Global health publications at UCSF

Patel NR, Jaffer F, Kahinga A, Mawala S, Xu MJ, Nkya A, Sharon J, Kim EK, Datoo-Jaffer S, Unterrieder S, Jaffer AF. The Locally Driven Temporal Bone Dissection Laboratory: A Sustainable Tool for Otologic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. OTO Open. 2025 May 23;9(2):e70134. doi: 10.1002/oto2.70134. PMID: 40416782; PMCID: PMC12100632. 

Husman T, Miraftab-Salo O, Ilan A, Brodie S, Paciorek A, Durr ML, Chang J, Xu MJ. Predictors of No-Show in a Safety-Net Otolaryngology Clinic: A Repeated Measures Approach. Laryngoscope. 2025 Mar 26. doi: 10.1002/lary.32150. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40135762. 

Nuss S, Nakku D, Pandey A, Elwell Z, Fei-Zhang D, Srinivasan T, Patterson RH, Adeyemo A, Cherches A, Bangash AH, Mukuzi A, Seguya A, Kahinga AA, Petrucci B, Der Mussa C, Pietrobon C, Waterworth CJ, Daudu D, Shaye D, Smith E, Cahill G, Sprow H, Maina I, Fagan JJ, Wiedermann J, Xu MJ, Zalaquett N, Thapa NM, Hapunda R, Okerosi S, Tamir SO, Ibekwe T, Alkire B, Salano V, Din T; Global OHNS Initiative. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Training and Service Delivery: An International Survey. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Feb 14;10(1):e70096. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70096. PMID: 39958946; PMCID: PMC11826220. 

Nzisabira J, Nuss S, Candelo E, Oumo EA, Shah KV, Kim EK, Wiedermann J, Masimbi O, Shimelash N, Xu MJ. Low-cost otolaryngology simulation models for early-stage trainees: a scoping review. BMC Med Educ. 2024 May 1;24(1):483. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05466-3. PMID: 38693491; PMCID: PMC11062898. 

 Zalaquett NG, Hamadeh N, Patterson RH, Kim EK, Korban Z, Shrime MG. A Comparative Analysis of Otolaryngology Journal Characteristics and Metrics Across World Bank Income Groups. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct;76(5):4001-4005. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04762-0. Epub 2024 May 31. PMID: 39376287; PMCID: PMC11455830. 

Jayaram A, Dutta R, Kim EK, Mahajan A, Pendleton A, Nathani P, Veetil DK, Stossberger R, McClain CD, Grewal M, Gadgil A, Roy N, Raykar NP. Alternative strategies for emergency blood transfusion in low-resource settings: A scoping review. Transfusion. 2024 Jul;64(7):1350-1361. doi: 10.1111/trf.17838. Epub 2024 May 14. PMID: 38742837. 

 Xu MJ, Haddadi S, Mushi BP, Zhang L, Sama G, Nyagabona SK, Ng D, Muya S, Malango AE, Richard E, Ha P, Yom SS, Massawe W, Mmbaga EJ, Van Loon K, Nkya A. Treatment initiation and completion among head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients in Tanzania. BMC Res Notes. 2024 Dec 23;17(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-07045-7. PMID: 39716326; PMCID: PMC11668109. 

 Nuss S, Wittenberg R, Salano V, Maina I, Tuyishimire G, Jue Xu M, Masimbi O, Shimelash N. Otolaryngology Simulation Curriculum Development and Evaluation for Medical Education in Rwanda. OTO Open. 2024 Oct 24;8(4):e155. doi: 10.1002/oto2.155. PMID: 39449716; PMCID: PMC11499706. 

 Buckle GC, DeBoer R, Xu MJ, Mrema A, Rubagumya F, Velloza J, Falade AS, Van Loon K. Using context-specific evidence to inform resource-stratified cancer guidelines: A call for a new approach. Cancer. 2024 Sep 22. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35573. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39306723. 

 Kabagenyi, F., Cherches, A., Patel, N., Okerosi, S., Xu, M., Gellaw, W., Abdalla, T., Tshite, F., Hlomani, B., Dzongodza, T., Maina, R., Peer, S., Wiedermann, J., Sidell, D., & Din, T. (2024). Paediatric airway foreign-body removal equipment availability in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, 2(1), 3 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/jcmsa.v2i1.45. 

 Nuss, S., Patterson, R., Xu, M., Seguya, A., Salano, V., Zalaquett, N., Okerosi, S., Hedt-Gauthier, B., & Fagan, J. (2024). Addressing inequities in the otolaryngology academic publishing: A call to action. Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, 2(1), 3 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/jcmsa.v2i1.64. 

 Jaradeh K, Tang A, Czechowicz JA, Jacobson L, Raphael E. Prevalence of otolaryngological disease in a refugee population compared to US-born patients. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Feb 15;8(2):394-400. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1021. PMID: 37090888; PMCID: PMC10116955. 

 Nteyumwete H, Civantos AM, Stanford-Moore GB, Yau J, Tuyishimire G, Umutoni J, Nyabyenda V, Ncogoza I, Shaye DA. Factors Influencing Delay in Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer in Rwanda. Laryngoscope. 2024 Apr;134(4):1663-1669. doi: 10.1002/lary.31103. Epub 2023 Oct 17. PMID: 37847111. 

 Kim EK, Seguya A, Thaw MH, Tahir P, Formeister EJ, Waterworth CJ, Jaffer AF. Vestibular migraine in low- and lower-middle-income countries: A scoping review. J Otol. 2023 Jul;18(3):173-184. doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.05.003. Epub 2023 May 18. PMID: 37497329; PMCID: PMC10366582. 

