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D Scott Corlew, MD

Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine

Scott Corlew’s focus is on surgical development and the economic value of surgical services in the developing world. He is a plastic surgeon, and previously practiced primary care in the National Health Service Corps and practiced general surgery prior to plastic surgery training. He served as Chief Medical Officer of Resurge International where he worked to develop surgical capacity and delivery in South Asia, Central and South America, and sub-Saharan Africa. He has degrees from Vanderbilt (BA), Emory (MD), and Harvard School of Public Health (MPH).

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Harvard Medical School
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
641 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

A plastic surgeon and general surgeon by training, Scott Corlew's research interests are in the assessment and facilitation of surgical care delivery in low- and lower-middle income countries, and in economic evaluation of health care delivery.  His major specific role at PGSSC is in facilitating National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans in LMICs, particularly in the Southern Africa Development Community.

Context matters for disability and priority setting for musculoskeletal diseases: revisiting the egalitarian approach to disability weights and disability-adjusted life-years.
Authors: Authors: Pigeolet M, Franco H, Nussbaum L, Corlew DS, Meara J.
BMJ Glob Health
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Who gets burned in Brazil?
Authors: Authors: Graner M, Gutierre M, S Salgado L, Mishaly A, Baptista J, Calheiros G, M Buda A, N Bowder A, Corlew DS, Botelho F, de Souza Gomez D, Alonso N, Pompermaier L.
J Burn Care Res
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Orthopaedic surgical needs during disasters.
Authors: Authors: Sana H, Ortega P, Corlew DS, Makasa E, Pigeolet M.
Lancet
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An assessment of the impact of developmental dysplasia of the hip on patients' wellbeing.
Authors: Authors: Franco H, Saxby N, Corlew DS, Perry DC, Pigeolet M.
Bone Jt Open
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Expanding the Capacity of the Indian Health Services Through Partnerships With Plastic and Reconstructive Graduate Programs.
Authors: Authors: Torres Perez-Iglesias CA, Corlew DS.
Ann Plast Surg
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The impact of socio-economic factors on parental non-adherence to the Ponseti protocol for clubfoot treatment in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.
Authors: Authors: Pigeolet M, Vital A, Daoud HA, Mita C, Corlew DS, Alkire BC.
EClinicalMedicine
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The Use of Alcohol as a Disinfectant During the Pandemic and Flame Burns: A Brazilian Study.
Authors: Authors: Barreto Cazumbá ML, Buda AM, Bittencourt MM, Moura C, Braga P, Bowder AN, Corlew DS, Botelho F, Magalhães L, Pompermaier L.
J Burn Care Res
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The Plastic Surgery Workforce and Its Role in Low-income Countries.
Authors: Authors: Truche P, Moeller E, Wurdeman T, Zimmerman K, Cruz N, Nakarmi K, Rai SM, Eado Y, Pompermaier L, Meara JG, Corlew DS.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
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The Role of the US Surgeon in Global Care: Melding the Reality at Home with Global Need.
Authors: Authors: Corlew DS.
Ann Plast Surg
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Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning.
Authors: Authors: Pyda J, Patterson RH, Caddell L, Wurdeman T, Koch R, Polatty D, Card B, Meara JG, Corlew DS.
BMJ Glob Health
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