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General Internal Medicine
Cynthia Kay, MD, MS

Cynthia Kay, MD, MS

Associate Professor

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  • General Internal Medicine

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Research Interests

Cynthia Kay, MD, MS, is a graduate of MCW's Internal Medicine Residency Program-Primary Care Track. After residency, she completed the Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research at MCW and earned a MS in Clinical & Translational Science. She worked on various projects, including exploring hospital practice patterns of invasive bedside procedures, attending and resident evaluations, and the association between USMLE, In-Service Exam, and ABIM scores. She was fortunate enough to have received a PCORP Seed grant at the end of her fellowship to continue her work on examining the clinical outcomes of bedside procedures by various hospital services. Her interests continue to be in residency education, procedure training, primary care, and chronic diseases. Currently, she is working on a pilot study to understand how chronic pain is evaluated and managed in the outpatient setting. The results of which will identify areas in need of improvement. The goal is to develop and implement an intervention that will transform the way chronic non-cancer pain is managed, focusing on an evidence-based medicine, and making the use of opioids safer.

Publications

  • (Kay C, Woodard JA, Yass N, Tesfatsion S, Vepraskas S.) South Med J. 2026 May 04;119(5):229-234 PMID: 42067383 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105037773058 05/02/2026

  • (Tasse I, Sewera S, Vepraskas S, Kay C, Pavlic A, Muntz M.) ٍٍٍ½خر Science Educator. June 2026;36(3):1635-1640 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105037214826 06/01/2026

  • (Kay C, Scholcoff C.) J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May;40(6):1430-1431 PMID: 39875766 PMCID: PMC12045857 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217224619 01/29/2025

  • (Kay C, Ruffalo L, Wrzosek MI, Sauter C, Pavlic A, Gilligan MA, Beckmann K, Melamed S.) WMJ. 2025;124(2):123-128 PMID: 40690630 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011860387 07/21/2025

  • (Kay C, Sherman K, Sparapani R.) J Opioid Manag. 2025;21(2):131-140 PMID: 40326725 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003715067 05/06/2025

  • (Yass N, Walker R, Nagavally S, Kay C.) WMJ. 2025;124(1):42-46 PMID: 40262006 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003838190 04/22/2025

  • (Kay C, Pavlic A, Ruffalo L.) Ann Intern Med. 2023 Sep;176(9):1257-1258 PMID: 37639721 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171807492 08/28/2023

  • (Kay C, Bernstein J, Yass N, Woodard J, Tesfatsion S, Scholcoff C.) J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Oct;37(13):3419-3425 PMID: 35167062 PMCID: PMC9551013 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124968229 02/16/2022

  • (Bernstein J, Rublee C, Kay C, Jackson JL.) Am J Med. 2022 Sep;135(9):1134-1136 PMID: 35472395 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131077960 04/27/2022

  • (Kay C, Jackson JL.) WMJ. 2022 Jul;121(2):164-166 PMID: 35857696 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134854629 07/21/2022

  • (Jackson JL, Kay C, Scholcoff C, Nickoloff S, Kuriyama A, Slykhouse L, O'Malley PG.) J Gen Intern Med. 2022 May;37(6):1569-1571 PMID: 34258728 PMCID: PMC9085985 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110187782 07/15/2021

  • (Jackson JL, Farkas A, Fletcher K, Kay C, Machen JL, Nickoloff S, Scholcoff C.) J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Nov;36(11):3598-3600 PMID: 33532955 PMCID: PMC8606492 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100420850 02/04/2021

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