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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.

Health Facility Cost of Cesarean Delivery at a Rural District Hospital in Rwanda Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing.
Authors: Authors: Odhiambo J, Ruhumuriza J, Nkurunziza T, Riviello R, Shrime M, Lin Y, Rusangwa C, Omondi JM, Toma G, Nyirimodoka A, Mpunga T, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
Matern Child Health J
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Risk factors for stunting among children under five years: a cross-sectional population-based study in Rwanda using the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey.
Authors: Authors: Nshimyiryo A, Hedt-Gauthier B, Mutaganzwa C, Kirk CM, Beck K, Ndayisaba A, Mubiligi J, Kateera F, El-Khatib Z.
BMC Public Health
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ART adherence and viral suppression are high among most non-pregnant individuals with early-stage, asymptomatic HIV infection: an observational study from Uganda and South Africa.
Authors: Authors: Haberer JE, Bwana BM, Orrell C, Asiimwe S, Amanyire G, Musinguzi N, Siedner MJ, Matthews LT, Tsai AC, Katz IT, Bell K, Kembabazi A, Mugisha S, Kibirige V, Cross A, Kelly N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Bangsberg DR.
J Int AIDS Soc
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Stuck in the middle: a systematic review of authorship in collaborative health research in Africa, 2014-2016.
Authors: Authors: Hedt-Gauthier BL, Jeufack HM, Neufeld NH, Alem A, Sauer S, Odhiambo J, Boum Y, Shuchman M, Volmink J.
BMJ Glob Health
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Growing research in global surgery with an eye towards equity.
Authors: Authors: Hedt-Gauthier BL, Riviello R, Nkurunziza T, Kateera F.
Br J Surg
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Prevalence and predictors of surgical-site infection after caesarean section at a rural district hospital in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Nkurunziza T, Kateera F, Sonderman K, Gruendl M, Nihiwacu E, Ramadhan B, Cherian T, Nahimana E, Ntakiyiruta G, Habiyakare C, Ngamije P, Matousek A, Gaju E, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier B.
Br J Surg
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A retrospective study of neonatal case management and outcomes in rural Rwanda post implementation of a national neonatal care package for sick and small infants.
Authors: Authors: Nyishime M, Borg R, Ingabire W, Hedt-Gauthier B, Nahimana E, Gupta N, Hansen A, Labrecque M, Nkikabahizi F, Mutaganzwa C, Biziyaremye F, Mukayiranga C, Mwamini F, Magge H.
BMC Pediatr
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Academic promotion policies and equity in global health collaborations.
Authors: Authors: Hedt-Gauthier B, Airhihenbuwa CO, Bawah AA, Burke KS, Cherian T, Connelly MT, Hibberd PL, Ivers LC, Jerome JG, Kateera F, Manabe YC, Maru D, Murray M, Shankar AH, Shuchman M, Volmink J.
Lancet
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Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Cancedda C, Cotton P, Shema J, Rulisa S, Riviello R, Adams LV, Farmer PE, Kagwiza JN, Kyamanywa P, Mukamana D, Mumena C, Tumusiime DK, Mukashyaka L, Ndenga E, Twagirumugabe T, Mukara KB, Dusabejambo V, Walker TD, Nkusi E, Bazzett-Matabele L, Butera A, Rugwizangoga B, Kabayiza JC, Kanyandekwe S, Kalisa L, Ntirenganya F, Dixson J, Rogo T, McCall N, Corden M, Wong R, Mukeshimana M, Gatarayiha A, Ntagungira EK, Yaman A, Musabeyezu J, Sliney A, Nuthulaganti T, Kernan M, Okwi P, Rhatigan J, Barrow J, Wilson K, Levine AC, Reece R, Koster M, Moresky RT, O'Flaherty JE, Palumbo PE, Ginwalla R, Binanay CA, Thielman N, Relf M, Wright R, Hill M, Chyun D, Klar RT, McCreary LL, Hughes TL, Moen M, Meeks V, Barrows B, Durieux ME, McClain CD, Bunts A, Calland FJ, Hedt-Gauthier B, Milner D, Raviola G, Smith SE, Tuteja M, Magriples U, Rastegar A, Arnold L, Magaziner I, Binagwaho A.
Int J Health Policy Manag
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Outcomes for patients with rheumatic heart disease after cardiac surgery followed at rural district hospitals in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Rusingiza EK, El-Khatib Z, Hedt-Gauthier B, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Tapela N, Mutumbira C, Mutabazi F, Harelimana E, Mucumbitsi J, Kwan GF, Bukhman G.
Heart
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