Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
Assistant Professor in Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - TRACK V in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2017
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017

Contact Information

310 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
jnv4@duke.edu (919) 797-9228

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paul (Brazil) 2015
- M.Sc. 2009
- M.Sc., State University of Londrina (Brazil) 2009
- B.A., State University of Maringa (Brazil) 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Developing Capacity to Improve Care Transitions for Injury Patients in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Journal Articles
  - Staton, CA, Vissoci, JRN, Toomey, N, Abdelgadir, J, Chou, P, Haglund, M, Mmbaga, BT, Mvungi, M, and Swahn, M. "The impact of alcohol among injury patients in Moshi, Tanzania: a nested case-crossover study." BMC public health 18, no. 1 (February 21, 2018): 275-. Full Text
  - De Silva, V, Tharindra, H, Vissoci, JRN, Andrade, L, Mallawaarachchi, BC, Østbye, T, and Staton, CA. "Road traffic crashes and built environment analysis of crash hotspots based on local police data in Galle, Sri Lanka." International journal of injury control and safety promotion (February 7, 2018): 1-8. Full Text
  - Waldon, M, Ibingira, TJ, de Andrade, L, Mmbaga, BT, Vissoci, JRN, Mvungi, M, and Staton, CA. "Built environment analysis for road traffic hotspot locations in Moshi, Tanzania (Accepted)." International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion (February 1, 2018): 1-7. Full Text
  - Soares Nakashima, F, Nascimento Junior, JRAD, Vissoci, JRN, and Vieira, LF. "Parental involvement in the development process of the sporting career among former athletes of the rhythmic gymnastics Brazilian team: building a theoretical model (Accepted)." Revista Brasileira de Ciencias do Esporte (January 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Vissoci, JRN, Hertz, J, El-Gabri, D, Andrade Do Nascimento, JR, Pestillo De Oliveira, L, Mmbaga, BT, Mvungi, M, and Staton, CA. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the AUDIT and CAGE Questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a Traumatic Brain Injury Population." Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) 53, no. 1 (January 2018): 112-120. Full Text
  - Amaral, PV, Rocha, TAH, Barbosa, ACQ, Lein, A, and Vissoci, JRN. "Spatially balanced provision of health equipment: A cross-sectional study oriented to the identification of challenges to access promotion." International Journal for Equity in Health 16, no. 1 (December 4, 2017). Full Text
  - Patel, A, Vissoci, JRN, Hocker, M, Molina, E, Gil, NM, and Staton, C. "Qualitative evaluation of trauma delays in road traffic injury patients in Maringá, Brazil." BMC health services research 17, no. 1 (December 2, 2017): 804-. Full Text
  - Rocha, TAH, Thomaz, EBAF, da Silva, NC, de Sousa Queiroz, RC, de Souza, MR, Barbosa, ACQ, Thumé, E, Rocha, JVM, Alvares, V, de Almeida, DG, Vissoci, JRN, Staton, CA, and Facchini, LA. "Oral primary care: an analysis of its impact on the incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer." BMC Cancer 17, no. 1 (December 2017). Full Text
  - Rocha, TAH, da Silva, NC, Amaral, PV, Barbosa, ACQ, Rocha, JVM, Alvares, V, de Almeida, DG, Thumé, E, Thomaz, EBAF, de Sousa Queiroz, RC, de Souza, MR, Lein, A, Lopes, DP, Staton, CA, Vissoci, JRN, and Facchini, LA. "Addressing geographic access barriers to emergency care services: a national ecologic study of hospitals in Brazil." International Journal for Equity in Health 16, no. 1 (December 2017). Full Text
  - Rocha, TAH, da Silva, NC, Amaral, PV, Barbosa, ACQ, Rocha, JVM, Alvares, V, de Almeida, DG, Thumé, E, Thomaz, EBAF, de Sousa Queiroz, RC, de Souza, MR, Lein, A, Toomey, N, Staton, CA, Vissoci, JRN, and Facchini, LA. "Access to emergency care services: a transversal ecological study about Brazilian emergency health care network." Public health 153 (December 2017): 9-15. Full Text
  - de Oliveira, LLH, Vissoci, JRN, Machado, WDL, Rodrigues, CG, and Limkakeng, AT. "Are Well-Informed Potential Trial Participants More Likely to Participate?." Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE 12, no. 5 (December 2017): 363-371. Full Text
