2024 Global Health Certificate Graduates

Congratulations to the 2024 Graduate Certificate in Global Health RecipientsThis year five Vanderbilt students completed the Certificate in Global Health. The Certificate is an interdisciplinary graduate-level program that promotes joint training opportunities in global health between and across schools at Vanderbilt. The goal of the Certificate is to equip students with fundamental principles of research/planning, an international context, and problem-solving skills that can be applied to current and emerging global health challenges.  

Christopher Bonfield, MD

Christopher
Bonfield
MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, and Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Vanderbilt Global Neurosurgery Program
Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
chris.bonfield@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interest: Neurological Surgery

Countries: Peru, Tanzania

Dr. Christopher Bonfield is an Professor of Neurosurgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, where he directs the Pediatric NeuroSpine, Neurosurgery Scoliosis and Spine Deformity, Pediatric Neurosurgical Craniofacial, and Global Neurosurgery programs. He received his MD and completed a neurosurgery residency and complex spine surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship with pediatric spine subspecialty training at the University of British Columbia/BC Children's Hospital. His interests include pediatric and adult complex spine surgery and general pediatric neurosurgery, focused on craniofacial and spinal deformity surgery. He is also active in global neurosurgery efforts.

Kristen Dettorre, MD

Kristen
Dettorre
MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director
Director, Division of Global Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
kristen.dettorre@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interests: Education and Training (Capacity Building), Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Trauma and Injury

Country: Guyana

Kristen Dettorre, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Dettorre was accepted into a 6-year B.S./M.D. program from high school and graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University. She received her medical degree from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine in 2006 and completed her Emergency Medicine Residency training at Vanderbilt in 2009. Dr. Dettorre was Vanderbilt's first Emergency Medicine Global Health Fellow and is now the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director and Global Emergency Medicine Division Director. She was part of the core team that developed the first Emergency Medicine Residency program in Georgetown, Guyana and has continued to work clinically and teach at Georgetown Public Hospital since 2009. Dr. Dettorre also assisted in creating and continues to teach the Vanderbilt Global Health Excellence course.

Paul Blair, MD, MHS, MSPH

Paul
Blair
MD, MHS, MSPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, VUMC
paul.blair@vumc.org

Global Health Research Interests: COVID, Ebola virus disease (EVD), Infectious Diseases

Countries: Peru, Uganda