Scholars@Duke

• Recognition
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  In the News

  • MAR 3, 2021

    ENT & Audiology News

    Head and Neck Cancer Deaths to Cost $535 Billion by 2030

  • OCT 30, 2018

    The Missing Piece in the Struggle for Universal Health Coverage

    Global Citizen

  • OCT 11, 2018

    RealClearPolitics

    Stop Trump's War on Global Health

  • SEP 20, 2018

    Global Health NOW

    Do We Have a Right to Surgery? The Case for Access to All

  • JUL 20, 2018

    Charlotte Observer

    The Missing Piece in N.C.'s Opioid Fight

  • MAR 14, 2017

    Portland Press Herald

    Med Students share concerns about the American Health Care Act
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  Awards & Honors

  • AAOA Foundation Scholarship for the 2022 Basic Course in Allergy and Immunology . American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. May 2022
  • Duke Health Service Champion. Duke University Medical Center Patient and Visitor Relations. May 2021
  • Honos Civicus Society. Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. May 2020
  • M.D. with Research Honors. Tufts University School of Medicine. May 2020
  • Massachusetts Medical Society Scholars Award. Massachusetts Medical Society. May 2020
  • William Dameshek Award in Undergraduate Research. Tufts University School of Medicine. May 2020
  • Bernard A. Berman Travel Fund Award. Tufts University School of Medicine. May 2019
  • Kenneth W. Gregg, MD, Fund Award. Tufts University School of Medicine. May 2016
  • Tufts University School of Medicine Travel Grant. Tufts University School of Medicine. May 2016
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Haiti (Country) 
    • India (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Environmental risk factors for ear infections in Alaska Native children awarded by American Academy Otolaryngology Head/Neck Surgery 2022 - 2023
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Global Health Pathway for Residents and Fellows awarded by Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health 2022 - 2024
  • 1R25DC020172 Mentored Research Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents awarded by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 2020 - 2027
  • Research Associate awarded by Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School 2018 - 2019
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Du, E. Y., Adjei Boakye, E., Taylor, D. B., Kuziez, D., Rohde, R. L., Pannu, J. S., … Osazuwa-Peters, N. (2022). Medical students' knowledge of HPV, HPV vaccine, and HPV-associated head and neck cancer. Hum Vaccin Immunother, 18(6), 2109892. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2109892
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    • Nuss, S., Patterson, R. H., Wiedermann, J., Cahill, G. L., Alkire, B., Okerosi, S., & Xu, M. J. (2022). Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding "Delphi Method Consensus on Priority Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Conditions and Procedures". Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 1945998221095101. https://doi.org/10.1177/01945998221095101
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    • Nuss, S., Patterson, R. H., Cahill, G. L., Alkire, B., Jue Xu, M., Salano, V., … Okerosi, S. (2022). Delphi Method Consensus on Priority Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Conditions and Procedures. Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 167(4), 669–677. https://doi.org/10.1177/01945998211073705
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    • Patterson, R., Schuh, M., Bush, M. L., Nieman, C. L., Robler, S. K., & Emmett, S. D. (2022). Expanding Clinical Trials Designs to Extend Equitable Hearing Care. Ear and Hearing, 43(Suppl 1), 23S-32S. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001165
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    • Padovany, M. M., Patterson, R. H., Bowder, A. N., O’Brien, E., Alkire, B. C., Katz, A. M., … Lu, C. (2022). Impact of out-of-pocket expenses for surgical care on households in rural Haiti: a mixed-methods study. Bmj Open, 12(5), e061731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061731
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    • Lepard, J. R., Spagiari, R., Corley, J., Barthélemy, E. J., Kim, E., Patterson, R., … Park, K. B. (2021). Differences in outcomes of mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation by country income level: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Plos Medicine, 18(9), e1003795. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003795
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    • Patterson, R. H., Xu, M. J., Okerosi, S., Bhutta, M. F., Der, C., Alkire, B., … Fagan, J. J. (2021). Letter to the Editor Response Regarding "Research Equity in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery". Oto Open, 5(3), 2473974X211041958. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974x211041958
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    • Sprow, H. N., Hansen, N. F., Loeb, H. E., Wight, C. L., Patterson, R. H., Vervoort, D., … Chu, K. (2021). Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgery: A Scoping Review of the Global Literature. World Journal of Surgery, 45(5), 1409–1422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-05974-z
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    • Patterson, R. H., Xu, M. J., Okerosi, S., Bhutta, M. F., Der, C., Alkire, B., … Fagan, J. J. (2021). Research Equity in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Oto Open, 5(2), 2473974X211024145. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974x211024145
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    • Kligerman, M. P., Lamour, S., Okerosi, S., & Global OHNS Initiative, . (2020). Challenges facing otolaryngologists in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 138, 110322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110322
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    • Reddy, C. L., Patterson, R. H., Wasserman, I., Meara, J. G., & Afshar, S. (2020). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Opportunity to Improve Surgical Care and Advance Sustainable Development Globally. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 32(3), 339–354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coms.2020.03.001
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    • Patterson, R. H., Fischman, V. G., Wasserman, I., Siu, J., Shrime, M. G., Fagan, J. J., … Alkire, B. C. (2020). Global Burden of Head and Neck Cancer: Economic Consequences, Health, and the Role of Surgery. Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 162(3), 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819897265
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    • Reddy, C. L., Patterson, R. H., Caddell, L., Gelb, A. W., Jumbam, D. T., Romanzi, L., … Meara, J. G. (2019). Global surgery and the World Health Organization: indispensable partners to achieve triple billion goals. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D’Anesthesie, 66(12), 1437–1439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01426-4
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    • Patterson, R., & Rohrer, R. (2019). What Are Criteria for Considering Technologies' Uses and Influences in LMICs' Health Care Infrastructures? Ama Journal of Ethics, 21(9), E735–E741. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2019.735
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    • Patterson, R. H., Bowder, A. N., Jean-Baptiste, T., Eisenson, D. L., Wilson, M. K., Dodgion, C. M., … Padovany, M. M. N. (2019). The Impact of Increasing Surgical Capacity at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Haiti. The Journal of Surgical Research, 239, 8–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.01.025
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    • Caddell, L., Wurdeman, T., Patterson, R. H., Pyda, J., Koch, R., Meara, J. G., & Corlew, S. (2019). Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review. The Lancet Global Health, 7, S35–S35. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30120-2
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    • Pyda, J., Patterson, R. H., Caddell, L., Wurdeman, T., Koch, R., Polatty, D., … Corlew, D. S. (2019). Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning. Bmj Global Health, 4(3), e001493. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001493
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    • Lepard, J., Mekary, R. A., Spagiari, R., Corley, J., Barthélemy, E. J., Kim, E., … Park, K. B. (n.d.). Differences in Outcomes of Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Legislation by Country-Income Level: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Accepted). Ssrn Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3564382
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    • Padovany, M. M. N., Patterson, R., Bowder, A. N., O’Brien, E. L., Alkire, B. C., Katz, A., … Lu, C. (n.d.). Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Surgical Care on Households in Rural Haiti: A Mixed-Methods Study (Accepted). Ssrn Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3529441
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  • Conference Papers

    • Wilson, M. K., Thosiac, J. P., Patterson, R. H., Bowder, A. N., Pyda, J., Dodgion, C., … Padovany, M. N. (2019). Access to Surgical Care and Late-Presenting Disease in Rural Haiti. In Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Vol. 229, pp. e132–e132). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1083
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    • Patterson, R. H., Fischman, V., Wasserman, I., Siu, J., & Alkire, B. (2019). Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer: Comparing Macroeconomic Consequences across Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. In Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Vol. 229, pp. S128–S128).
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    • Thosiac, J. P., Bowder, A., Wilson, M. K., Ward, L. E., Patterson, R. H., Siddiqui, S., … Padovany, M. (2018). Capacity Building: Provision of Pediatric Surgery in Southern Haiti. In Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Vol. 227, pp. e149–e149). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.406
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    • Khosrowjerdi, S. J., Patterson, R. H., & Snydman, L. K. (2018). A MISCARRIAGE MYSTERY: DIFFUSE GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE IN A WOMAN WITH RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE. In Journal of General Internal Medicine (Vol. 33, pp. S424–S424).
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  Artistic Works & Non-Print Media

  • Video Recordings

    • The Global Need for Surgical Care. Director. 2019
    • Surgery is Essential to Universal Health Coverage and Primary Health Care. Director. 2018
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Teaching Activities

  • Surgeon Training in Applied Research (STARS),  Teaching Assistant:  Provided educational support and mentorship for three-month applied research training course with Haitian surgeon learners at Narayana Health Lectured on research methodology and global surgery. Bangalore, India. 2019.
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • International Symposium: Research Equity in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. September 12, 2022  2022
  • The Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss: Innovations in Service Delivery. Duke Global Health Institute Bass Connections. Duke University. March 18, 2021  2021
  • Global Surgery Research: Advancing Health and Health Equity. Lifebox Global Surgery Ambassadors, United Kingdom. February 14, 2021  2021
  • Otolaryngology Residency: Specialty Panel Speaker Series on Global Surgery in Residency. Global Surgery Student Alliance. August 31, 2020  2020
  • The Global Burden of Head and Neck Cancer: Economic Consequences, Health, and the Role of Surgery. Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Initiative. May 16, 2020  2020
  • The State of Global Surgery. Last Mile Healthcare Delivery Course. Warren Alpert Brown Medical School of Brown University. April 22, 2019  2019
  • UMREP Workshop on Study Design. Unite Medicale de Recherche et de Formation Permanente (UMREP). April 14, 2019  2019
  • The Role of Medical Students in Global Health. Association Haïtienne des Etudiants en Médecine (AHEM). April 7, 2019  2019
  • A Year in Haiti: Encounters with maternal and child health at St. Boniface Hospital. Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Global Health. March 15, 2016  2016
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Co-Founder, Executive Committee. Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Initiative. October 2019  2019
  • Coordinating Committee Member. National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Planning Conference. Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery-Dubai. March 2019  2019
  • Visiting Professor Coordinator. EqualHealth. 2015 - 2017  2015 - 2017
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  Service to the Profession

  • Member, Humanitarian Efforts Committee. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. October 2022 - September 2023  2022 - 2023
  • Member, Voice Committee. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. October 2022 - September 2023  2022 - 2023
  • Medical Student Member. Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Global health. May 2016 - May 2017  2016 - 2017
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  Academic & Administrative Activities

  • Sam. W. Ho Health Scholars Training Program, Scholar: Engaged in physician-leader training to promote justice in health and in health care through partnership with underserved communities. Completed a longitudinal project and competency-based curriculum addressing the complexities of providing care in resource-poor settings. Core clinical clerkships were done at underserved sites. Boston, Massachusetts. 2015-2020.

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