University of California San Francisco

Caroline Stephens
Caroline
Stephens
MD, MPH

Resident (PGY-4)
General Surgery

[email protected]

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
Oregon Health & Science University MD 06/2019
Oregon Health & Science University MPH Epidemiology 06/2019
The George Washington University BA International Affairs 06/2013

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Senior Medical Student Travel Award Association for Academic Surgery 2019
2019 Excellence in Public Health Award United States Public Health Service 2019

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 36
  1. Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Shui AM, Tuhumwire C, Rukundo GZ, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz DE| | PubMed
  2. Neighborhood-based Social Determinants of Health are Associated With Decreased Helmet Use in Young Children.
    Stephens CQ, Highet A, Yap A, Newton C, Moses W| | PubMed
  3. Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021.
    Stephens CQ, Cairo SB, Fallat ME, Melhado CG, Godfred-Cato S, Ong H, Newton C| | PubMed
  4. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Kisitu D, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D| | PubMed
  5. Comparative Analysis of Indices for Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Surgical Populations.
    Stephens CQ, Yap A, Vu L, Saito JM, Barry D, Shui AM, Cockrell H, Cairo S, Wakeman D, Berman L, Greenberg S, Linden AF, Kohler J, Tsao K, Wilson NA| | PubMed
  6. State and National Estimates of the Cost of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Lives Saved.
    Newgard CD, Lin A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Remick KE, Gausche-Hill M, Burd RS, Malveau S, Cook JNB, Jenkins PC, Ames SG, Mann NC, Glass NE, Hewes HA, Fallat M, Salvi A, Carr BG, McConnell KJ, Stephens CQ, Ford R, Auerbach MA, Babcock S, Kuppermann N| | PubMed
  7. Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development: The first Bethune Round Table in Africa, Bethune Round Table 2024, Conference on Global Surgery, May 16-18, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Lett R, Bartolomeos K, Lett R, Laeke T, Tirsit A, Kassahun A, Boniface R, Munthali V, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Bracco D, Presser E, Belay E, Kifle F, Weiser TG, Iverson K, Takoutsing BD, Dalle DU, Mbangtang CB, Nyalundja AD, Macaraeg J, Dzirasa I, Kanmounye US, Dovlo D, Koram K, Nyarko E, Jumbam DT, Shimber ET, Jaraczewski T, Sgro M, Basmayor AM, Ergete A, Iverson K, Schroeder M, Dodgion C, Gyedu A, Nakua E, Donkor P, Mock C, Awedew A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Ayele M, Melkamu H, Bekele S, Hailemariam B, Shiferaw E, Shiferaw Y, Yirdaw W, Sawhney R, Patel S, Basak D, Veetil DK, Roy N, Wärnberg MG, Rath S, Abdullahi MAS, Mbaya K, Kakasanda A, Danjuma S, Olasoji H, Ameh E, Bedada A, Motsumi MJ, Hamda SG, Ibro S, Amdisa D, Tilahun G, Abeza M, Laeke T, Boroditsky M, Hill M, Hilzenrat R, Livergant R, Adams J, Binda C, Chhor A, Hsiao H, Haji F, Chin E, Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D, Kravarioti D, Wong LY, Teklemariam TL, Tirsit A, Liyew T, Ferguson M, Plackett T, Henry JC, Dodgion C, Abeza MA, Minas SM, Bouchard M, Tennakoon D, Sawhney R, Burra R, Mathew F, Jones A, Virk S, Patel S, Vaghaiwalla T, Hudspeth J, Rabin T, Rowthorn V, Price RR, Raykar N, Eamer G, Mutiso S, Kisaka Y, Gathecha G, Lett R, Onu C, Ameh E, Igoche M, Anyanwu P, Onuh E, Ojeamen O, Yawe ET, Abubakar A, Ashoms Y, Suleiman H, Musa N, Kyengera DK, Abebe N, Gardener R, Berhanu D, Abebe NS, Zeleke HT, Sawhney R, Proulx KR, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Kundu S, Laor B, Sawhney R, Wurdeman T, Botelho F, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Ayele M, Kassahun A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Hailu B, Fikru E, Ibro SA, Workineh A, Balcha F, Abamecha F, Shemsi S, Alruwaili AS, Rodriguez G, Jose A, Ebied S, Girma S, Abiy A, Assen HE, Tesfaye K, Demeke K, Yiheyis A, Jemal K, Yilkal D, Amsalu A, Derseh L, W/Gerima Y, Belayneh T, Tiruneh M, Bitew A, Yitayih S, Awoke T, Worku C, Mohammed A, Alemu M, Yesuf M, Mamo F, Shitu K, Liyew B, Gucho A, Tilahun G, Love T, Chew A, Kasagga B, Takoutsing B, Ekwaro O, Elobu E, Mengistu DD, Zhuang A, Shiferew B, Mengistu G, Zewdie A, Tadelle N, Gebreyesus A, Presser E, Iverson K, Dodgion C, Weiser TG, Koch R, Starr N, Lau D, Zivkovic I, Joharifard S, Joos E, Garraway N, Vituci F, O'Flynn E, Péric I, Simon L, Ibbotson G, Seyoum T, Azazh A, Beza L, Onah I, Chukwuma C, Berhanu D, Shenoi J, Sears N, Bedore Y, Caplan R, Shale WT| | PubMed
  8. Correlation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
    Negash S, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Nigussie BG, Tefera RF, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D, Tadesse A, Derbew M| | PubMed
  9. Children's surgery and the emergency, critical, and operative care resolution: immediate actions to eliminate disparities in surgical anesthesia and perioperative care for all children.