  - Fuller, AT, Corley, J, Tran, TM, Butler, EK, Vissoci, JR, Andrade, L, Makumbi, F, Luboga, S, Muhumuza, C, Ssennono, VF, Chipman, JG, Galukande, M, Haglund, MM, and Smith, ER. "Prevalence of Surgically Untreated Face, Head, and Neck Conditions in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Household Survey." World neurosurgery (November 24, 2017). Full Text
  - Nascimento, JRA, Vissoci, JRN, Lavallee, D, Codonhato, R, Nascimento, JVD, and Vieira, LF. "The mediating role of basic needs satisfaction on the relationship of perfectionism traits and team cohesion among elite futsal athletes." International Journal of Sport Psychology 48, no. 6 (November 1, 2017): 591-609. Full Text
  - Smith, ER, Vissoci, JRN, Rocha, TAH, Tran, TM, Fuller, AT, Butler, EK, de Andrade, L, Makumbi, F, Luboga, S, Muhumuza, C, Namanya, DB, Chipman, JG, Galukande, M, and Haglund, MM. "Geospatial analysis of unmet pediatric surgical need in Uganda." Journal of pediatric surgery 52, no. 10 (October 2017): 1691-1698. Full Text
  - Vissoci, JRN, Shogilev, DJ, Krebs, E, Andrade, LD, Vieira, IF, Toomey, N, Portero Batilana, A, Haglund, M, and Staton, CA. "Road traffic injury in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and summary of observational studies." Traffic injury prevention 18, no. 7 (October 2017): 767-773. (Review) Full Text
  - Reardon, JM, Andrade, L, Hertz, J, Kiwango, G, Teu, A, Pesambili, M, El-Gabri, D, Hocker, M, Mvungi, M, Vissoci, JRN, and Staton, CA. "The epidemiology and hotspots of road traffic injuries in Moshi, Tanzania: An observational study." Injury 48, no. 7 (July 2017): 1363-1370. Full Text
  - Abdelgadir, J, Smith, ER, Punchak, M, Vissoci, JR, Staton, C, Muhindo, A, Kitya, D, Park, LP, and Haglund, MM. "Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital." World neurosurgery 102 (June 2017): 526-532. Full Text
  - Rocha, TAH, Silva, NCD, Thomaz, EBAF, Queiroz, RCDS, Souza, MRD, Lein, A, Rocha, JVM, Alvares, V, Almeida, DGD, Barbosa, ACQ, Thumé, E, Staton, C, Vissoci, JRN, and Facchini, LA. "Primary Health Care and Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates in Brazil: A Longitudinal Ecological Study." The Journal of ambulatory care management 40 Suppl 2 Supplement, The Brazilian National Program f (April 2017): S24-S34. Full Text
  - Kuo, BJ, Vissoci, JRN, Egger, JR, Smith, ER, Grant, GA, Haglund, MM, and Rice, HE. "Perioperative outcomes for pediatric neurosurgical procedures: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics." Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 19, no. 3 (March 2017): 361-371. Full Text
  - Staton, CA, Msilanga, D, Kiwango, G, Vissoci, JR, de Andrade, L, Lester, R, Hocker, M, Gerardo, CJ, and Mvungi, M. "A prospective registry evaluating the epidemiology and clinical care of traumatic brain injury patients presenting to a regional referral hospital in Moshi, Tanzania: challenges and the way forward." International journal of injury control and safety promotion 24, no. 1 (March 2017): 69-77. Full Text
  - de Campos Moreira, T, Gadenz, CD, Capobianco, DM, Figueiró, LR, Ferigolo, M, Vissoci, JRN, Barros, HMT, Cassol, M, and Pietrobon, R. "Factors Associated With Attrition in Randomized Controlled Trials of Vocal Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation 31, no. 2 (March 2017): 259.e29-259.e40. (Review) Full Text
  - Farber, SH, Vissoci, JRN, Tran, TM, Fuller, AT, Butler, EK, Andrade, L, Staton, C, Makumbi, F, Luboga, S, Muhumuza, C, Namanya, DB, Chipman, JG, Galukande, M, and Haglund, MM. "Geospatial Analysis of Unmet Surgical Need in Uganda: An Analysis of SOSAS Survey Data." World journal of surgery 41, no. 2 (February 2017): 353-363. Full Text
  - Gerardo, CJ, Vissoci, JRN, Brown, MWJ, and Bush, SP. "Coagulation parameters in copperhead compared to other Crotalinae envenomation: secondary analysis of the F(ab')2 versus Fab antivenom trial." Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 55, no. 2 (February 2017): 109-114. Full Text
  - Kuo, BJ, Vaca, SD, Vissoci, JRN, Staton, CA, Xu, L, Muhumuza, M, Ssenyonjo, H, Mukasa, J, Kiryabwire, J, Nanjula, L, Muhumuza, C, Rice, HE, Grant, GA, and Haglund, MM. "A prospective neurosurgical registry evaluating the clinical care of traumatic brain injury patients presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda." PloS one 12, no. 10 (January 2017): e0182285-. Full Text
  - Bean, AM, Ferro, LS, Vissoci, JRN, Rivero, T, and Groth-Marnat, G. "The emerging adolescent World of Warcraft video gamer: A five factor exploratory profile model." Entertainment Computing 17 (November 2016): 45-54. Full Text
