013, American Public Health Association, CHPPD Award for Excellence in Service
2013, APHA CHPPD Student Officer Award
2013, International Education Scholarship for Study Abroad to China
2012-2013, Dean’s Scholarship for Study Abroad to China
2012, Aetna Award, 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2019-present, Early Career Reviewer Program – NIH Center for Scientific Review
2019-present, Peer reviewer, Frontier in Genetics
2016-present, Editorial board member, Global Journal of Anthropology Research
2015-present, Peer reviewer, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
2015-present, Peer reviewer, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
2015-present, Peer reviewer, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Academic and Institutional Committees
2019-present, Steering Committee Board; PROSPER Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2019-present, Web Development Committee; PROSPER Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD - Texas A&M–Department of Health and Kinesiology, College Station, TX
MPH - Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX
Medical Degree
BDS in Dentistry - Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
Publications
Publications
2019
Striano, B.M., Shah, A.S., Brusalis, C.M., Talwar, D., Lutts, M., Flynn, J.M. Operative Time and Cost Vary by Surgeon: An Analysis of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children. Orthopedics. 2019 May 1;42(3):e317-e321. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20190307-02. Epub 2019 Mar 12.
Tong Y, Udupa J, McDonough J.M., Wileyto E.P., Capraro A., Wu C., Ho S, Galagedera N., Talwar D, Mayer O, Torigian D.A., Campbell R.M. Quantitative dynamic thoracic MRI: Application to thoracic insufficiency syndrome in pediatric patients. Radiology. 2019 May 21:181731. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019181731. [Epub ahead of print]
Talwar D., Yeh YL, Chen WJ, Chen LS. Characteristics and Quality of Genetics and Genomics Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Jun;27(6):833-840. doi: 10.1038/s41431-019-0360-2. Epub 2019 Feb 26.
2018
Talwar D, Chen WJ, Yeh YL, Foster, MA. Al-Shagrawi SA, Chen LS. Genomics curriculum for health science students: A systematic literature review. Genet Med. 2018 Dec 19. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0386-9. [Epub ahead of print]
Amuta-Jimenez AO, Lo C, Talwar D, Khan N, Barry AE. (2018). Food Label Literacy and Use among US Adults Diagnosed with Cancer: Results from a National Representative Study. Journal of Cancer Education.
Banskota B, Yadav P, Rajbhandary T, Shrestha OP, Talwar D, Banskota AK, Spiegel DA. (2018). Patient reported outcomes of the Ponseti method for untreated idiopathic clubfeet in Nepalese patients treated between 1 to 5 years of age at a minimum of 10 years follow-up. Journal of Bone Joint and Surgery.
Patel NM, Talathi NS, Talwar D, Fabricant PD, Kocher MS, Ganley TJ, Lawrence JTR. (2018). Factors Impacting the Preferred Surgical Technique in Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Accepted, The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.
2017
LeBrun D, Talwar D, Pham T, Banskota B, Spiegel DA. (2017). Predictors of healthcare seeking delays among children with chronic musculoskeletal disorders in Nepal. Journal of epidemiology and global health 7, no. 4 (2017): 299-304.
Ashley B, Spiegel DA, Cahill P, Talwar D, Baldwin KD. Post-Operative Fever in Orthopaedic Surgery, How Effective is "Fever Workup?" J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2017 Sep-Dec;25(3):2309499017727953. doi: 10.1177/2309499017727953.
Chen, L.S., Chang, F-W., Kim, M-J., Talwar, D, Zhao S. (2017) Genomic Medicine Practice among Physicians in Taiwan. Personalized Medicine, 14(2), 109-121.
2016
Talwar, D., Tseng, T-S., Foster, M., Xu, L., Chen, L.S. (2016) Genomics Education for Practicing Health Professionals: A Systematic Literature Review. Genetics in Medicine, 19(7), p.725.
Chen, L-S.; Li, M.; Talwar, D.; Xu, L.; Zhao, M. (2016) Chinese Americans’ Views and Use of Family Health History: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162706. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162706
2015
Li, M., Amuta, A., Xu, L., Dhar, S., Talwar, D., Jung E., Chen, L.S. (2015) A Qualitative Study of Information Needs for Autism Genetic Testing among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Patient Education and Counseling 99(6), pp.1011-1016.
Chen. X., Talwar D. Ji, Q. (2015) Social Networks and Social Support among Elderly Asian Immigrants in the United States. Global Journal of Anthropology Research, 2(2):15-21
Talwar, D., Chen, X., Vasdeo, S. (2015) Existing Disparities in Injury-related Mortality Rates in China: A Public Health Challenge. Global Journal of Anthropology Research, 2(1): 3-37.
Xu, L., Talwar, D., Foster, M. A. (2015) Systematic Review of Emotions, Attitudes, and Decisions Regarding the Genetic Tests for Autism Spectrum Disorders. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 2(3):1-9.
2014
Chen, L.S., Ye, J., Talwar, D., Zhao, S., Wang, C.H., Huang T-Y., Barry A. (2014). Perceived causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders among Taiwanese parents of affected children: A Qualitative Study. Global Journal of Anthropology Research, 1:12-19.
Chen, L.S., Li, C., Amuta, A., Li, M., Wang, C., Huang, T-Y., Dhar, S., Talwar, D. (2014). Autism Spectrum Disorders: Perceptions of Genetic Etiology and Recurrence Risk among Taiwanese Parents of affected children. Clinical Genetics, 88(2): 129-134. PMID: 25267333.
Chen, L.S., Xu, L., Dhar, S., Li, M., Talwar, D., Jung E. (2014). Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Qualitative Study of Prenatal Genetic Testing and Abortion Decision-Making among Parents of Affected Children. Clinical Genetics, 88(2): 122-128. PMID: 25251361.
2013
Hong, Y., Dahlke, D. V., Ory, M., Hochhalter, A., Reynolds, J., Purcell, N. P., Talwar, D., Eugene, N. (2013). Designing iCanFit: a mobile-enabled Web application to promote physical activity for older cancer survivors. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2(1).
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2017
Kudesia, R., Kazmir, S., Talwar, D., Murthy A.S. (2017). Women’s Health. Health of South Asians in the United States: An Evidence-based Guide for Policy and Program Development, 2nd Edition (In Press, Taylor and Francis)