    Stephens CQ, Butler MW, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Evans FM, Gathuya Z, McLeod E, Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery| | PubMed
  10. Extreme Weather Injuries and Fatalities, 2006 to 2021.
    Stephens CQ, Newton C, Kappy B, Melhado CG, Fallat ME| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 36
  1. Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Shui AM, Tuhumwire C, Rukundo GZ, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz DE| | PubMed
  2. Neighborhood-based Social Determinants of Health are Associated With Decreased Helmet Use in Young Children.
    Stephens CQ, Highet A, Yap A, Newton C, Moses W| | PubMed
  3. Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021.
    Stephens CQ, Cairo SB, Fallat ME, Melhado CG, Godfred-Cato S, Ong H, Newton C| | PubMed
  4. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Kisitu D, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D| | PubMed
  5. Comparative Analysis of Indices for Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Surgical Populations.
    Stephens CQ, Yap A, Vu L, Saito JM, Barry D, Shui AM, Cockrell H, Cairo S, Wakeman D, Berman L, Greenberg S, Linden AF, Kohler J, Tsao K, Wilson NA| | PubMed
  6. State and National Estimates of the Cost of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Lives Saved.
    Newgard CD, Lin A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Remick KE, Gausche-Hill M, Burd RS, Malveau S, Cook JNB, Jenkins PC, Ames SG, Mann NC, Glass NE, Hewes HA, Fallat M, Salvi A, Carr BG, McConnell KJ, Stephens CQ, Ford R, Auerbach MA, Babcock S, Kuppermann N| | PubMed
  7. Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development: The first Bethune Round Table in Africa, Bethune Round Table 2024, Conference on Global Surgery, May 16-18, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Lett R, Bartolomeos K, Lett R, Laeke T, Tirsit A, Kassahun A, Boniface R, Munthali V, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Bracco D, Presser E, Belay E, Kifle F, Weiser TG, Iverson K, Takoutsing BD, Dalle DU, Mbangtang CB, Nyalundja AD, Macaraeg J, Dzirasa I, Kanmounye US, Dovlo D, Koram K, Nyarko E, Jumbam DT, Shimber ET, Jaraczewski T, Sgro M, Basmayor AM, Ergete A, Iverson K, Schroeder M, Dodgion C, Gyedu A, Nakua E, Donkor P, Mock C, Awedew A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Ayele M, Melkamu H, Bekele S, Hailemariam B, Shiferaw E, Shiferaw Y, Yirdaw W, Sawhney R, Patel S, Basak D, Veetil DK, Roy N, Wärnberg MG, Rath S, Abdullahi MAS, Mbaya K, Kakasanda A, Danjuma S, Olasoji H, Ameh E, Bedada A, Motsumi MJ, Hamda SG, Ibro S, Amdisa D, Tilahun G, Abeza M, Laeke T, Boroditsky M, Hill M, Hilzenrat R, Livergant R, Adams J, Binda C, Chhor A, Hsiao H, Haji F, Chin E, Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D, Kravarioti D, Wong LY, Teklemariam TL, Tirsit A, Liyew T, Ferguson M, Plackett T, Henry JC, Dodgion C, Abeza MA, Minas SM, Bouchard M, Tennakoon D, Sawhney R, Burra R, Mathew F, Jones A, Virk S, Patel S, Vaghaiwalla T, Hudspeth J, Rabin T, Rowthorn V, Price RR, Raykar N, Eamer G, Mutiso S, Kisaka Y, Gathecha G, Lett R, Onu C, Ameh E, Igoche M, Anyanwu P, Onuh E, Ojeamen O, Yawe ET, Abubakar A, Ashoms Y, Suleiman H, Musa N, Kyengera DK, Abebe N, Gardener R, Berhanu D, Abebe NS, Zeleke HT, Sawhney R, Proulx KR, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Kundu S, Laor B, Sawhney R, Wurdeman T, Botelho F, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Ayele M, Kassahun A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Hailu B, Fikru E, Ibro SA, Workineh A, Balcha F, Abamecha F, Shemsi S, Alruwaili AS, Rodriguez G, Jose A, Ebied S, Girma S, Abiy A, Assen HE, Tesfaye