Surgery and Anesthesia

Active Projects: 12

Project Investigator All Topics Start date End date
Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) Rosanna Wustrack, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Prevalence and correlates of adverse pregnancy outcomes following female genital fistula repair in Uganda: a mixed-methods study Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery
Reintegration intervention for psychosocial and physical recovery after obstetric fistula Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery, Stigma and Discrimination
Phase 2a Escalating Dose Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Clinical Activity of 3 Concentrations of Locally Applied MBN-101 to Infected Osteosynthesis Site Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
METRC 2 Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Locally Administered Gentamicin in the Prevention of Deep Infection after Open Tibial Shaft Fractures in Tanzania David Shearer, MD Opportunistic Infection, Surgery and Anesthesia, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment
Medical simulation center for Anesthesia trainee education in Nepal Claas Siegmueller, MD, PhD, MBA Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery: A Prospective Observational, Multicenter Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Aging
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures (FAITH-2) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Mechanisms of Skeletal Stem Cell Dysfunctions in Traumatic Bone Injuries Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development

Active Projects: 126

Project Investigator All Topics Start date End date
Sprint: Study to Prospective Evaluated Reamed Intramedullary Nails in Tibial Fractures Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Optimal Treatment of Femur Fractures in Poly-Trauma Patients: Assessment of the Impact of Center-Specific Characteristics on Outcomes and Development of a Novel Prediction Rule to Guide Treatment Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
The Relative Effect of Cephalomedullary Nails Versus Sliding Hip Screw in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures on Mortality and Re-Operation: a Comparative Retrospective Cohort Study Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
High-Quality, High Volume Cataract Surgery at Aravind as a Model for Male Circumcision James Kahn, MD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Surgery and Anesthesia, Risk Reduction and Prevention
American College of Surgeons's Advanced Trauma Life Support Course William Schecter, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Patient and Peer Education
Bone and Joint Surgery Resident Journal Club Program Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Immunomodulation of Transplant Rejection by Anti-CD3 mAb Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Rhbmp2 vs. AutograpH for Critical Size Tibial Defects: a Multi-Center Randomized Trial Amir Matityahu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation for Residency Enhancement Awards Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Hemoprotein Oxidation and Heme Catabolism Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia
OMeGA Orthopaedic educational grants for fellowship and residency programs Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2010-2011 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Surgery 2010-2011 Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Advisory Task Group for the Development of a Palliative Care Protocol Anu Agrawal, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Orthopaedic Resident Journal Club Grant 2011-2012 Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2011-2012 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Development and evaluation of anesthesia teaching tools to support educators in resource-limited learning environments Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Sedation management in pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure Linda Franck, RN, PhD, FAAN Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
HLA-A Low Resolution Typing Surgery and Anesthesia, Immunology
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2012-2013 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Philips Mra Research Plan B-9 (Dose Aware) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Intramedullary Nail Designs for Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Fixation Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Timing and Mechanism of Traumatic Coagulopathy Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Trial to Evaluate Ultrasound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures (Trust) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Orthopedics: caring for musculoskeletal conditions and injuries in austere settings Richard Coughlin, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
OREF 2013-2014 GME Fellowship Grant Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training, UCSF Professional Education
Patient reported outcome based performance measures following total hip and/or knee arthroplasty Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-Up David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Health Fellows and Scholars Research Training Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Solved and Impress Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Longitudinal Morphologic and Biochemical Characterization of the Knee after Tibial Plateau Fracture Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Quality of data collection on women who received obstetric fistula repair surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda Breanna Calhoun, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Labor and Delivery
