Tamara Fitzgerald
Associate Professor of Surgery and Global Health
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Tamara Fitzgerald
Associate Professor of Surgery and Global Health
Tamara Fitzgerald’s academic interest is global pediatric surgery. Millions of children worldwide do not have access to safe surgery for congenital anomalies and acquired conditions. As a result, many children in low- and middle-income countries live with chronic disability or die before they can access surgical care. In many cultures, congenital problems may also lead to social isolation or catastrophic health expenditure for families. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, many countries have just a handful of qualified surgeons and some countries have no pediatric surgeons.
Dr. Fitzgerald’s work focuses on surgical capacity building and surgical technology for low-income settings. Capacity building is empowering and working with local surgeons to increase numbers of surgical providers, improve quality and increase surgical support services such as intensive care and anesthesia services. She has several ongoing projects regarding the burden of surgical disease for patients and their families in low-and middle-income countries, surgical training and cost-effective technology solutions.
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Breglio AM, Fitzgerald TN, Moore CB, Einhorn LM. Evaluation of Analgesic Practice Changes Following the Nuss Procedure in Pediatric Patients. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:289–95.Naluyimbazi R, Fitzgerald TN. Opium for the masses: Global disparity and opiate crisis imbalance. Am J Surg. 2023 Oct;226(4):407–8.Zadey S, Leraas H, Gupta A, Biswas A, Hollier P, Vissoci JRN, et al. KeyLoop retractor for global gasless laparoscopy: evaluation of safety and feasibility in a porcine model. Surg Endosc. 2023 Aug;37(8):5943–55.Zadey S, Iyer H, Nayan A, Shetty R, Sonal S, Smith ER, et al. Evaluating the status of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators for India. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 2023 Jun 1;13.
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