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Frances Catherine O'Hare

Frances Catherine O'Hare

Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
frances.ohare@duke.edu
100 Duke Health Cary Place, Suite 210, Cary, NC 27619
100 Duke Health Cary Place, Suite 210, Cary, NC 27619
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Overview

Kitty O'Hare is the Senior Medical Director for Pediatrics within Duke Primary Care

Office Hours

https://www.dukehealth.org/locations/duke-primary-care-green-level-pediatrics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

In the News

Published September 1, 2021
COVID-19 cases impacting some North Carolina child care centers
Published July 14, 2021
With cases climbing in NC, experts hope getting COVID-19 vaccine doses to doctors' offices will reverse trend
Published October 25, 2020
This daycare policy doesn't care for children. It raises risk for all ages.

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Recent Publications

Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care.

Journal Article N C Med J · July 2023 Injury from firearms is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Prevention requires a multi-pronged approach involving clinicians and policy. One evidence-based method to improve firearm safety is counseling with loc ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Patient Navigator Intervention Supporting Timely Transfer Care of Adolescent and Young Adults of Hispanic Descents Attending an Urban Primary Care Pediatrics Clinic

Journal Article Pediatric Quality and Safety · March 10, 2021 Introduction: While comprehensive health care transition is associated with better health outcomes, navigating health care transition can be difficult for adolescents and young adults (AYAs), especially those with fewer resources. Our practice serves low-i ... Full text Cite

Assessment of: self-management skills towards transition readiness and patient portal use among Hispanic adolescent and young adult patients.

Journal Article BMJ Paediatr Open · 2020 We conducted a 15-item self-answered survey to assess self-management skills and explore interest in a patient portal among publicly insured Hispanic youths ages 12-25. Out of 61 participants, 33% did not know how to schedule an appointment, 50% how to ref ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine · 2004 M.D.