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Pablo Tarsicio Uribe Leitz, MD, MPH

Affiliate, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change
Instructor in Surgergy, Brigham and Women's Hospitatl

Pablo Tarsicio Uribe Leitz, MD, MPH  is anInstructor in Surgery, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Investigator Data Manager, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

 Program in Global Surgery and Social Change

He is interested in Surgery and Global Health research, particularly as it pertains to advocacy, data analysis, and the use geographic information systems to improve access to quality surgical care for underserved populations. He was actively involved in the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. His current research focuses on geographic visualization of surgical relationships and surgical epidemiology. He plans to complete a General Surgery residency and to become an academic surgeon with a focus on Global Surgery. 

The prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and associated mortality in hospitalized US trauma patients.
Authors: Authors: Townsend LL, Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, Weiser TG, Maggio PM, Spain DA, Tennakoon L, Staudenmayer K.
J Surg Res
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The trauma ecosystem: The impact and economics of new trauma centers on a mature statewide trauma system.
Authors: Authors: Ciesla DJ, Pracht EE, Leitz PT, Spain DA, Staudenmayer KL, Tepas JJ.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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The American College of Surgeons Needs-Based Assessment of Trauma Systems: Estimates for the State of California.
Authors: Authors: Uribe-Leitz T, Esquivel MM, Knowlton LM, Ciesla D, Lin F, Hsia RY, Spain DA, Winchell RJ, Staudenmayer KL.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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Mapping Disparities in Access to Safe, Timely, and Essential Surgical Care in Zambia.
Authors: Authors: Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, Makasa E, Lishimpi K, Mwaba P, Bowman K, Weiser TG.
JAMA Surg
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Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012.
Authors: Authors: Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Molina G, Lipsitz SR, Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, Fu R, Azad T, Chao TE, Berry WR, Gawande AA.
Bull World Health Organ
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Variability in mortality following caesarean delivery, appendectomy, and groin hernia repair in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and analysis of published data.
Authors: Authors: Uribe-Leitz T, Jaramillo J, Maurer L, Fu R, Esquivel MM, Gawande AA, Haynes AB, Weiser TG.
Lancet Glob Health
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Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality.
Authors: Authors: Molina G, Weiser TG, Lipsitz SR, Esquivel MM, Uribe-Leitz T, Azad T, Shah N, Semrau K, Berry WR, Gawande AA, Haynes AB.
JAMA
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Projections for Achieving the Lancet Commission Recommended Surgical Rate of 5000 Operations per 100,000 Population by Region-Specific Surgical Rate Estimates.
Authors: Authors: Uribe-Leitz T, Esquivel MM, Molina G, Lipsitz SR, Verguet S, Rose J, Bickler SW, Gawande AA, Haynes AB, Weiser TG.
World J Surg
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Proposed Minimum Rates of Surgery to Support Desirable Health Outcomes: An Observational Study Based on Three Strategies.
Authors: Authors: Esquivel MM, Molina G, Uribe-Leitz T, Lipsitz SR, Rose J, Bickler S, Gawande AA, Haynes AB, Weiser TG.
World J Surg
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Evaluating three methods to encourage mentally competent older adults to assess their driving behavior.
Authors: Authors: Uribe-Leitz T, Barmak LA, Park A, Howland J, Lee V, Lodato E, Driscoll C, Dechert T, Burke PA.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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