University of California San Francisco

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 171
  1. Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Shui AM, Tuhumwire C, Rukundo GZ, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz DE| | PubMed
  2. KIT Inhibitor Therapy in a Pediatric Patient With Systemic Mastocytosis and a Germ Cell Tumor of Shared Clonal Origin.
    Choi JE, Valle R, Long-Boyle J, Garcia BM, Frieden IJ, Pincus LB, Akagi N, Bhargava P, Wen KW, Ozgediz D, Rangaswami A, Chu J, Levinson A, Avagyan S| | PubMed
  3. Ugandan Physician Attitudes towards a Potential, Local Trauma Fellowship Program.
    Zambeli-Ljepovic A, Ibingira T, Stephens C, Koch R, Boeck MA, Ozgediz D, Namugga M| | PubMed
  4. Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions.
    Oyania F, Faktor K, Ullrich S, Ozgediz D, Kotagal M| | PubMed
  5. Methods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Eze AN, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Ozgediz D| | PubMed
  6. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Kisitu D, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D| | PubMed
  7. Effectiveness of primary repair for low anorectal malformations in Uganda.
    Oyania F, Ullrich S, Hellmann Z, Stephens C, Kotagal M, Commander SJ, Shui AM, Situma M, Odongo CN, Kituuka O, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D| | PubMed
  8. Surgery and the first 8000 days of life: a review.
    Seyi-Olajide J, Ali A, Powell WF, Samad L, Banu T, Abdelhafeez H, Maswime S, Abbas A, Ademuyiwa A, Ameh EA, Abib S, Aziz T, Bickler S, Bundy D, Chowdhury TK, Echeto MA, Evans F, Gathuya Z, Gray R, Hodges S, Jamison D, Klazura G, Lakhoo K, Martin B, Meara J, Nabukenya M, Newton M, Ozgediz D, Rai E, Philipo GS, Sykes A, Yap A| | PubMed
  9. Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development: The first Bethune Round Table in Africa, Bethune Round Table 2024, Conference on Global Surgery, May 16-18, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Lett R, Bartolomeos K, Lett R, Laeke T, Tirsit A, Kassahun A, Boniface R, Munthali V, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Bracco D, Presser E, Belay E, Kifle F, Weiser TG, Iverson K, Takoutsing BD, Dalle DU, Mbangtang CB, Nyalundja AD, Macaraeg J, Dzirasa I, Kanmounye US, Dovlo D, Koram K, Nyarko E, Jumbam DT, Shimber ET, Jaraczewski T, Sgro M, Basmayor AM, Ergete A, Iverson K, Schroeder M, Dodgion C, Gyedu A, Nakua E, Donkor P, Mock C, Awedew A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Ayele M, Melkamu H, Bekele S, Hailemariam B, Shiferaw E, Shiferaw Y, Yirdaw W, Sawhney R, Patel S, Basak D, Veetil DK, Roy N, Wärnberg MG, Rath S, Abdullahi MAS, Mbaya K, Kakasanda A, Danjuma S, Olasoji H, Ameh E, Bedada A, Motsumi MJ, Hamda SG, Ibro S, Amdisa D, Tilahun G, Abeza M, Laeke T, Boroditsky M, Hill M, Hilzenrat R, Livergant R, Adams J, Binda C, Chhor A, Hsiao H, Haji F, Chin E, Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D, Kravarioti D, Wong LY, Teklemariam TL, Tirsit A, Liyew T, Ferguson M, Plackett T, Henry JC, Dodgion C, Abeza MA, Minas SM, Bouchard M, Tennakoon D, Sawhney R, Burra R, Mathew F, Jones A, Virk S, Patel S, Vaghaiwalla T, Hudspeth J, Rabin T, Rowthorn V, Price RR, Raykar N, Eamer G, Mutiso S, Kisaka Y, Gathecha G, Lett R, Onu C, Ameh E, Igoche M, Anyanwu P, Onuh E, Ojeamen O, Yawe ET, Abubakar A, Ashoms Y, Suleiman H, Musa N, Kyengera DK, Abebe N, Gardener R, Berhanu D, Abebe NS, Zeleke HT, Sawhney R, Proulx KR, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Kundu S, Laor B, Sawhney R, Wurdeman T, Botelho F, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Ayele M, Kassahun A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Hailu B, Fikru E, Ibro SA, Workineh A, Balcha F, Abamecha F, Shemsi S, Alruwaili AS, Rodriguez G, Jose A, Ebied S, Girma S, Abiy A, Assen HE, Tesfaye K, Demeke K, Yiheyis A, Jemal K, Yilkal D, Amsalu A, Derseh L, W/Gerima Y, Belayneh T, Tiruneh M, Bitew A, Yitayih S, Awoke T, Worku C, Mohammed A, Alemu M, Yesuf M, Mamo F, Shitu K, Liyew B, Gucho A, Tilahun G, Love T, Chew A, Kasagga B, Takoutsing B, Ekwaro O, Elobu E, Mengistu DD, Zhuang A, Shiferew B, Mengistu G, Zewdie A, Tadelle N, Gebreyesus A, Presser E, Iverson K, Dodgion C, Weiser TG, Koch R, Starr N, Lau D, Zivkovic I, Joharifard S, Joos E, Garraway N, Vituci F, O'Flynn E, Péric I, Simon L, Ibbotson G, Seyoum T, Azazh A, Beza L, Onah I, Chukwuma C, Berhanu D, Shenoi J, Sears N, Bedore Y, Caplan R, Shale WT| | PubMed
  10. Correlation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
    Negash S, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Nigussie BG, Tefera RF, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D, Tadesse A, Derbew M| | PubMed