  - Butler, EK, Tran, TM, Fuller, AT, Brammell, A, Vissoci, JR, de Andrade, L, Makumbi, F, Luboga, S, Muhumuza, C, Ssennono, VF, Chipman, JG, Galukande, M, Haglund, MM, and Smith, ER. "Quantifying the pediatric surgical need in Uganda: results of a nationwide cross-sectional, household survey." Pediatric surgery international 32, no. 11 (November 2016): 1075-1085. Full Text
  - Dezman, Z, de Andrade, L, Vissoci, JR, El-Gabri, D, Johnson, A, Hirshon, JM, and Staton, CA. "Hotspots and causes of motor vehicle crashes in Baltimore, Maryland: A geospatial analysis of five years of police crash and census data." Injury 47, no. 11 (November 2016): 2450-2458. Full Text
  - Patel, A, Krebs, E, Andrade, L, Rulisa, S, Vissoci, JRN, and Staton, CA. "The epidemiology of road traffic injury hotspots in Kigali, Rwanda from police data." BMC public health 16 (August 2, 2016): 697-. Full Text
  - Inácio, JFS, da Rosa, MDSG, Shah, J, Rosário, J, Vissoci, JRN, Manica, ALL, and Rodrigues, CG. "Monophasic and biphasic shock for transthoracic conversion of atrial fibrillation: Systematic review and network meta-analysis." Resuscitation 100 (March 2016): 66-75. (Review) Full Text
  - Staton, C, Vissoci, J, Gong, E, Toomey, N, Wafula, R, Abdelgadir, J, Zhao, Y, Liu, C, Pei, F, Zick, B, Ratliff, CD, Rotich, C, Jadue, N, de Andrade, L, von Isenburg, M, and Hocker, M. "Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries." PloS one 11, no. 1 (January 6, 2016): e0144971-. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - De Oliveira, LP, Do Nascimento Junior, JRA, Vissoci, JRN, Ferreira, L, Da Silva, PN, and Vieira, JLL. "Self-determined motivation and coping strategies in football players: A study with players at different stages of athletic development." Revista de Psicologia del Deporte 25, no. 2 (January 1, 2016): 261-269.
  - Patel, A, Vieira, MMC, Abraham, J, Reid, N, Tran, T, Tomecsek, K, Vissoci, JRN, Eucker, S, Gerardo, CJ, and Staton, CA. "Quality of the Development of Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Review." PloS one 11, no. 9 (January 2016): e0161554-. (Review) Full Text
  - Staton, C, Vissoci, J, Gong, E, Toomey, N, Wafula, R, Abdelgadir, J, Zhao, Y, Liu, C, Pei, F, Zick, B, Ratliff, CD, Rotich, C, Jadue, N, de Andrade, L, von Isenburg, M, and Hocker, M. "Correction: Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries." PloS one 11, no. 2 (January 2016): e0150150-. Full Text
  - Valentin, LSS, Pereira, VFA, Pietrobon, RS, Schmidt, AP, Oses, JP, Portela, LV, Souza, DO, Vissoci, JRN, Luz, VFD, Trintoni, LMDADS, Nielsen, KC, and Carmona, MJC. "Effects of Single Low Dose of Dexamethasone before Noncardiac and Nonneurologic Surgery and General Anesthesia on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction-A Phase III Double Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial." PLoS ONE 11, no. 5 (January 2016): e0152308-. Full Text
  - Nascimento Junior, JRAD, Vissoci, JRN, Lavallee, D, and Vieira, LF. "Adaptation and validation of the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 (SMPS-2) for the Brazilian sport context." Motriz: Revista de Educação Física 21, no. 2 (June 2015): 125-136. Full Text
  - Benetton, CA, Cesa, G, El-Kouba Junior, G, Ferreira, APB, Vissoci, JRN, and Pietrobon, R. "Agreement of olecranon fractures before and after the exposure to four classification systems." Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 24, no. 3 (March 2015): 358-363. Full Text
  - De Oliveira, LP, Vissoci, JRN, Do Nascimento Junior, JRA, Ferreira, L, Vieira, LF, Da Silva, PN, Cheuczuk, F, and Vieira, JLL. "The impact of perfectionism traits on motivation in highperformance soccer athletes." Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano 17, no. 5 (January 1, 2015): 601-611. Full Text
  - de Andrade, L, Vissoci, JRN, Rodrigues, CG, Finato, K, Carvalho, E, Pietrobon, R, de Souza, EM, Nihei, OK, Lynch, C, and de Barros Carvalho, MD. "Brazilian road traffic fatalities: a spatial and environmental analysis." PloS one 9, no. 1 (January 30, 2014): e87244-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Da Costa, LCA, Vissoci, JRN, Modesto, LM, and Vieira, LF. "The meaning of sport practice to basketball athletes in wheelchairs: A social integration and health promotion process?." Revista Brasileira de Ciencias do Esporte 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 123-140.
