Hunter Holt, MD, MAS, is a board-certified family medicine physician and Assistant Professor in the UIC Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Holt is focused on researching and implementing solutions that address health inequities and improve patient experiences and health outcomes related to reproductive health and cervical cancer prevention. In medical school at Rush University, Dr. Holt traveled to China as an NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow to research cervical cancer prevention in China. Working with the Cancer Institute of China, Dr. Holt investigated cervical cancer screening in Chinese migrant workers and post-menopausal Chinese women. As a family medicine resident at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Dr. Holt was a part of the Global Health Track, working in Senegal to implement sustainable solutions for cervical cancer prevention in rural Senegal. As a Primary Care Research Fellow at UCSF, Dr. Holt completed his master’s degree in Clinical and Epidemiological Research and worked to understand the reasons behind disparities in cervical cancer incidence and mortality. Currently, Dr. Holt is working to find solutions to reduce these cervical cancer disparities and promote health equity.

Clinic Location: University Village Family Medicine

Clinical Interests:

• Chronic disease management
• Cancer prevention
• Preventive health

Research Interests:

• Cervical cancer prevention
• Health inequities
• Big data

Selected Grants:

• University of Illinois Chicago’s (UIC) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) grant K12HD101373 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
• UI Cancer Center Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research Center Pilot Grant 2022
• UIC Health Equity Pilot Program Grant 2022
• UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (P30AG015272)

Holt HK, Peterson CE, Maclaughlan David S, et al. Mediation of Racial and Ethnic Inequities in the Diagnosis of Advanced-Stage Cervical Cancer by Insurance Status. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(3):e232985. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2985

Dykens JA, Peterson CE, Holt HK, Harper DM. Gender neutral HPV vaccination programs: Reconsidering policies to expand cancer prevention globally. Mini Review. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023-February-21 2023;11doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1067299

Qin J*, Holt HK*, Richards TB, Saraiya M, Sawaya GF. Use Trends and Recent Expenditures for Cervical Cancer Screening–Associated Services in Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries Older Than 65 Years. JAMA internal medicine. 2022;doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5261

Schrier E*, Holt HK*, Kuppermann M, Sawaya GF (2022) Changing preferences for a cervical cancer screening strategy: moving away from annual testing, Women’s Health Report 3:1, 709–717, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2022.0007.

Holt HK, Gildengorin G, Karliner L, Fontil V, Pramanik R, Potter MB. Differences in Hypertension Medication Prescribing for Black Americans and Their Association with Hypertension Outcomes. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2022;35(1):26-34. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210276

Qin J, Shahangian S, Saraiya M, Holt HK, Gagnon M, Sawaya GF. Trends in the use of cervical cancer screening tests in a large medical claims database, United States, 2013–2019. Gynecologic Oncology. 2021/09/08/ 2021;doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.08.023

Sawaya GF, Holt HK, Lamar R, Perron-Burdick M, Smith-McCune K. Prioritizing cervical cancer screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Response of an academic medical center and a public safety net hospital in California. Preventive medicine. 2021/10/01/ 2021;151:106569. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106569

Holt HK*, Zhang X*, Hu SY, Zhao FH, Smith JS, Qiao YL. Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Between Chinese Migrant Women and Local Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Control. 2021 Jan-Dec;28:1073274820985792. doi: 10.1177/1073274820985792. PMID: 33517761.

Holt HK, Sawaya GF, El Ayadi AM, Henderson JT, Rocca CH, Westhoff CL Harper CC. Unnecessary pelvic examinations: A barrier to contraception among survivors of intimate partner violence. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Nov 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06334-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33145695.

Holt HK, Kulasingam S, Sanstead EC, Alarid-Escudero F, Smith-McCune K, Gregorich SE, Silverberg MJ, Huchko MJ, Kuppermann M, Sawaya GF. Discussing Cervical Cancer Screening Options: Outcomes to Guide Conversations between Patients and Providers. MDM Policy & Practice 5(2): 2381468320952409

BA, Vanderbilt University, 2011
MD, Rush University 2016
MAS, University of California, San Francisco 2021

2019-Current - Board Certification in Family Medicine
2021-Current - Medical License, Illinois
2019-Current - Buprenorphine X-waiver Certification
2019-Current - Drug Enforcement Agency Certification

2013-Present - American Academy of Family Physicians
2018-Present - North American Primary Care Research Group
2022-Present - Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
2022-Present - International Papillomavirus Society

International

Holt HK, Sawaya GF, El Ayadi AM, Henderson JT, Rocca CH, Westhoff CL Harper CC. Unnecessary pelvic examinations: A barrier to contraception among survivors of intimate partner violence. NAPCRG 2020 Annual Meeting 2020

National

Holt HK, Addressing Cervical Cancer Inequities. American Cancer Society Team Determination Chicago Marathon. October 2023

Holt HK. Ending Cervical Cancer Screening Works in Progress. Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research. Virtual. April 2022

Rosman L, Holt HK, Sanchez-Johnsen L, Disparities in Cervical Cancer in Latinxs and Ways to Improve Screening. National Latinx Psychological Association Conference 2022

Holt HK, Health Disparities and Health Equity in Cervical Cancer. HRSA Quarterly Works in Progress. Virtual. May 2021

Holt HK, Sawaya GF, El Ayadi AM, Henderson JT, Rocca CH, Westhoff CL Harper CC. Unnecessary pelvic examinations: A barrier to contraception among survivors of intimate partner violence. SGIM 2020 Annual Meeting 2020—Moved to Virtual Format

Holt HK. Evaluation of four triage strategies for human papillomavirus DNA-Positive women: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from 17 population-based studies from China. 13^th Annual Meeting of the National Cervical Cancer Consortium & Symposium of Cervical Cancer Prevention. Beijing, China. April 2015.

 Regional

Maureen C, Figueroa E, Holt HK, Hobbs K, Jendusa M, Patel M. Teaching Humanism Through the Care of the Homeless. Gold Foundation Mapping the Landscape Symposium. Chicago, IL. May 2018.

Local

Holt HK. Focusing on Health Disparities and Health Equity. University of Chicago/Northshore Primary Care and Population Health Investigators Meeting. April 2021.

Holt HK. Health Disparities and Health Equity in Cervical Cancer. University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds. February 2021.

Holt HK. Cervical Cancer Prevention in Postmenopausal Chinese Women. 4th Annual Rush University Global Health Symposium. Chicago, IL. February 2016.