K, Demeke K, Yiheyis A, Jemal K, Yilkal D, Amsalu A, Derseh L, W/Gerima Y, Belayneh T, Tiruneh M, Bitew A, Yitayih S, Awoke T, Worku C, Mohammed A, Alemu M, Yesuf M, Mamo F, Shitu K, Liyew B, Gucho A, Tilahun G, Love T, Chew A, Kasagga B, Takoutsing B, Ekwaro O, Elobu E, Mengistu DD, Zhuang A, Shiferew B, Mengistu G, Zewdie A, Tadelle N, Gebreyesus A, Presser E, Iverson K, Dodgion C, Weiser TG, Koch R, Starr N, Lau D, Zivkovic I, Joharifard S, Joos E, Garraway N, Vituci F, O'Flynn E, Péric I, Simon L, Ibbotson G, Seyoum T, Azazh A, Beza L, Onah I, Chukwuma C, Berhanu D, Shenoi J, Sears N, Bedore Y, Caplan R, Shale WT| | PubMed
  8. Correlation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
    Negash S, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Nigussie BG, Tefera RF, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D, Tadesse A, Derbew M| | PubMed
  9. Children's surgery and the emergency, critical, and operative care resolution: immediate actions to eliminate disparities in surgical anesthesia and perioperative care for all children.
    Stephens CQ, Butler MW, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Evans FM, Gathuya Z, McLeod E, Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery| | PubMed
  10. Extreme Weather Injuries and Fatalities, 2006 to 2021.
    Stephens CQ, Newton C, Kappy B, Melhado CG, Fallat ME| | PubMed
  11. Promoting Female Surgeons Through Structured Award Nominations.
    Trang K, Stephens CQ, Flanagan C, Yap A, Brown A, Kelly Y, Yeo HL, Sosa JA, Kornblith LZ, Varma MG| | PubMed
  12. Changes in Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Mortality.
    Newgard CD, Rakshe S, Salvi A, Lin A, Cook JNB, Gausche-Hill M, Kuppermann N, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Burd RS, Malveau S, Jenkins PC, Stephens CQ, Glass NE, Hewes H, Mann NC, Ames SG, Fallat M, Jensen AR, Ford RL, Child A, Carr B, Lang K, Buchwalder K, Remick KE| | PubMed
  13. Treatment abandonment in children with Wilms tumor at a national referral hospital in Uganda.
    Nanteza S, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Kambagu JB, Kisa P, Kakembo N, Fadil G, Nimanya SA, Okello I, Naluyimbazi R, Mbwali F, Kayima P, Ssewanyana Y, Grabski D, Naik-Mathuria B, Langer M, Ozgediz D, Sekabira J| | PubMed
  14. Children's surgery and the emergency, critical, and operative care resolution: Immediate actions to eliminate disparities in surgery, anesthesia, and perioperative care for all children.
    Stephens CQ, Butler MW, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Evans FM, Gathuya Z, McLeod E, Global Initiative for Children's Surgery| | PubMed
  15. Evaluating Health Literacy in Families of Injured Children: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study at a Level One Pediatric Trauma Center.
    Melhado C, Kao E, Evans L, Stephens CQ, Lee H, Jensen AR| | PubMed
  16. Efforts to improve outcomes among neonates with complex intestinal atresia: a single-center low-income country experience.
    Okello I, Stephens CQ, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Nimanya S, Yap A, Wesonga AS, Naluyimbazi R, Kayima P, Ssewanyana Y, Ozgediz D, Sekabira J| | PubMed
  17. Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children.
    Stephens CQ, Melhado CG, Shui AM, Yap A, Moses W, Jensen AR, Newton C| | PubMed
  18. Pediatric Emergency Surgery Course in Uganda: Long-Term Follow-Up and Insights From Further Dissemination.
    Klazura G, Stephens C, Musinguzi E, Mugarura R, Nyonyintono J, Laverde R, Nimanya S, Situma M, Bua E, Yap A, Sims T, Ozgediz D, Kisa P| | PubMed
  19. Setting an agenda for a national pediatric trauma system: Operationalization of the Pediatric Trauma State Assessment Score.
