Emine Bircan

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

7 h-index 18 pubs 256 cited

Research Areas

Health disparities and outcomes SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Birth, Development, and Health COVID-19 epidemiological studies COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

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Emine Bircan's research has focused on investigating health disparities and outcomes, particularly in relation to COVID-19 and respiratory conditions. Her work includes studies on the association between electronic cigarette use and respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD among never smokers. Bircan has also examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supplement usage and self-medication practices within Arkansas. Further research has explored gender and racial disparities in COVID-19 symptomatology and outcomes among Arkansas adults.

Additional areas of Bircan's scholarly activity include the prevalence and clustering of congenital heart defects in boys with hypospadias, as well as the role of paternal genetic variants in the risk of obstructive heart defects. She has a history of collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mohammed S. Orloff, Wendy Nembhard, Jenil Patel, and Keyur Vyas. Bircan's publication record demonstrates an ongoing engagement with public health and medical research topics.

Metrics

h-index: 7
Publications: 18
Citations: 256

Selected Publications

Abstract 4344025: Is Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Later in Life among Women who Delivered a Child with Congenital Heart Disease? (2025) DOI
Advances in postpartum hypertension management: a review of current guidelines and interventions (2025) DOI
Years of Potential Life Lost for Children and Adults With Congenital Heart Defects: United States, 2007 to 2017 (2025) DOI
Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas (2023) DOI
Intellectual disabilities and autism among children with congenital heart defects, Western Australia, 1983–2010 (2023) DOI
Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supplement Usage and Its Combination with Self-Medication within the State of Arkansas (2022) DOI
Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias (2022) DOI
Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas (2022) DOI
Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers (2021) DOI
Correction: Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers (2021) DOI
Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers (2021) DOI
Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach (2021) DOI