Overview
My areas of interest include
women's health in Haiti
- cervical cancer prevention
- maternal child health
- hypertension
GLOBAL HEALTH
Preventing cervical cancer in Haiti
Goal: Develop culturally acceptable and cost effective strategies to prevent cervical cancer
Current strategy:
- primary screen: HPV testing
- treatment thermal ablation of the cervical transformation zone in HPV+ women
Under investigation
- strategies to remove inflammatory cells from cervical cytology
- strategies to speed up and improve AI interpretation of cervical cytology
- strategies to employ drones to deliver test kits and patient samples to deliver health care in gang controlled areas
Improving maternal child health in rural Haiti
- establishing 24/7 access to L&D services in a remote mountain community
women's health in Haiti
- cervical cancer prevention
- maternal child health
- hypertension
GLOBAL HEALTH
Preventing cervical cancer in Haiti
Goal: Develop culturally acceptable and cost effective strategies to prevent cervical cancer
Current strategy:
- primary screen: HPV testing
- treatment thermal ablation of the cervical transformation zone in HPV+ women
Under investigation
- strategies to remove inflammatory cells from cervical cytology
- strategies to speed up and improve AI interpretation of cervical cytology
- strategies to employ drones to deliver test kits and patient samples to deliver health care in gang controlled areas
Improving maternal child health in rural Haiti
- establishing 24/7 access to L&D services in a remote mountain community
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
·
2022 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Improving IVF Utilization with Patient-Centric Artificial Intelligence-Machine Learning (AI/ML): A Retrospective Multicenter Experience.
Journal Article Journal of clinical medicine · June 2024 Objectives: In vitro fertilization (IVF) has the potential to give babies to millions more people globally, yet it continues to be underutilized. We established a globally applicable and locally adaptable IVF prognostics report and framework to supp ... Full text CitePerceived Feasibility, Acceptability, and Cultural Adaptation for a Mental Health Intervention in Rural Haiti.
Journal Article Culture, medicine and psychiatry · March 2020 Mental healthcare is largely unavailable throughout Haiti, particularly in rural areas. The aim of the current study is to explore perceived feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of potential culturally adapted interventions to improve mental healt ... Full text CitePrevalence of hypertension and peripheral arterial disease in adults in Léogâne, Haiti
Journal Article Journal of Global Health Reports · May 1, 2019 Full text Open Access CiteRecent Grants
Smart Optical Sensor for Detection of Cervical Cancer In the Developing World
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2015Decision Making by Patients Seeking Care for Fertility Problems
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2012Assessing Deployment of Microbicidal Gels With Label-Free Optical Measurement
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2010View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1983
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1979
Ph.D.