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
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1983
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1979
Ph.D.