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Paul Gerard Firth, M.B.,Ch.B.

Dr Paul Firth is a Board Certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He completed his residency in Anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Tufts-NEMC. After working as a Specialist Registrar at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, he joined the Anesthesia Staff at the MGH.

Dr Firth is head of the Division of Community and Global Health in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. He serves on the Executive Committee of the MGH Center for Global Health.  His clinical, education and research work is focused on collaborations in Mbarara, Uganda.

Outcome Measurement at a Ugandan Referral Hospital: Validation of the Mbarara Surgical Services Quality Assurance Database.
Authors: Authors: Drevin G, Albutt K, Baluku M, Tuhumwiire C, Deng H, Musinguzi N, Modest V, Ngonzi J, Ttendo S, Firth P.
World J Surg
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Allocating Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19.
Authors: Authors: Firth P, Eyal N.
N Engl J Med
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Comparative assessment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus diagnostic assays for use in resource-limited settings.
Authors: Authors: Ayebare A, Bebell LM, Bazira J, Ttendo S, Katawera V, Bangsberg DR, Siedner MJ, Firth PG, Boum Ii Y.
BMC Microbiol
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The analgesic effects of intrathecal morphine in comparison with ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block after caesarean section: a randomised controlled trial at a Ugandan regional referral hospital.
Authors: Authors: Kwikiriza A, Kiwanuka JK, Firth PG, Hoeft MA, Modest VE, Ttendo SS.
Anaesthesia
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Half a century of anesthesia for children: An interview with Dr. Nishan G. 'Nick' Goudsouzian.
Authors: Authors: King MR, Mai CL, Firth PG.
Paediatr Anaesth
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Age-Dependent Changes in the Propofol-Induced Electroencephalogram in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Authors: Authors: Walsh EC, Lee JM, Terzakis K, Zhou DW, Burns S, Buie TM, Firth PG, Shank ES, Houle TT, Brown EN, Purdon PL.
Front Syst Neurosci
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Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.
Authors: Authors: Anderson GA, Ilcisin L, Ngonzi J, Ttendo S, Twesigye D, Benitez NP, Firth P, Nehra D.
World J Surg
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Brief surgical procedure code lists for outcomes measurement and quality improvement in resource-limited settings.
Authors: Authors: Liu C, Kayima P, Riesel J, Situma M, Chang D, Firth P.
Surgery
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A Prospective Study of Age-dependent Changes in Propofol-induced Electroencephalogram Oscillations in Children.
Authors: Authors: Lee JM, Akeju O, Terzakis K, Pavone KJ, Deng H, Houle TT, Firth PG, Shank ES, Brown EN, Purdon PL.
Anesthesiology
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Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players?
Authors: Authors: Bailey D, Firth P.
Phys Ther Sport
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