Global Health Grand Rounds
Virtual Meeting | 10 – 11 a.m. (US Central Time) or 3 p.m. GMT
In-person: 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 725, Nashville, TN 37203
GHGR lectures are scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month (academic year).
Summer Break
Speakers, dates and topics are subject to change.
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Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD
Attending Dermatologist, Nashville VA Medical Center
Director, Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt UniversityInga Saknite, PhD
Adjoint Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Department of Dermatology
Leading Researcher, Biophotonics Laboratory, University of Latvia
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Skin Imaging Consulting, LLCT.S. Harvey, Ph.D.
Ford Foundation Senior Fellow
Associate Professor, Medical & Linguistic Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
Center for Latin American Studies
Vanderbilt UniversityApril 24
Combination Partner HIV Testing Strategies for HIV-positive and HIV-negative Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study
Wilbroad Mutale, PhD, MBChB
Professor University of Zambia School of Public Health
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, VUMCApril 10
Discovery, Designing and Delivering Epilepsy Care to People with Epilepsy in LMICs
Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH
Amos Christie Chair in Global Health
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, VUMC
March 27
Non-communicable diseases: special focus on understanding and preventing kidney disease
C. William “Bill” Wester, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine / Division of Infectious Diseases, VUMC
Co-Director, Global Health Pathway (VUMC Internal Medicine Residency)
Associate Director, Global Health Faculty DevelopmentMarch 13
Growing a Progressive Health-focused Nonprofit in Africa: The ECEWS Experience
Andy Eyo, PGDEM, MBA, FRSPH
Chief Executive Officer, Excellence Community Education Welfare SchemeFebruary 27
Priapism: Addressing a Common Men's Problem of a Rare Disease
Ibrahim Musa Idris, MBBS, MPH, FMCPath
Consultant Hematologist
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
February 13
"Renal Tubular and Inflammation Biomarkers Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV On Tenofovir and Abacavir Based-Regimen"
Aggrey Mweemba, MBChB, MMED, (PhD candidate)
Deputy Director, Consultant Physician and Nephrologist
Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Fogarty Global Health Fellow and Fellow of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (FCP(ECSA))January 23
“Dolutegravir & Neural Tube Defects: Lessons in Global Health Policy & Pharmacoequity”
Jessica L. Castilho, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor of Health PolicyJanuary 9
Chris Mweemba, MPH, PhD Candidate-Health Economics
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia
"Estimating district HIV prevalence in Zambia using small-area estimation methods (SAE)"
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December 12:
Benson M. Hamooya BSc, MSc, PhD
Lecturer and researcher at Mulungushi University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (MUSoMHS)
"Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its association with dolutegravir-based regimen among people with HIV in Zambia: can we predict MetS using cheaper and easily accessible biomarkers in resource-limited settings?"November 28:
Carolyn Audet, PhD, MSci
Associate Director for Research, VIGH, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Epidemiology
"Implementation Strategies to Improve Integration of Traditional Healers in the National Health System in South Africa"
November 14:
Halima Bello-Manga, MBBS, MPH, FMCPath
Hematologist and Senior Lecturer,
Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital/Kaduna State University, Nigeria
"Establishing a Community Stroke Prevention Program for Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Kaduna, Nigeria: The Journey So Far"October 24:
Vincent Nsereko, MD, MPH,
Research Associate and Epidemiologist
School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences,
Makerere University, Uganda
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health
"Susceptibility to HIV-1 Infection at the Genital Mucosa Among Female Fisherolk of Lake Victoria, Uganda"
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May 23
Air Pollution and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Cohort Study of 100,000 Pregnant Women in Wuhan, China
Zhengmin (Min) Qian, PhD, MD
Department Chair, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Professor, College for Public Health & Social Justice
Saint Louis University
May 9
Innovation in Breast Cancer Screening: Strategies from Across the Globe
Lily Gutnik MD MPH, Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Heersink School of Medicine
The University of Alabama at BirminghamApril 25
"Strengthening research capacity through an intensive training program for biomedical investigators from low- and middle-income countries: the Vanderbilt Institute for Research Development and Ethics (VIRDE)"
Presented by the VIRDE TeamHalima Bello-Manga, MBBS, MPH, FMCPath
Hematologist and Senior Lecturer,
Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital/Kaduna State University, Kaduna, NigeriaHolly Cassell, MPH
Assistant Director for Collaborative Relations, VIGHWilbroad Mutale, PhD, MBChB
Professor, University of Zambia School of Public Health
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, VUMCElizabeth Rose, EdD, MPH, MEd
Co-Director, MPH Program, Global Health track, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Assistant in Pediatrics, VUMC
