Papers accepted for publication:

"Trauma Surveillance and Epidemiology in Haiti: A Pilot Study" recently accepted for publication in The Journal of the Pan American Trauma Society

Recent presentations:

BURDEN OF UROLOGIC DISEASE AND EFFICACY OF SHORT-TERM SURGICAL MISSIONS IN RURAL HAITI
Adam Lorentz1, Steven Gerhard1, Lee Hugar2, Justine Broecker3, Jyotirmay Sharma3, Jahnavi Srinivasan3, Cinnamon Sullivan4, Viraj Master1, John Pattaras1, Jeff Carney1 
1Department of Urology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 4Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 
Presented By: Charles Adam Lorentz, MD

Efficacy of Surgical Site Infection Scorecard for Quality Improvement in Haiti accepted for presentation at the 2018 Academic Surgical Congress

Publications from our past surgical trips:

  1. Sutton CD, Lynde GC. A survey of Haitian attitudes towards informed consent. Clinical Ethics. 2017 Dec;12(4):197-204.
  2. McCullough, C., DeGennaro, V., Bagley, J. K., Sharma, J., Saint-Fort, M., & Henrys, J. H. (2016). A national trauma capacity assessment of Haiti. journal of surgical research, 201(1), 126-133.
  3. Love, T. P., Martin, B. M., Tubasiime, R., Srinivasan, J., Pollock, J. D., & Delman, K. A. (2015). Emory global surgery program: learning to serve the underserved well. Journal of surgical education, 72(4), e46-e51.
  4. Dewberry, L., McCullough, C., Goss, J., Hugar, L. A., Dente, C. J., & Sharma, J. (2014). Trauma capacity in the central plateau department of Haiti. Journal of Surgical Research, 192(1), 34-40.
  5. Martin, B. M., Love, T. P., Srinivasan, J., Sharma, J., Pettitt, B., Sullivan, C., ... & Brewster, L. P. (2014). Designing an ethics curriculum to support global health experiences in surgery. journal of surgical research, 187(2), 367-370.
  6. Hugar, L. A., McCullough, C. M., Quinn, M. E., Kapadia, S. M., & Pettitt, B. J. (2014). Scaling up short-term humanitarian surgery: a global surgery elective for senior medical students. Journal of surgical education, 71(6), 871-877.
  7. Leeds, I. L., Hugar, L. A., Pettitt, B. J., Srinivasan, J., & Master, V. A. (2013). International surgical clerkship rotation: perceptions and academic performance. The American Journal of Surgery, 206(2), 280-286.
  8. Leeds, I. L., Creighton, F. X., Wheatley, M. A., Macleod, J. B., Srinivasan, J., Chery, M. P., & Master, V. A. (2011). Intensive medical student involvement in short-term surgical trips provides safe and effective patient care: a case review. BMC research notes, 4(1), 317.
  9. Creighton, F. X., Leeds, I. L., Master, V. A., & Srinivasan, J. K. (2011). Learning from Haiti. The Lancet, 377(9782), 2054.
  10. Chin-Quee, A., White, L., Leeds, I., MacLeod, J., & Master, V. A. (2011). Medical student surgery elective in rural Haiti: a novel approach to satisfying clerkship requirements while providing surgical care to an underserved population. World journal of surgery, 35(4), 739-744.
  11. Leeds, I. L., Engel, P. M., Derby, K. S., Kapadia, S. M., Chery, M. P., & Bhatt, A. (2010). Two cases of Restavek-related illness: Clinical implications of foster neglect in Haiti. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 83(5), 1098-1099.

Publications from our sister OB/GYN trip:

  1. Zahedi, L., Sizemore, E., Malcolm, S., Grossniklaus, E., & Nwosu, O. (2014). Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening among Haitian health care workers. International journal of environmental research and public health, 11(11), 11541-11552.
  2. Roger, E., & Nwosu, O. (2014). Diagnosing cervical dysplasia using visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid in a woman in rural Haiti. International journal of environmental research and public health, 11(12), 12304-12311.