Identifying the epidemiology and geospatial distribution of injuries presenting to Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Winnie Chan, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Identifying the barriers to and facilitators of quality in essential surgical care delivery in Soroti Regional Hospital, Uganda; a mixed methods approach Obieze Nwanna – Nzewunwa, MD, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Design and feasibility of a procedure to collect geospatial information on injury for trauma patients presenting to the Emergency Medicine Department at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mackensie Yore, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft ACDF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft PLIF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft PlIF TLIF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Sacral Fractures Using Patient Based and Objective Outcomes Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Caregiver Burden of Obstetric Fistula Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery
Access to Prostheses in Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study Sabrina Serrano, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Tanzania Emergency Medicine Partnership Teri Reynolds, MD, MS, PhD Emergency & acute care, Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Training and Capacity Building
Tracking development assistance for injury care in low and middle-income countries Sara Hollis ,MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
International Pediatric Surgical Mission Trips: A Mixed Methods Study Yalda Toofan, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Utility, Feasibility, and Perceptions of a Context Specific, Advanced Trauma Clinical Course Offered at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Kersti Bellardi, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Cost Analysis of Intra-medullary Nailing and Traction for treatment of femoral shaft fractures in Malawi Mohamed Mustafa, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Palliative Care Services for Children with Terminal Illness in sub-saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Catherine Boland, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Long Instrumented Spinal Fusion: The Effect of Implant Selection Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Aging
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of a Bismuth-Thiol Topical Anti-Infective Drug Treatment With Concomitant IV Antibiotic Administration in Subjects with Post-Surgical Orthopedic Infections Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infection, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Food Insecurity, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Drug and Diagnostics Development, Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Aging, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health, Adolescent Health, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Triangulation, Global Strategic Information, Implementation and Behavioral Science, Engagement in Care, Substance Abuse, Treatment Adherence, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Reaching Consensus: Developing Feasible Guidelines to Strengthen Trauma Care in Cameroon Nancy Wu, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Live Unrelated Kidney Donor and Sibling Follow-Up Study (LURDS) Surgery and Anesthesia
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA): Predictors/Outcomes From Transitions Between Physical Inactivity and Activity Surgery and Anesthesia
Clinical Trial of the Infuse/Mastergraft Delayed Healing Device with Rigid Internal Fixation in the Treatment of Tibial Delayed Healing ("Tibia Study") Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
The Pillar II Multi-Center Study (Perfusion Assessment in Laparoscopic Left Anterior Resection) Surgery and Anesthesia
A Murine Model of Polytrauma: Understanding the molecular basis of accelerated bone repair with concomitant traumatic brain injury Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Bioelectrical Impedance in the assessment of Fracture Healing Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Improving the Quality of Surgical Care at a Regional Hospital in Uganda Using Appropriate Surveillance and Operative Management Tools Rochelle Dicker, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-up David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Health navigation & emergency response for isolated island populations in Africa Lily Muldoon, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health
Rhbmp2 vs. autograph for Critical Size Tibial Defects: A Multi-Center Randomized Trial Amir Matityahu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Central Sensitization in Post-Knee Replacement Pain and Relation to Osteoarthritis (OA) Pathology Surgery and Anesthesia
HealthLoop - Development and Piloting of the UCSF Arthroplasty Care Coordination Process Utilizing the Health Loop Digital Health Technology Platform 20140908 RB Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Cuba Clinical Research Course Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-up, David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Improving the Quality of Surgical Care at a Regional Hospital in Uganda Using Appropriate Surveillance and Operative Management Tools Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Global Anesthesia Capacity Assessment Tools Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building
Streamlining Trauma Research Evaluation with Advanced Measurement (STREAM Study) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Open Tibia Research Project Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Agreement for Training for Academic Purposes Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Surgical education in Rwanda Surgery and Anesthesia
Pain Control in the Nuss Procedure: A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Cryoanalgesia vs. Thoracic Epidural Michael Harrison, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium Michael Harrison, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
Analysis of the Contribution of Anesthetic Officer Preferences and Remuneration on the Ugandan Anesthesia Labor Market Shivani Subhedar, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building
Aqueous-PREP: A Pragmatic Randomized trial Evaluating Pre-operative aqueous antiseptic skin solutions in open fractures Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Prevalence and correlates of adverse pregnancy outcomes following female genital fistula repair in Uganda: a mixed-methods study​ Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery
A National Trauma Registry to Inform Policy in Cameroon Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Bioinspired Polymers for Fetal Membrane Pre-Sealing Michael Harrison, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Newborn and Infant Health
Vascularized Fibula Flaps for the Reconstruction of Segmental Bone Defects Secondary to Osteomyelitis in Children Coleen Sabatini, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
A National Trauma Registry to Inform Policy in Cameroon Rochelle Dicker, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Testosterone's role in sex-specific outcomes after early anesthesia Jeffrey Sall, PhD, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Pediatrics, Adolescent Health
Facial Reconstructive Surgery Enhanced Patient Education and Community Support Rahul Seth, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Patient and Peer Education
Palatal Fistula Risk after Primary Palatoplasty George Gregory, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention
Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Richard Coughlin, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Surgical and cancer screening capacity building Loie Sauer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building
Surgical care and services, including cardiothoracic surgery in Haiti Pierre Theodore, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology Nicole Schroeder, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
International Toxicology and Global Emergency Medicine education Rais Vohra, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Head and neck cancers in LMIC Rahul Seth, MD Cancer/Oncology, Surgery and Anesthesia
Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesia access in underserved areas John Feiner, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Training global scholars in orthorthopaedic techniques Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Access to anesthesia care in underserved regions Gabriel Sarah, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Reconstructive Surgery Red Cross Richard Gosselin, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
Developing pain management curricula Ramana Naidu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Richard Gosselin, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
Addressing the surgical burden and pain aspect of global health Marc Steurer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery Gerald Dubowitz, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Development of simulation-based anesthesia education for resource-constrained practice environments Michael Lipnick, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians, Patient and Peer Education, Distance learning and mentoring
Education in Orthopedic Surgery Safa Herfat, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Acute and Emergency Care Health Systems Development and Disaster Preparation Andrea Tenner, MD, MPH, FACEP Emergency & acute care, Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Access or Barriers to Care, Training and Capacity Building
Training Orthopedic providers in Tanzania Rosanna Wustrack, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
International surgery in resource constrained environments Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
UCSF Institute for Global Orthopaedics & Traumatology (IGOT) Harry Jergesen, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building
Capacity Building for minimally invasive surgery in Thailand Stanley Rogers, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Trauma, critical care, global health, and physician well-being Krista Kaups, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Anesthesia preceptorship in Vietnam Odi Ehie, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Alliance for Global Clinical Training (AGCT) William Schecter, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Multimodal imaging of cognitive networks in epilepsy: Implications for surgery Surgery and Anesthesia, Neurology and Mental Health
Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Training pediatric cardiac surgeons in South East Asia Shunji Sano, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Disease, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Morgan and Madison McClellan International Research Fellow Trigg McClellan, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
IGOT (Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Anesthesia education in settings with limited resources Matthias Behrends, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Orthopaedic trauma surgery education programs in developing nations Eric Meinberg, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building
Develop global expertise in the prevention, treatment, and study of orthopaedic trauma Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
WHO Emergency and Trauma Care Teri Reynolds, MD, MS, PhD Emergency & acute care, Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Rehabilitation Medicine at Showa University, Japan Masato Nagao, PhD, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Emergency Medicine training program in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Zlatan Coralic, PharmD, BCPS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Labor and Delivery, Training and Capacity Building
iCORES: international Center for Osseointegration Research, Education, and Surgery Richard O'Donnell, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Clinical research and educational programs in orthopaedic surgery David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
International Centre for Osseointegration Research Education and Surgery (iCORES) Rickard Branemark, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Access to surgical care in LMIC Hubert Luu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Use of Arista Absorbable Surgical Hemostatic Powder Rahul Seth, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Understanding Women’s Experiences of Social Support During Fistula and Following Fistula Repair in Uganda: A Secondary Qualitative Analysis Emily Hotchkiss, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery, Access or Barriers to Care, Stigma and Discrimination
Prosthetic Fit Assessment in Transtibial Amputees Secondary to Trauma (ProFit) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia