Latonya A. Riddle-Jones M.D., MPH (an7617)

 313-577-5030

 4201 St. Antoine, University Health Center Suite 5C, Detroit, Michigan 48201

Education

2018 - 2020 M.P.H., Epidemiology Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, MA 

2002 - 2008 M.D., Internal Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine , Detroit, MI

1997 - 2002 B.S., Chemical Engineering with Biochemical Option Michigan State University - School of Engineering , East Lansing, MI

2002 Study Abroad MSU, Studied abroad in Merida, Mexico, Merida

1999 Study Abroad Russia, Nine-week study abroad program at Taganrog State, Taganrog

1997 High School Diploma Cranbrook Kingswood Middle and Upper School , Bloomfield Hills, MI

Postgraduate Training

01/2019 - 02/2020 Fellowship, Midwest Fellowship for Primary Care Champions (MFPCC) - Primary Care University of Illinois - Chicago / HRSA , Chicago, IL, United States of America

09/2018 - 09/2019 Other (HIV Clinician Scholars Program), One year HIV training and certification program for primary care providers Wayne State University / MATEC, Detroit, MI, United States of America

09/2018 Other (AAMC Minority Faculty Development), Medical Education AAMC, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

04/2018 - 05/2019 Fellowship, Leadership in Health Policy Fellowship (LEAHP) - National one year Health Policy Leadership development program focused on health policy knowledge and advocacy skills Society of General Internal Medicine (LEAHP), Washington D.C., DC, United States of America

07/2008 - 09/2012 Residency, Internal Medicine - Pediatrics Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, United States of America 

Peer Reviewed

Key: CV Holder, Corresponding Author^, Equal Contributor~, Junior Faculty, Student*, Trainee Original Observations

1. Kelly A. Kyanko^, Molly A. Fisher , Latonya Riddle-Jones, Anders Chen, Franchine Jetton, Thomas Staiger, Mark Schwartz. National Health Policy Leadership Program for General Internists. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 02/2022. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-022-07455-y

2. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, Latonya Riddle-Jones ^, Nakia Allen. Modern Day Drapetomania: Calling Out Scientific Racism.. J GEN INTERN MED. 10/2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07163-z. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07163-z

3. Chen, A, Cowert, J, Riddle-Jones, L, Candler, S.. The Next LEAHP (Leadership in Health Policy) Year. Society of General Internal Medicine Forum. 11/2019;42(7):8-9.

4. Latonya A Riddle-Jones. Physicians Working with Medical Students, Law Enforcement, and Politicians to Push Safe Storage Gun Legislation. Society of General Internal Medicine FORUM. 07/2019;42(7):8-9. 

Honors / Awards

10/2020 ChangeMaker in Medicine - Finalist, SEEN Magazine

06/2020 Most Compassionate Attending Award, WSU / DMC Med-Peds Residency Program Voted on by Med-Peds residents for the attending showing the most compassion to patients, trainees and staf .

05/2020 2020 Healthcare Heros, Crain's Newspaper Detroit

10/2019 Presidential Alumna Woman of Distinction Award, Wayne State University

10/2019 ChangeMaker in Medicine - Finalist, SEEN Magazine

10/2019 Top Doc 2019, HOUR Magazine Internal Medicine - Top Doc honors - Voted by peers in Metro Detroit.

06/2019 Trailblazer in Medicine Award, WSU/ DMC Med-Peds Residency Program Voted on by Med-Peds Residents and faculty for faculty member who is considered to be a trainblazer in either Internal medicine or Pediatrics departments.

02/2018 Gold Humanism Honor Society, Wayne State University School of Medicine Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2018. Five faculty members given this award annually.

01/2018 Leadership in Health Policy Fellowship (LEAHP) 2018, Society of General Internal Medicine National 1-year fellowship in health policy and advocacy education through national leaders in the Society of General Internal Medicine(SGIM).

2016 Faculty Teaching Award -Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Awarded annual to faculty by residents of combine Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Department

2015 Faculty Teaching Award -Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Awarded annual to faculty by residents of combine Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Department

2014 Medical Education Research Scholars Program (MERSP) Scholars, Wayne State University School of Medicine 12 month program in which 8 faculty members are chosen to learn about and develop medical education research to faculty of Wayne State University school of Medicine with $10,000 grant given to designated faculty department

2012 Resident of the Year Award Selected by the combined Medicine-Pediatrics residents in recognition of excellence as a Med-Peds senior by exhibiting humanism, professionalism and service

2011 Community Service Resident of the Year, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program

2006 Black Medical Association Scholar, Black Medical Society Selected by the members of the Black Medical Society in recognition of exceptional leadership, service and mentorship 

Dr. Riddle is a proud Chemical Engineering graduate of Michigan State University, Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) and DMC/ Wayne State University School of Medicine Internal Medicine- Pediatrics Residency program. She practiced at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for 2 years upon graduation, and served as Clinical Instructor for University of Michigan Med/Peds program while there. Here at Wayne State University, she is an Assistant Professor, Medical Director for the Corktown Health Center (a medical home for Detroit’s LGBTQ community), Associate Medical Director for the Tri- County Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program, faculty mentor for FitKids360 at WSU School of Medicine (an obesity treatment program for children), and serves as a representative on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Department of Internal Medicine.

