Dr. Asos Qadir Mahmood (Asos Qadir Kokoy)

Associate Professor
Department of Medical & Health Sciences (MHS)
  • Director of Population Health Sersearch Education-Tennessee Population Health Consortium
  • MD PhD MPHProfessor (Assistant) at University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Profile

Dr. Asos Qadir Mahmood is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, where he also directs Population Health Research Education for the Tennessee Population Health Consortium. Dr. Mahmood received both his Ph.D. in Health Systems Management and Policy and his Master of Public Health from the University of Memphis School of Public Health. He also earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB, [MD equivalent]) degree from the University of Sulaimani College of Medicine. Dr. Mahmood’s research explores biopsychosocial determinants of health, healthcare disparities, and access to healthcare services among aging, low-income, and underserved populations, with a particular emphasis on chronic medical conditions. His research also evaluates evidence-based interventions and health policies aimed at improving health outcomes for patients with chronic medical conditions. His other research interests include investigating impacts of health informatics and patient-empowering tools such as tele-health and mobile health (mHealth) apps in enhancing quality of life and delivered care. Dr. Mahmood has presented his research at various scientific conferences and has successfully published in many peer-reviewed prestigious US-based and international journals. He currently serves on the editorial boards of BMC Health Services Research and DIGITAL HEALTH journals.