 Seguya A, Salano V, Okerosi S, Kim EK, Shrime MG, Viljoen G, Fagan JJ. Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries? Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun 1;31(3):202-207. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000892. Epub 2023 Mar 29. PMID: 37144583. 

 Selekwa M, Maina I, Yeh T, Nkya A, Ncogoza I, Nuss RC, Mushi BP, Haddadi S, Van Loon K, Mbaga E, Massawe W, Roberson DW, Dharsee N, Musimu B, Xu MJ. Tracheostomy care quality improvement in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Nov 9;3(11):e0002294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002294. PMID: 37943736; PMCID: PMC10635432. 

 Okerosi S, Nkya A, Fagan J, Xu MJ. Realities and challenges of head and neck free flap reconstruction in sub-Saharan Africa. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Sep 19. PMID: 37820268. 

 Petrucci B, Okerosi S, Patterson RH, Hobday SB, Salano V, Waterworth CJ, Brody RM, Sprow H, Alkire BC, Fagan JJ, Tamir SO, Der C, Bhutta MF, Maina IW, Pang JC, Daudu D, Mukuzi AG, Srinivasan T, Pietrobon CA, Hao SP, Nakku D, Seguya A, Din TF, Mbougo OD, Mokoh LW, Jashek-Ahmed F, Law TJ, Holt EA, Bangesh AH, Zemene Y, Ibekwe TS, Diallo OR, Alvarado J, Mulwafu WK, Fenton JE, Agius AM, Doleal P, Mudekereza ÉA, Mojica KM, Rueda RS, Xu MJ. The Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Workforce. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug 31:e232339. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.2339. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37651133; PMCID: PMC10472262. 

Ndon S, Singh A, Ha PK, Aswani J, Chan JY, Xu MJ. Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Global Epidemiology and Public Policy Implications. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Aug 13;15(16):4080. doi: 10.3390/cancers15164080. 

Florentine MM, Rouse SL, Stephans J, Conrad D, Czechowicz J, Matthews IR, Meyer AK, Nadaraja GS, Parikh R, Virbalas J, Weinstein JE, Chan DK. Racial and ethnic disparities in diagnostic efficacy of comprehensive genetic testing for sensorineural hearing loss. Hum Genet. 2022 Apr;141(3-4):495-504. doi: 10.1007/s00439-021-02338-4. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34515852; PMCID: PMC9035005. 

Stanford-Moore GB, Cahill G, Raj A, Irakoze P, Alkire B, Bhutta MF. Density of Health Workforce Correlates to Disease Outcomes: Evidence From Global Data in Otolaryngology. OTO Open. 2022 Mar 24;6(1):2473974X221089840. doi: 10.1177/2473974X221089840. PMID: 35356270; PMCID: PMC8958679. 

Stanford-Moore GB, Niyigaba G, Tuyishimire G, Yau J, Kulkrani A, Nyabyenda V, Ncogoza I, Shaye DA. Effect of Delay of Care for Patients with Craniomaxillofacial Trauma in Rwanda. OTO Open. 2022 Apr 22;6(2):2473974X221096032. doi: 10.1177/2473974X221096032. PMID: 35480144; PMCID: PMC9036345. 

Kim EK, Shrime MG. Cost of open access publishing in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Aug 16;9(4):352-356. doi: 10.1002/wjo2.78. PMID: 38059140; PMCID: PMC10696265. 

Barba P, Neubauer DC, Cossa M, Sieker J, Hornacek MW, Lance SH, Ewing E, Tsai C, Funzamo C, Amado V, Adamo F, Rose J, Bendix P, Vaz F, Noormahomed E, Bickler SW, Gosman A. Prevalence and Severity of Burn Scars in Rural Mozambique. World J Surg. 2022 Nov;46(11):2561-2569. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06682-y. Epub 2022 Aug 10. PMID: 35947179; PMCID: PMC9529692. 

Brodie KD, Fakurnejad S, Czechowicz JA, Nadaraja GS. Associations between demographic factors and pediatric otolaryngology access disparities in the COVID-19 era. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan;152:110971. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110971. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID: 34782175; PMCID: PMC9754654. 

Patterson RH, Xu MJ, Okerosi S, Bhutta MF, Der C, Alkire B, Njogu R, Vendra V, Tamir SO, Fagan JJ. Research Equity in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. OTO Open. 2021 Apr-Jun; 5(2):2473974X211024145. PMID: 34212124. PMCID: PMC8216382 

 Xu MJ, Stanford-Moore G, Czechowicz JA. Association of Ebola Virus Infection With Hearing Loss in Regions Where Ebola Virus Infection Is Endemic: A Systematic Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jul 1;145(7):669-675. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.0710. PMID: 31095264. 

Angajala V, Hur K, Jacobson L, Hochstim C. Geographic health disparities in the Los Angeles pediatric neck abscess population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Oct;113:134-139. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.043. Epub 2018 Jul 26. PMID: 30173972. 

Chao CK, Czechowicz JA, Messner AH, Alarcón J, Kolevic Roca L, Larragán Rodriguez MM, Gutiérrez Villafuerte C, Montano SM, Zunt JR. High prevalence of hearing impairment in HIV-infected Peruvian children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Feb;146(2):259-65. doi: 10.1177/0194599811429271. Epub 2011 Nov 29. PMID: 22128111; PMCID: PMC3593743. 

 Czechowicz J, Huaman JL, Forshey BM, Morrison AC, Castillo R, Huaman A, Caceda R, Eza D, Rocha C, Blair PJ, Olson JG, Kochel TJ. Prevalence and risk factors for encephalomyocarditis virus infection in Peru. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Apr;11(4):367-74. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0029. Epub 2011 Mar 11. PMID: 21395427.