Her research interests include obesity prevention and treatment, effects of the Affordable Care Act on safety-net programs, and the performance of engineering students in medical school, while her clinical interests include addressing the medical needs of the LGBTQ community, asthma, diabetes and obesity. She is a proud wife, and mother of two. She loves ambulatory medicine, and her goal is to keep patients out of the hospital by staying on top of their preventative health needs – mind, body and spirit 

• ChangeMaker in Medicine – Finalist – SEEN Magazine Detroit 10/2020
• Wayne State University Alumna Woman of Distinction Award 10/2019
• Top Docs – Internal Medicine - HOUR Magazine Detroit 10/2019
• Trailblazer Award - Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Faculty – WSU/DMC Residency 06/2019
• Most Compassionate Attending Award Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Faculty – WSU/DMC Residency 06/2019, 2020 

Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health 06/2018 - 05/2020
Boston, MA
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology

Postgraduate Training

• Midwest Fellowship for Primary Care Champions (MFPCC) 01/2019 - 02/2020
• Champion Fellow - University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC) Department of Family Medicine funded and supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health
• Workforce, Division of Medicine and Dentistry (grant # T13HP31010)
• HIV Clinician Scholars Program 09/2018 – 09/2019
• Midwest AIDS Training & Education Center (MATEC)
• One-year HIV training and certification program for primary care providers Wayne State University/ Detroit, MI

Community Speaking Events

• Women and Girls HIV Awareness Symposium – Detroit Recovery Project – 02/2020
  Keynote Speaker
• Stroke Awareness & Young – Interview in Response to Luke Perry’s Death 107.5FM 03/2019

Podium Presentation (refereed)

• Mendez, J., Neufeld, S., McGrath, G., Neal, A., Allen N., Riddle-Jones, L., Bridges, D., Jackson, S., Gobel, K., and Sniderman, D., A peer-led model for falls prevention for community-dwelling seniors, developed by medical and art therapy students. AAMC Central Group on Education Affairs, Rapid City, SD, April 2020
• Riddle-Jones, L., Smith, J., Mumuni, S., Onyeukwu, O., Mendez, J., Ayers, E., Hanna- Johnson, M., Barbershop Initiative: HIV Education and Prevention in the heart of the community, American Association of American Colleges, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 2019
• Utter, K., Liddell, T., Vandel, J., Wesemann, L., Schroeder, K, Riddle-Jones, L. and Mendez, J., Extended Care Facility Oral History Project for First Year Medical Students Central Group on Education Affairs, AAMC., Grand Rapids, MI 2019
• Pantelic, M., Afify, O., Boalbanat, H., Wesemann, L., Riddle-Jones, L., Mendez, J., Improving Medical Education by Assessing Falls Prevention at Extended Care Facilities, Medical Equity Conference, Wayne State University Detroit, MI, April, 2019

Peer Reviewed

• Chen, A., Cowert, J., Riddle-Jones, L., Candler, S. 2020: The Next LEAHP (Leadership in Health Policy) Year. SGIM FORUM Society of General Internal Medicine. 2019 November; 42 (11):1
• Riddle-Jones, L. Physicians Working with Medical Students, Law
  Enforcement, and Politicians to Push Gun Safe Storage Legislation. SGIM FORUM
  Society of General Internal Medicine. 2019 July; 42 (7):8-9.
  Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
• Riddle-Jones, L. Transgender Patients Face Unique Cancer Risks, Social Barriers. The Oakland Press 17 Feb. 2020; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Tobacco Use, Nicotine Addiction Remain High in LGBTQ Population. The Oakland Press. 20 Jan. 2020; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. HIV Prevention Drugs will Play Key Role in Stemming Disease. The Oakland Press. 16 Dec. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Decisions on Long-Term Healthcare Essential for People in LGBTQ Community. The Oakland Press. 11 Nov. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Education, Communication can Bring Down Suicide Rates. The Oakland Press. 6 Sep. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Too Many in LGBTQ Population Fall Victim to Gun Violence. The Oakland Press. 26 Aug. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Diet, Exercise Can Boost Heart Health. The Oakland Press. 22 Jul. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Ending the HIV Epidemic Possible with Testing, Prevention Efforts. The Oakland Press. 24 Jun. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. LGBTQ Community Face Unique Cancer Risks. The Oakland Press. 13 May. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. 3 Key Health Decisions Older LGBTQ Adults Must Consider. The Oakland Press. 8 Apr. 2019; Print & On-line.
• Riddle-Jones, L. Healthcare Needs for LGBTQ Population Continue to Evolve. The Oakland Press. 4 Mar. 2019; Print & On-line.