University of California San Francisco

Doruk Ozgediz MD, MSc
Doruk
Ozgediz
MD, MSc

Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Director, Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity

Address

550 16th Street, #6504
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-476-2628

    Biography

    Doruk Ozgediz M.D., MSc is Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF, Director of the UCSF Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity, and in the leadership team of the Institute for Global Health Sciences. He trained in medicine at UCSF and completed a general surgery residency at UCSF before pursuing a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Dr. Ozgediz also completed a Master's of Science in Public Health in Developing Countries at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

    Dr. Ozgediz became involved in surgical collaborations in Uganda in 2003 and since then has been part of multiple collaborations to strengthen surgery and anesthesia care there and in the region, mostly through support of capacity-building initiatives.

    He is a co-founder of the Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (GPAS) collaboration, focused in Uganda, as well as the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS). He is also on the advisory board of KIDS OR, an international charity dedicated to strengthening surgery and perioperative care in low resource settings.

    Dr. Ozgediz's research focuses on global equity in surgical services, and spans clinical surgery and outcomes, along with work on the burden of disease, barriers to care, and effectiveness of interventions to advance surgical care globally and integrate surgical services with public health. He came to UCSF from Yale, where he had directed global surgery programs. At UCSF he will also be associated with the HEAL initiative and fellowship focused on global health equity.

    Dr. Ozgediz has focused on scholarship related to strengthening access to surgical care for vulnerable populations mostly in low-income countries. He has had a longstanding relationship with colleagues in Uganda since 2003 and spent 2007-2008 living and working there. His collaborative scholarly activity has characterized the burden of surgical disease, outcomes, workforce gaps, and access strategies tailored to the limited-resource setting. he has led multiple collaborative teams to develop training courses and curricula geared for the low resource setting.

    Dr. Ozgediz has been a part of multiple groups advancing global surgery such as the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group and the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group in 2008, that subsequently became the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP), and through contributions to Disease Control Priorities third Edition. He also has worked closely with groups such as Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (GPAS) and the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) to evaluate interventions to strengthen surgical capacity in LMIC. He helped lead the Optimal Resources for Children's Surgery (ORECS) guidelines for children's surgery in LMIC and also works closely with the KIDS OR charity in implementation for children's surgery in LMIC and their Africa 2030 initiative.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children Fellow Pediatric Surgery 2010
    University of California, San Francisco Chief Resident General Surgery 2007
    University of California, San Francisco Residency General Surgery 2006
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc. Public Health in Developing Countries 2004
    University of California, San Francisco Internship General Surgery 2001
    University of California, San Francisco MD 2000
    Harvard University BA Economics 1995

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
    American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery

    Clinical Expertise

    Neonatal Surgery

    Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery

    Pediatric Trauma

    Pediatric Surgical Oncology

    Congenital Anomalies

     

    Research Narrative

    Dr. Ozgediz has focused on scholarship related to strengthening access to surgical care for vulnerable populations mostly in low-income countries. He has had a longstanding relationship with colleagues in Uganda since 2003 and spent 2007-2008 living and working there. His collaborative scholarly activity has characterized the burden of surgical disease, outcomes, workforce gaps, and access strategies tailored to the limited-resource setting. he has led multiple collaborative teams to develop training courses and curricula geared for the low resource setting.

    Dr. Ozgediz has been a part of multiple groups advancing global surgery such as the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group and the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group in 2008, that subsequently became the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP), and through contributions to Disease Control Priorities third Edition. He also has worked closely with groups such as Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (GPAS) and the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) to evaluate interventions to strengthen surgical capacity in LMIC. He helped lead the Optimal Resources for Children's Surgery (ORECS) guidelines for children's surgery in LMIC and also works closely with the KIDS OR charity in implementation for children's surgery in LMIC and their Africa 2030 initiative.

    Research Interests

    Health Services

    Health Disparities

    Health Equity

    Global Surgery

    Burden of Disease

    Implementation Research

    Surgical Education

    Epidemiology

    Economic Evaluation

     

    Research Pathways

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 169
    1. Forgotten Branch of the Intercostal Nerve: Implication for Cryoablation Nerve Block for Pectus Excavatum Repair.
      Talsma J, Kusakavitch M, Lee D, Niederhauser C, Palmer B, Ozgediz D, Idowu O, Kim S| | PubMed
    2. Clinical Practices Following Train-The-Trainer Trauma Course Completion in Uganda: A Parallel-Convergent Mixed-Methods Study.
      Tang Z, Kayondo D, Ullrich SJ, Namugga M, Muwanguzi P, Klazura G, Ozgediz D, Armstrong-Hough M| | PubMed
    3. Pediatric Surgical Waitlist in Low Middle Income Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      Klazura G, Park P, Yap A, Laverde R, Bryce E, Cheung M, Bioh E, Kisa P, Kakembo N, Ugazzi M, Situma M, Borgstein E, Derbew M, Negash S, Tadesse A, Bvulani B, Ki B, Toussaint T, Bokhary Z, Philipo GS, Ameh E, Mulewa M, Mwansa J, Onah I, Amado V, De Ugarte D, Massaga F, Byabato S, Adeyemo WL, Ogunlewe O, Nandi B, Ozgediz D| | PubMed
    4. Met and Unmet Need for Pediatric Surgical Access in Uganda: A Country-Wide Prospective Analysis.
      Kakembo N, Grabski DF, Situma M, Ajiko M, Kayima P, Nyeko D, Shikanda A, Okello I, Tumukunde J, Nabukenya M, Ogwang M, Kisa P, Muzira A, Ruzgar N, Fitzgerald TN, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D| | PubMed
    5. COVID-19, Racial Injustice, and Medical Student Engagement With Global Health: A Single-Institution Survey.
      Miller P, Laverde R, Thompson A, Park P, Ozgediz D, Boeck MA| | PubMed
    6. Inspirational Women in Surgery: Dr. Jane Fualal Odubu, Uganda.
      Kilyewala C, Ozgediz D| | PubMed
    7. Inspirational Women in Surgery: Professor Kokila Lakhoo, South Africa.
      Laverde R, Ozgediz D| | PubMed
    8. Postgraduate Surgical Education in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Needs Assessment Survey.
      Elmaraghi S, Min Park K, Rashidian N, Yap A, Faktor K, Ozgediz D, Borgstein E, Bekele A, Alseidi A, Tefera G| | PubMed
    9. Social vulnerability index (SVI) and poor postoperative outcomes in children undergoing surgery in California.
      Yap A, Laverde R, Thompson A, Ozgediz D, Ehie O, Mpody C, Vu L| | PubMed
    10. Impact of new dedicated pediatric operating rooms on surgical volume in Africa: Evidence from Nigeria.
      Laverde R, Majekodunmi O, Park P, Udeigwe-Okeke CR, Yap A, Klazura G, Ukwu N, Bryce E, Ozgediz D, Ameh EA| | PubMed