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Tamara Noel Fitzgerald

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery

Featured Works


Burden of Surgical Infections in a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Surgery Service in Uganda.

Journal article Surg Infect (Larchmt) · March 2020 Featured Publication Background: Delayed presentation of surgical disease often leads to infection in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition, many primary infections require surgical intervention. The burden of infection in children's surgery in LMICs is poorly ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of Ugandan and North American Pediatric Surgery Fellows' Operative Experience: Opportunities for Global Training Exchange.

Journal article J Surg Educ · 2020 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: North American pediatric surgery training programs vary in exposure to index cases, while controversy exists regarding fellow participation in global surgery rotations. We aimed to compare the case logs of graduating North American pediatric sur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Unifying Children's Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda.

Journal article World J Surg · June 2019 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: There is a significant unmet need for children's surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children's surgical conditions such as congen ... Full text Link to item Cite

The socioeconomic impact of a pediatric ostomy in Uganda: a pilot study.

Journal article Pediatr Surg Int · April 2018 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Multiple pediatric surgical conditions require ostomies in low-middle-income countries. Delayed presentations increase the numbers of ostomies. Patients may live with an ostomy for a prolonged time due to the high backlog of cases with insuff ... Full text Link to item Cite