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Andrea Dotson

Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine

Selected Publications


Novel Lactation Induction Protocol for a Transgender Woman Wishing to Breastfeed: A Case Report.

Journal Article Breastfeed Med · April 2024 Background: Lactation induction in transgender women is a clinical and research priority in the field of breastfeeding medicine. To date, there are four case reports detailing successful induced lactation in transgender patients who wished to breastfeed. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Congenital Heart Disease.

Journal Article Prim Care · March 2024 More people are living with congenital heart disease (CHD) because many children now survive to adulthood with advances in medical and surgical treatments. Patients with CHD have ongoing complex health-care needs in the various life stages of infancy, chil ... Full text Link to item Cite

Providing Obstetric Care: Suggestions From Experienced Family Physicians.

Journal Article Fam Med · October 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of family physicians who include obstetric care in their scope of practice is declining, resulting in lower access for patients to obstetric care, especially in rural and underserved communities. In our study, we aimed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States.

Journal Article Birth · December 2022 BACKGROUND: Patient-centered care is the best practice in the care of pregnant and postpartum patients. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes in perinatal care policies, which were often reactive, resulting in unintended consequences, many of which made t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Journal Article JAMA · August 24, 2021 Full text Cite

Screening Children for Social Determinants of Health: A Systematic Review

Journal Article Pediatrics · October 1, 2019 CONTEXT:Screening children for social determinants of health (SDOHs) has gained attention in recent years, but there is a deficit in understanding the present state of the sci ... Full text Cite