  - Do Nascimento Junior, JRA, Vissoci, JRN, Balbim, GM, Moreira, CR, Pelletier, L, and Vieira, LF. "Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties analysis of the sport motivation scale-ii for the Brazilian context." Revista da Educacao Fisica 25, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 441-458. Full Text
  - Suga, USG, Terada, RSS, Ubaldini, ALM, Fujimaki, M, Pascotto, RC, Batilana, AP, Pietrobon, R, Vissoci, JRN, and Rodrigues, CG. "Factors that drive dentists towards or away from dental caries preventive measures: systematic review and metasummary." PLoS ONE 9, no. 10 (January 2014): e107831-. (Review) Full Text
  - de Andrade, L, Lynch, C, Carvalho, E, Rodrigues, CG, Vissoci, JRN, Passos, GF, Pietrobon, R, Nihei, OK, and de Barros Carvalho, MD. "System dynamics modeling in the evaluation of delays of care in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients within a tiered health system." PLoS ONE 9, no. 7 (January 2014): e103577-. Full Text
  - Rebolledo, DCS, Vissoci, JRN, Pietrobon, R, de Camargo, OP, and Baptista, AM. "Validation of the Brazilian version of the musculoskeletal tumor society rating scale for lower extremity bone sarcoma." Clinical orthopaedics and related research 471, no. 12 (December 2013): 4020-4026. Full Text
  - Ehanire, T, Vissoci, JRN, Slaughter, K, Coêlho, R, Bond, J, Rodrigues, C, Pietrobon, R, and Levinson, H. "A systematic review of the psychometric properties of self-reported scales assessing burn contractures reveals the need for a new tool to measure contracture outcomes." Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society 21, no. 4 (July 2013): 520-529. (Review) Full Text
  - Neto, JOB, Gesser, RL, Steglich, V, Bonilauri Ferreira, AP, Gandhi, M, Vissoci, JRN, and Pietrobon, R. "Validation of the Simple Shoulder Test in a Portuguese-Brazilian population. Is the latent variable structure and validation of the Simple Shoulder Test Stable across cultures?." PloS one 8, no. 5 (January 2013): e62890-. Full Text
  - Vissoci, JRN, Do Nascimento, JRA, De Oliveira, LP, Vieira, JLL, and Vieira, LF. "Perceived parental support, self-determined motivation and coping: Validation of a structural equation model." Revista da Educacao Fisica 24, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 345-358. Full Text
  - da Silva, KR, Costa, R, Crevelari, ES, Lacerda, MS, de Moraes Albertini, CM, Filho, MM, Santana, JE, Vissoci, JRN, Pietrobon, R, and Barros, JV. "Glocal clinical registries: pacemaker registry design and implementation for global and local integration--methodology and case study." PLoS ONE 8, no. 7 (January 2013): e71090-. Full Text
  - Pellanda, LC, Cesa, CC, Belli, KC, David, VF, Rodrigues, CG, Vissoci, JRN, Bacal, F, Kalil, RAK, and Pietrobon, R. "Research training program: Duke University and Brazilian Society of Cardiology." Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 99, no. 6 (December 2012): 1075-1081. Full Text
  - Vieira, LF, Vissoci, JRN, de Oliveira, LP, and Vieira, JLL. "Sport psychology: An emergent field in psychology." Psicologia em Estudo 15, no. 2 (April 1, 2010): 391-399. Full Text
  - Welsh, RC, and Armstrong, PW. "It's a matter of time: contemporary pre-hospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction." Heart (British Cardiac Society) 91, no. 12 (December 2005): 1524-1526. (Review) Full Text
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