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Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD

Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
617-432-7260

Dr. Hedt-Gauthier received a BS with distinction in mathematics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1999. Immediately following her undergraduate training, she served three years in the U.S. Peace Corps in Namibia, where she was introduced to the needs and challenges of global public health and the role of research in addressing these gaps. In 2003, she began a PhD program in biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health. During this training, Dr. Hedt-Gauthier took a leave of absence to complete a fellowship in strategic information at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Malawi. She received her PhD in 2008 and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the same department in 2010.

Hedt-Gauthier leads NIH-funded research exploring the feasibility and impact of mobile health (mHealth) tools for community health worker-led postoperative follow-up after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda. She also leads statistical methods development and application, with expertise in complex survey sampling, surveillance, and methods for program monitoring and evaluation.

Prevalence of Untreated Surgical Conditions in Rural Rwanda: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study in Burera District.
Authors: Authors: Maine RG, Linden AF, Riviello R, Kamanzi E, Mody GN, Ntakiyiruta G, Kansayisa G, Ntaganda E, Niyonkuru F, Mubiligi JM, Mpunga T, Meara JG, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
JAMA Surg
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Exogenous factors matter when interpreting the results of an impact evaluation: a case study of rainfall and child health programme intervention in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Mukabutera A, Thomson DR, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Atwood S, Basinga P, Nyirazinyoye L, Savage KP, Habimana M, Murray M.
Trop Med Int Health
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Emergency general surgery in Rwandan district hospitals: a cross-sectional study of spectrum, management, and patient outcomes.
Authors: Authors: Mpirimbanyi C, Nyirimodoka A, Lin Y, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Odhiambo J, Nkurunziza T, Havens JM, Omondi J, Rwamasirabo E, Ntirenganya F, Toma G, Mubiligi J, Bayitondere S, Riviello R.
BMC Surg
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Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.
Authors: Authors: Kirk CM, Uwamungu JC, Wilson K, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Tapela N, Niyigena P, Rusangwa C, Nyishime M, Nahimana E, Nkikabahizi F, Mutaganzwa C, Ngabireyimana E, Mutabazi F, Magge H.
BMC Pediatr
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Treating persistent asthma in rural Rwanda: characteristics, management and 24-month outcomes.
Authors: Authors: Habineza H, Mutumbira C, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Borg R, Gupta N, Tapela N, Dusabeyezu S, Ngoga G, Harerimana E, Mpanumusingo E, Ngabireyimana E, Rusingiza E, Bukhman G.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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High HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Mutagoma M, Samuel MS, Kayitesi C, Gasasira AR, Chitou B, Boer K, Hedt-Gauthier B, Gupta N, Ntaganira J, Nsanzimana S.
Int J STD AIDS
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Longer travel time to district hospital worsens neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study of the effect of delays in receiving emergency cesarean section in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Niyitegeka J, Nshimirimana G, Silverstein A, Odhiambo J, Lin Y, Nkurunziza T, Riviello R, Rulisa S, Banguti P, Magge H, Macharia M, Habimana R, Hedt-Gauthier B.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
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Same-day HIV testing with initiation of antiretroviral therapy versus standard care for persons living with HIV: A randomized unblinded trial.
Authors: Authors: Koenig SP, Dorvil N, Dévieux JG, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Riviere C, Faustin M, Lavoile K, Perodin C, Apollon A, Duverger L, McNairy ML, Hennessey KA, Souroutzidis A, Cremieux PY, Severe P, Pape JW.
PLoS Med
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Building Workforce Capacity Abroad While Strengthening Global Health Programs at Home: Participation of Seven Harvard-Affiliated Institutions in a Health Professional Training Initiative in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Cancedda C, Riviello R, Wilson K, Scott KW, Tuteja M, Barrow JR, Hedt-Gauthier B, Bukhman G, Scott J, Milner D, Raviola G, Weissman B, Smith S, Nuthulaganti T, McClain CD, Bierer BE, Farmer PE, Becker AE, Binagwaho A, Rhatigan J, Golan DE.
Acad Med
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Fertility and HIV following universal access to ART in Rwanda: a cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data.
Authors: Authors: Remera E, Boer K, Umuhoza SM, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Thomson DR, Ndimubanzi P, Kayirangwa E, Mutsinzi S, Bayingana A, Mugwaneza P, Koama JB.
Reprod Health
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