    Stephens CQ, Fallat ME| | PubMed
  20. The Pediatric Emergency Surgery Course: Impact on Provider Practice in Rural Uganda.
    Klazura G, Situma M, Musinguzi E, Mugarura R, Nyonyintono J, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kakembo N, Sekabira J, Ssemeju A, Bwesigye M, Muzaki D, Sims T, Proscovia N, Mbambu J, Kwikiriza D, Arinda F, Ozgediz D, Kisa P| | PubMed
  21. Association of Transport Time, Proximity, and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Pediatric Survival at US Trauma Centers.
    Glass NE, Salvi A, Wei R, Lin A, Malveau S, Cook JNB, Mann NC, Burd RS, Jenkins PC, Hansen M, Mohr NM, Stephens C, Fallat ME, Lerner EB, Carr BG, Wall SP, Newgard CD| | PubMed
  22. Impact of Bowel Coverage and Resuscitation Protocol on Gastroschisis Mortality in Low-Income Countries: Experience and Lessons From Uganda.
    Nimanya SA, Stephens CQ, Yap A, Kisa P, Kakembo N, Wesonga A, Okello I, Naluyimbazi R, Mbwali F, Kayima P, Ssewanyana Y, Naik-Mathuria B, Ozgediz D, Sekabira J| | PubMed
  23. Routine Pediatric Surgical Emergencies: Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality During the 1st 8000 Days of Life-A Narrative Review.
    Abbas A, Laverde R, Yap A, Stephens CQ, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Ameh EA, Ozgediz D, Lakhoo K, Bickler SW, Meara JG, Bundy D, Jamison DT, Klazura G, Sykes A, Philipo GS, GICS| | PubMed
  24. Functional impairment associated with nonfatal pediatric firearm injuries.
    Melhado CG, Sullivan TM, Stephens CQ, Burd RS, Jensen AR| | PubMed
  25. Interrater reliability of chart-based assessment of functional impairment after pediatric injury using the functional status scale.
    Melhado CG, Kao E, Hogan-Schlientz J, Crane D, Shui AM, Stephens CQ, Evans L, Burd RS, Jensen AR| | PubMed
  26. Pediatric Trauma Care Standardization: A Statewide Survey of Trauma Providers and Program Managers.
    Stephens CQ, Ashok A, Gee A, Jafri M, Hamilton NA, Lehrfeld D, Newgard C, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed
  27. Epidemiologic factors associated with neonatal bowel perforations in Uganda: experience from a single tertiary referral hospital
    Okello, I, Kakembo, N, Kisa, P, Nimanya, S, Stephens, CQ, Yap, A, Wesonga, AS, Naluyimbazi, R, Sekabira, J| | UCSF Research Profile
  28. Failure of primary closure predicts prolonged length of stay in gastroschisis patients.
    Lin S, Stephens C, Cunningham A, Hamilton N| | PubMed
  29. Ethics in Global Pediatric Surgery: Existing Dilemmas and Emerging Challenges.
    Cunningham AJ, Stephens CQ, Ameh EA, Mshelbwala P, Nwomeh B, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed
  30. History of adolescent birth and diabetes in adulthood: a cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of American women.
    Skeith AE, Stephens CQ, Nielson CM, Caughey AB| | PubMed
  31. Computerized Residency Interview Scheduling: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Categorical General Surgery Applicants.
    Hoops HE, Brasel KJ, Stephens CQ, Anderson EM, LeBlanc L, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed
  32. Utilizing Technology for Global Surgery: A Survey of the West African College of Surgeons.
    Stephens CQ, Ashok A, Ameh EA, Swaroop M, Nwomeh BC, Yang E, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed
  33. Neonatal echocardiogram in duodenal obstruction is unnecessary after normal fetal cardiac imaging.
    Stephens CQ, Dukhovny S, Rowland KJ, Hamilton NA| | PubMed
  34. An academic career in global surgery: a position paper from the Society of University Surgeons Committee on Academic Global Surgery.
    Krishnaswami S, Stephens CQ, Yang GP, Nwomeh BC, Swaroop M, Nadler EP, Holterman AX, Simeone DM, Kingham TP, Merchant N, Orloff SL| | PubMed
  35. Limiting thoracic CT: a rule for use during initial pediatric trauma evaluation.
    Stephens CQ, Boulos MC, Connelly CR, Gee A, Jafri M, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed
  36. Use of computerized interview scheduling program for pediatric surgery match applicants.
    Stephens CQ, Hamilton NA, Thompson AE, Krishnaswami S| | PubMed