April 11
"Neo-colonialism in Global Health: Perspectives from VIRDE Alumni and Evidence from the Field"Muhammad Asaduzzaman, MBBS, MPH, MPhil
Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of OsloTheodore Kobla Boafor, MBChB, FWACS
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical SchoolElizabeth S. Rose, EdD, MPH, MEd
Co-Director, MPH Program, Global Health track, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Assistant in Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMarch 28
"HIV & Aging in the Americas: Challenges within and beyond our borders"
Jessica L. Castilho, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor of Health PolicyMarch 14
"Zambia’s Response to COVID-19: Update"
Lloyd Mulenga, PhD, MBChB, MMed, MSc
National HIV Program Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Zambia
Associate Director of Infectious Diseases, University of Zambia School of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, VUMCFebruary 28
"Improving access to cerebral palsy diagnostic evaluation"
Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Washington University, St. Louis
February 14
“Thoughts from REGARDS on where to focus efforts to reduce racial disparities in stroke”
George Howard, DrPH
Distinguished Professor
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
University of Alabama at BirminghamJanuary 24
“Smartphone-based Bloodless Hemoglobin Analyzer”
Young L. Kim, PhD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
January 10
"A couples-based intervention and postpartum contraceptive uptake in Zambézia Province, Mozambique"
Daniel Sack, MD/PhD Candidate
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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December 13
Robert Samuels, MBChB, MSCI
Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections (PREVSL) Fellow, Sierra Leone
MOH Physician Scientist / Medical Officer, Kenema Government HospitalNovember 15th
Jeremy Slone: "Evolving Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer in Africa"November 1
Understanding the Perceptions of HIV among Barbers in Nashville to Minimize Disparities in HIV Care
Chidiogo Nwakoby, VU ’22 Candidate
Aima Ahonkhai, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, VUMC
Leslie Pierce, MPH, Program Manager, VIGHOctober 25:
Topic: Epidemic illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health
Eugene Richardson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Global Health Equity,
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Consultant with Africa CDC
RECORDINGOctober 18:
Topic: Environmental Enteropathy
Paul Kelly MD FRCP
Professor of Tropical Gastroenterology
Blizard Institute - Barts & The London School of Medicine
Queen Mary University of London
Honorary Lecturer, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka
Honorary Senior Lecturer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UKOctober 11:
“Friends in Global Health, Mozambique: Avante Program & Evaluations Update”
Caroline De Schacht, MD, MSc, PhD
Director of Evaluations, Friends in Global HealthC. William "Bill" Wester, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine / Division of Infectious Diseases, VUMC
Co-Director, Global Health Pathway (VUMC Internal Medicine Residency)
Associate Director, Global Health Faculty DevelopmentSeptember 20:
"Global Surgery: A Stamp in the Passport to Academic Pursuit"
Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterSeptember 13:
"Implementation Science in Global Health: Leveraging the Power of Community"
Carolyn Audet, PhD, MSci Associate Director, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research
Associate Professor, Departments of Health Policy and Epidemiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Spring 2021
May
- Eric Skaar - The Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4), May 3
- Annet Kirabo - Immunity, inflammation, and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure, May 17
- Lindsey E. Zamora - Building a sustainable ObGyn residency in a LMIC: A 9-year follow-up on maternal outcomes and changing landscape of obstetric expertise in Guyana, May 24
April
- Ada Yeung - mUzima: Mobile technology saving lives, April 5
- Halima Bello-Manga - Translating research to practice: Establishing a standard of care stroke clinic for children with sickle cell disease in northwestern Nigeria, April 12
- Sam Okpaku - Global mental health, April 19
- Nadia A. Sam-Agudu - Generating robust data for health policy on COVID-19 among children and pregnant women in African countries: The AFREhealth collaboration, April 26
March
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Michelle Joseph - Global Surgery: Implementation Research in Trauma Systems Strengthening, Mar 1
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Sepiso Masenga - Salt and hypertension education in the clinic: Lessons from the SHE study, Mar 22
February
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Ben Ho Park - Virtual international tumor boards: Democratizing state of the art healthcare, Feb 8
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Violet Kayamba - Upper gastrointestinal cancers: A sub-Saharan African perspective, Feb 15
January
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Fall 2020
September
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Muktar Aliyu, Doug Heimburger, Donna Ingles – Building Global Health Research Capacity: The VECD Fogarty Fellowship, Sept 14 2020 (request the link recording via email)
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Autumn & Scott Zukerman – Advancing pharmacy and spine surgery in Tanzania, Sept 21 2020
October
November
December
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