Adnan Kisa

Adnan Kisa is an internationally recognized academic and expert in health policy and economics, renowned for his impactful contributions to global healthcare research, policy formulation, and economic analysis.

Education

Kisa received a doctorate in health policy and economics from Tulane University, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Career

Kisa has worked as faculty and administrator at Kristiania University College, Tulane University, the University of Georgia, and the University of South Carolina.

Kisa has administered numerous scientific projects and served as the principal investigator for the WHO WHS-Turkey project, the National Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness of Essential Health Services in Turkey, and the Leadership and Communication Styles of Country Leaders in the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak project. He has also been a consultant for WHO-ICC, the project manager of the Strengthening Management in Reproductive Health Services Project, a member of The Network of Innovators of Chronic Conditions at WHO, and a PE team member of the INFINITY Project at Tulane University and the Perinatal Outcome Study MMC. He is listed among the world's most influential scientists in Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list and the list of career-long impact.

Publications

Kisa has more than 200 peer-reviewed published articles, books, book chapters, and research reports in English, Russian, Spanish, French, and Turkish. He is a member of many national and international health institutions, scientific boards, and editorial boards. He is the author, scientific writer, or editor of:

• Laughter, Melissa R.; Maymone, Mayra B. C.; Karimkhani, Chante; Rundle, Chandler; Hu, Sophia; Wolfe, Sophia; Abuabara, Katrina; Hollingsworth, Parker; Weintraub, Gil S.; Dunnick, Cory A.; Kisa, Adnan; Damiani, Giovanni; Sheikh, Aziz; Singh, Jasvinder A.; Fukumoto, Takeshi; Desai, Rupak; Grada, Ayman; Filip, Irina; Radfar, Amir; Naghavi, Mohsen; Dellavalle, Robert P. (1 August 2020). "The Burden of Skin and Subcutaneous Diseases in the United States From 1990 to 2017" (PDF). JAMA Dermatology. 156 (8): 874. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.1573.
• Kisa, Sezer; Kisa, Adnan (14 September 2024). "'No Papers, No Treatment': a scoping review of challenges faced by undocumented immigrants in accessing emergency healthcare". International Journal for Equity in Health. 23 (1): 184. doi:10.1186/s12939-024-02270-9. PMC 11401389. PMID 39277719.
• Innovative care for chronic conditions : building blocks for actions : global report. World Health Organization. 2002. hdl:10665/42500. ISBN 978-92-4-159017-4.
• Organization, World Health (2003). Adherence to long-term therapies : evidence for action. World Health Organization. hdl:10665/42682. ISBN 978-92-4-154599-0.
• Türel, Özden; Kisa, Adnan; McIntosh, E. David G.; Bakir, Mustafa (July 2013). "Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in Turkey". Value in Health. 16 (5): 755–759. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2013.03.1632. PMID 23947968.
• Kisa, Sezer; Kisa, Adnan (21 August 2024). "A Comprehensive Analysis of COVID-19 Misinformation, Public Health Impacts, and Communication Strategies: Scoping Review". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26: e56931. doi:10.2196/56931. PMC 11375383. PMID 39167790.
• Mohamed Nour, Magde; Kisa, Adnan (7 March 2024). "Political Leaders' Communication Strategies during COVID-19 in Highly Infected Countries: A Scoping Review". Healthcare. 12 (6): 607. doi:10.3390/healthcare12060607. PMC 10970693. PMID 38540571.