Biography
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
In the News
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
- Estimates of number of children and adolescents without access to surgical care.| | PubMed
- Opioid Prescribing Habits of General Versus Pediatric Surgeons After Uncomplicated Laparoscopic Appendectomy.| | PubMed
- Routine postnatal chest x-ray and intensive care admission are unnecessary for a majority of infants with congenital lung malformations.| | PubMed
- Value of Global Surgical Activities for US Academic Health Centers: A Position Paper by the Association for Academic Surgery Global Affairs Committee, Society of University Surgeons Committee on Global Academic Surgery, and American College of Surgeons' O| | PubMed
- From Procedure to Poverty: Out-of-Pocket and Catastrophic Expenditure for Pediatric Surgery in Uganda.| | PubMed
- Obstructed Paraduodenal Hernia.| | PubMed
- A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda.| | PubMed
- Guidelines and checklists for short-term missions in global pediatric surgery: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics Delivery of Surgical Care Global Health Subcommittee, American Pediatric Surgical Association Global Pediatric Surgery C| | PubMed
- Global experiences in fellowship training: A valuable opportunity to match competencies with contemporary priorities and needs.| | PubMed
- Regarding global pediatric surgery training opportunities.| | PubMed