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Publications

  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Boykins, A., & Ogunsanmi, D. (2025). Social Support and Maternal  Healthcare Utilization Among Black Women in Mississippi. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health  Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02670-9
  • Ahuja, NA., Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Gulabani, M., Ahuja, N., & Robare, J. (2025). Factors influencing US  Adolescents' Exposure and Engagement with E-Cigarette-Related Content on Social Media. International  Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-025-01547-6 
  • Ogunsanmi, D., Chambers, J., Mahmood, A., Pakker, A., Kompalli, A., Kabir, U., Surbhi, S., Gatwood, J., &  Bailey, J. (2025). Technical Requirements, Design, and Automation Process for a Statewide Registry Based Tailored Text Messaging System: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR Research Protocols DOI: 10.2196/62874
  • Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Ogunsanmi, D., Kabir, U., & Entwistle, C. (2025). Patient-centered  communication and cancer information-seeking experiences among cancer survivors: A population based study in the United States. Patient Education and Counseling.  
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108710 
  • Mahmood, A., Ahuja, N., Kedia, S., & Bailey, J. (2025). Patient-centered communication and cancer  information overload among adults without a history of cancer in the United States. Journal of Health  Communication, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2025.2465491
  • Mahmood, A., Kim, H., Kedia, S., Boykins, A., & Goldsmith, J. V. (2025). Caregiving responsibility and  psychological distress among community-dwelling cancer survivors in the United States. Supportive Care  in Cancer, 33(2), 1-12. 
  • Mahmood, A., Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., & Chang, C. F. (2025). Rural-Urban Disparities in Mobile Health  Application Ownership and Utilization Among Cancer Survivors. Medical Care, 63(2):p 111-116.
  • Bhuyan, S.S., Sateesh, V., Mukul, N., Galvankar, A., Mahmood, A., Mohammad, N., Rai, A., Bordoloi, K.,  Basu, U., & Samuel, J. (2025). Generative Artificial Intelligence Use in Healthcare: Opportunities for  Clinical Excellence and Administrative Efficiency. Journal of Medical Systems.  
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-024-02136-1
  • Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Arshad, H., Mou, X., & Dillon, P. J. (2024). Disparities in Access to Mental Health  Services Among Children Diagnosed with Anxiety and Depression in the United States. Community  Mental Health Journal, 1-15.
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Chang, C. F., & Dobalian, A. (2024). Medicare skilled nursing facilities’ occupancy  and payer source: The moderating role of financial performance. SAGE Open Medicine, 12,  20503121241275368. 
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Ogunsanmi, D. O., Sharma, S., & Wyant, D. K. (2024). Impact of  Residential Segregation on Healthcare Utilization and Perceived Quality of Care Among Informal  Caregivers in the United States. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-13.
  • Ahuja, N., Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., & Dillon, P. J. (2024). Predictors of US Adults’ Opinion Toward an R Rating Policy for Movies With Cigarette Smoking. Health Education & Behavior, 51(4), 573-582.
  • Mahmood, A., Kim, H., Chang, C. F., Kedia, S., Arshad, H., & Dillon, P. J. (2024). mHealth Apps Use and  Their Associations with Healthcare Decision-Making and Health Communication Among Informal  Caregivers: Evidence from the National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey.  American Journal of Health Promotion, 38(1), 40-52. 
  • urbhi, S., Mahmood, A., Grant, C. C., Mzayek, F., Mamudu, H. M., Butterworth, S., ... & Bailey, J. E.  (2024). The Tennessee Heart Health Network effectiveness study: A stepped wedge cluster randomized  controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of statewide quality improvement cooperative participation  on cardiovascular outcomes. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 144, 107616. 
  • Bhuyan, S. S., Kalra, S., Mahmood, A., Rai, A., Bordoloi, K., Basu, U., ... & Gardner, M. (2024). Motivation  and Use of Telehealth Among People with Depression in the United States. Journal of Primary Care &  Community Health, 15, 21501319241266515.
  • Regmi, S., Kedia, S. K., Schmidt, M., Mahmood, A., Lugemwa, T., & Dillon, P. J. (2024).  Methamphetamine-Induced Wakefulness and Sleep Management: A Qualitative Analysis of Online  Narratives. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 56(4), 595-602. 
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Chang, C.F. et al. (2023). Impact of the Affordable Care Act on participation in the  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program among low-income older Medicare beneficiaries. BMC  Health Serv Res 23, 509 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09557-7
  • Kedia, S., Mahmood, A., Xie, L., Jiang, Y., Dillon, P., Ahuja, N., ... & Entwistle, C. (2023). Driving under the  influence of substances and motor vehicle fatalities among older adults in the United States. Traffic  injury prevention, 1-8. 
  • Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Dillon, P., Kim H., Arshad, H., & Ray, M. (2023). Food security status and breast  cancer screening among women in the United States: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study  and Health Care and Nutrition Study. Cancer Causes & Control. doi: 10.1007/s10552-023-01667-1 
  • Mahmood A, Kim H, Kedia S, Dillon P. (2022). Wearable Activity Tracker Use and Physical Activity Among  Informal Caregivers in the United States: Quantitative Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 10(11):e40391, doi:  10.2196/40391
  • Kim H., Mahmood A., Hammarlund NE., and Chang CF. (2022). Hospital value-based payment programs  and disparity in the United States: A review of current evidence and future perspectives. Front. Public  Health 10:882715. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.882715 
  • Mahmood A., Kedia S., Dobalian A., Chang C., Ahn S. (2022). Longitudinal associations between time varying insomnia symptoms and all-cause health care services utilization among middle-aged and older  adults in the United States. Health Services Research, 57(6), 1247-1260. doi:10.1111/1475- 6773.13971
  • Mahmood, A., Ray, M., Ward, K.D., Dobalian, A., & Ahn, S. (2022). Longitudinal associations between  insomnia symptoms and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults: A population-based  cohort study. SLEEP, 45(6), 1-11, zsac019, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac019
  • Mahmood, A., Ray, M., Dobalian, A., Ward, K. D., & Ahn, S. (2021). Insomnia symptoms and incident  heart failure: a population-based cohort study. European Heart Journal, 42(40), 4169-4176. 
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., & Powell, M. P. (2021). Health Information-seeking through Personal Health  Records among Women Susceptible to Breast Cancer. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 8(2), 119-129.
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Goldsmith, J. V., Chang, H., Kedia, S., & Chang, C. F. (2021). Access to broadband  internet and its utilization for health information seeking and health communication among informal  caregivers in the United States. Journal of Medical Systems, 45(2), 1-9. 
  • Mahmood, A., Kim, H., Kabir, U., Kedia, S., & Ray, M. (2020). Food insecurity and influenza and  pneumonia vaccines uptake among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Journal of  Community Health, 1-11.
  • Mahmood, A., Wyant, D. K., Kedia, S., Ahn, S., Powell, M. P., Jiang, Y., & Bhuyan, S. S. (2020). Self-Check In Kiosks Utilization and Their Association with Wait Times in Emergency Departments in the United  States. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 58(5), 829-840.
  • Kim, H., Mahmood, A., Carlton, E., Goldsmith, J., Chang, C., & Bhuyan, S. (2020). Access to personal  health records and screening for breast and cervical cancer among women with a family history of  cancer. Journal of Cancer Education, 35(6), 1128-1134. 
  • Ahn, S., Hussein, M., Mahmood, A., & Smith, M. L. (2020). Emergency department and inpatient  utilization among US older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a post-reform update. BMC Health  Services Research, 20(1), 77, 1-10.
  • Kabir, U. Y., Ezekekwu, E., Bhuyan, S. S., Mahmood, A., & Dobalian, A. (2020). Trends and best practices  in health care cybersecurity insurance policy. Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 40(2), 10-14.
  • Mahmood, A., Kedia, S., Wyant, D. K., Ahn, S., & Bhuyan, S. S. (2019). Use of mobile health applications  for health-promoting behavior among individuals with chronic medical conditions. Digital Health, 5,  2055207619882181. 
  • Mahmood, A., Mosalpuria, K., Wyant, D. K., & Bhuyan, S. S. (2019). Association between having a  regular health provider and access to services linked to electronic health records. Hospital Topics, 97(1),  1-10. 
  • Kim, H., Goldsmith, J. V., Sengupta, S., Mahmood, A., Powell, M. P., Bhatt, J., ... & Bhuyan, S. S. (2019).  Mobile health application and e-health literacy: opportunities and concerns for cancer patients and  caregivers. Journal of Cancer Education, 34(1), 3-8. 
  • Bhuyan, S. S., Chandak, A., Gupta, N., Isharwal, S., LaGrange, C., Mahmood, A., & Gentry, D. (2017).  Patient-provider communication about prostate cancer screening and treatment: new evidence from  the Health Information National Trends Survey. American journal of men's health, 11(1), 134-146.
  • Social Support and Maternal Healthcare Utilization Among Black Women in Mississippi https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-025-02670-9