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Paul H. Park, MD, MSc

Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Affiliate
Associate Scientist, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Senior Director of Programs at Solid Ground

Paul H. Park, MD, MSc, is the Senior Director of Programs at Solid Ground (Seattle, WA) and holds appointments in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Solid Ground is a local, equity-driven non-profit that addresses social issues through direct social services and advocacy, particularly around housing, food and nutrition, health access, and transportation.

Dr. Park previously worked at Partners In Health for four years in Rwanda as a clinician, Community Health Implementation Specialist, and later as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Chronic Disease. He then served as the Director of Implementation for the NCD Synergies project supporting the implementation and evaluation of PEN-Plus, a novel outpatient care delivery model for non-communicable diseases, in Rwanda, Haiti, Malawi, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Before beginning his experience in Rwanda, Dr. Park worked on implementation research surrounding community-based models of delivery in both diabetes mellitus and MDR-TB for two years with AMPATH in Eldoret, Kenya.

In addition to clinical work in East Africa, Dr. Park practiced primary care internal medicine for the Indian Health Service in Navajo Nation and the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit for five years. He continues to practice in FQHCs in Washington and currently serves in the state's Health Equity Zone Community Advisory Council. Dr. Park is the founder of the Timmy Global Health – Pop-Wuj NGO-based partnership in Xela, Guatemala and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM). Dr. Park earned his MD from Indiana University and his MSc in Global Health at Duke University. He completed a dual residency in Internal Medicine and Global Health at Duke University. 

Dr. Park’s research to date has focused on implementation science surrounding novel, rural care delivery piloting and scale-up for diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases in resource-poor settings. In addition, he has focused on the implementation and evaluation of e-health tools and CHW initiatives for both monitoring and care delivery purposes in the community setting. His current research interests include evaluating novel social interventions addressing the social determinants of health among vulnerable patient populations facing chronic disease in Washington state. Dr. Park previously completed NIH fellowships with Fogarty International Center and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Outcomes of decentralizing hypertension care from district hospitals to health centers in Rwanda, 2013-2014.
Authors: Authors: Ngoga G, Park PH, Borg R, Bukhman G, Ali E, Munyaneza F, Tapela N, Rusingiza E, Edwards JK, Hedt-Gauthier B.
Public Health Action
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Cluster Randomized Trial to Facilitate Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis in a Rural District of Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Pace LE, Dusengimana JMV, Shulman LN, Schleimer LE, Shyirambere C, Rusangwa C, Muvugabigwi G, Park PH, Huang C, Bigirimana JB, Hategekimana V, Rugema V, Umwizerwa A, Keating NL, Mpunga T.
J Glob Oncol
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Diabetes in humanitarian crises: the Boston Declaration.
Authors: Authors: Kehlenbrink S, Jaacks LM.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
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Should they stay or should they go? Who benefits from interfacility transfer to a higher-level trauma center following initial presentation at a lower-level trauma center.
Authors: Authors: Adzemovic T, Murray T, Jenkins P, Ottosen J, Iyegha U, Raghavendran K, Napolitano LM, Hemmila MR, Gipson J, Park P, Tignanelli CJ.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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10-Year Heart Failure Outcomes From Nurse-Driven Clinics in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa.
Authors: Authors: Eberly LA, Rusingiza E, Park PH, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Mutabazi F, Gahamanyi C, Ntaganda E, Kwan GF, Bukhman G.
J Am Coll Cardiol
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Cost of integrated chronic care for severe non-communicable diseases at district hospitals in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Eberly LA, Rusangwa C, Ng'ang'a L, Neal CC, Mukundiyukuri JP, Mpanusingo E, Mungunga JC, Habineza H, Anderson T, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Kwan G, Bavuma C, Rusingiza E, Mutabazi F, Mucumbitsi J, Gahamanyi C, Mutumbira C, Park PH, Mpunga T, Bukhman G.
BMJ Glob Health
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Impact of delayed care on surgical management of patients with gastric cancer in a low-resource setting.
Authors: Authors: Martin AN, Silverstein A, Ssebuufu R, Lule J, Mugenzi P, Fehr A, Mpunga T, Shulman LN, Park PH, Costas-Chavarri A.
J Surg Oncol
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Understanding the Etiology of Heart Failure Among the Rural Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 10-Year Experience From District Hospitals in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Eberly LA, Rusingiza E, Park PH, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Mutabazi F, Harerimana E, Mucumbitsi J, Nyembo PF, Borg R, Gahamanyi C, Mutumbira C, Ntaganda E, Rusangwa C, Kwan GF, Bukhman G.
J Card Fail
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Nurse-Driven Echocardiography and Management of Heart Failure at District Hospitals in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Eberly LA, Rusingiza E, Park PH, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Mutabazi F, Harerimana E, Mucumbitsi J, Nyembo PF, Borg R, Gahamanyi C, Mutumbira C, Ntaganda E, Rusangwa C, Kwan GF, Bukhman G.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
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The "Kickstand Rod" technique for correction of coronal imbalance in patients with adult spinal deformity: theory and technical considerations.
Authors: Authors: Makhni MC, Cerpa M, Lin JD, Park PJ, Lenke LG.
J Spine Surg
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