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Sonya Sunhi Shin, M.D.

617-726-3812

Dr. Sonya Shin is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Gallup, NM. Dr. Shin specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity

Changes in food pricing and availability on the Navajo Nation following a 2% tax on unhealthy foods: The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014.
Authors: Authors: George C, Bancroft C, Salt SK, Curley CS, Curley C, de Heer HD, Yazzie D, Eddie R, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS.
PLoS One
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Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert.
Authors: Authors: Sundberg MA, Warren AC, VanWassenhove-Paetzold J, George C, Carroll DS, Becenti LJ, Martinez A, Jones B, Bachman-Carter K, Begay MG, Wilmot T, Sandoval-Soland H, MacKenzie O, Hamilton L, Tsosie M, Bradburn CK, Ellis E, Malone J, Pon J, Fitch A, Selig SM, Gall G, Shin SS.
Public Health Nutr
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Impact of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Health Outcomes and Behaviors in Young Navajo Children.
Authors: Authors: Jones LJ, VanWassenhove-Paetzold J, Thomas K, Bancroft C, Ziatyk EQ, Kim LS, Shirley A, Warren AC, Hamilton L, George CV, Begay MG, Wilmot T, Tsosie M, Ellis E, Selig SM, Gall G, Shin SS.
Curr Dev Nutr
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Community Outreach for Navajo People Living with Diabetes: Who Benefits Most?
Authors: Authors: Trevisi L, Orav JE, Atwood S, Brown C, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Sehn H, Nelson AK, Begay MG, Shin SS.
Prev Chronic Dis
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The complexities of selling fruits and vegetables in remote Navajo Nation retail outlets: perspectives from owners and managers of small stores.
Authors: Authors: Piltch EM, Shin SS, Houser RF, Griffin T.
Public Health Nutr
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Healthy Stores Initiative Associated with Produce Purchasing on Navajo Nation.
Authors: Authors: MacKenzie OW, George CV, Pérez-Escamilla R, Lasky-Fink J, Piltch EM, Sandman SM, Clark C, Avalos QJ, Carroll DS, Wilmot TM, Shin SS.
Curr Dev Nutr
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Integrating community health representatives with health care systems: clinical outcomes among individuals with diabetes in Navajo Nation.
Authors: Authors: Trevisi L, Orav JE, Atwood S, Brown C, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Sehn H, Nelson KA, Begay MG, Shin SS.
Int J Equity Health
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Primary care and survival among American Indian patients with diabetes in the Southwest United States: Evaluation of a cohort study at Gallup Indian Medical Center, 2009-2016.
Authors: Authors: King C, Atwood S, Brown C, Nelson AK, Lozada M, Wei J, Merino M, Curley C, Muskett O, Sabo S, Gampa V, Orav J, Shin S.
Prim Care Diabetes
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CASITA: a controlled pilot study of community-based family coaching to stimulate early child development in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Nelson AK, Miller AC, Munoz M, Rumaldo N, Kammerer B, Vibbert M, Lundy S, Soplapuco G, Lecca L, Condeso A, Valdivia Y, Atwood SA, Shin SS.
BMJ Paediatr Open
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Community-Based Accompaniment with Supervised Antiretrovirals for HIV-Positive Adults in Peru: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.
Authors: Authors: McLaughlin MM, Franke MF, Muñoz M, Nelson AK, Saldaña O, Cruz JS, Wong M, Zhang Z, Lecca L, Ticona E, Arevalo J, Sanchez E, Sebastián JL, Shin S.
AIDS Behav
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