D Scott Corlew

D Scott Corlew, MD

Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine

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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.

Palatal Fistula Risk after Primary Palatoplasty: A Retrospective Comparison of a Humanitarian Organization and Tertiary Hospitals.

Authors: Authors: Daniels KM, Yang Yu E, Maine RG, Heng Y, Yang L, Shi B, Corlew DS, Hoffman WY, Gregory GA.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018-07-01
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International Disease Burden of Hand Burns: Perspective from the Global Health Arena.

Authors: Authors: Corlew DS, McQueen KA.
Hand Clin 2017-05-01
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Factors Affecting Burn Contracture Outcome in Developing Countries: A Review of 2506 Patients.

Authors: Authors: Garcia LP, Huang A, Corlew DS, Aeron K, Aeron Y, Rai SM, Jovic G, Agag RL.
Ann Plast Surg 2016-09-01
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Plastic Surgery and the Affordable Care Act.

Authors: Authors: Corlew DS.
Ann Plast Surg 2016-08-01
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Economic valuation of the impact of a large surgical charity using the value of lost welfare approach.

Authors: Authors: Corlew DS, Alkire BC, Poenaru D, Meara JG, Shrime MG.
BMJ Glob Health 2016-01-01
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Economic modeling of surgical disease: a measure of public health interventions.

Authors: Authors: Corlew DS.
World J Surg 2013-07-01
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery in Zambia: epidemiology of 16 years of practice.

Authors: Authors: Jovic G, Corlew DS, Bowman KG.
World J Surg 2012-02-01
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Comparison of fistula rates after palatoplasty for international and local surgeons on surgical missions in Ecuador with rates at a craniofacial center in the United States.

Authors: Authors: Maine RG, Hoffman WY, Palacios-Martinez JH, Corlew DS, Gregory GA.
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012-02-01
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Volunteers in plastic surgery guidelines for providing surgical care for children in the less developed world.

Authors: Authors: Schneider WJ, Politis GD, Gosain AK, Migliori MR, Cullington JR, Peterson EL, Corlew DS, Wexler AM, Flick R, Van Beek AL.
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011-06-01
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Association between preoperative measurements and resection weight in patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty.

Authors: Authors: Appel JZ, Wendel JJ, Zellner EG, Hagan KF, Shack RB, Corlew DS.
Ann Plast Surg 2010-05-01
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