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Paul H. Park, MD, MSc

Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Affiliate
Associate Scientist, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Senior Director of Programs at Solid Ground

Paul H. Park, MD, MSc, is the Senior Director of Programs at Solid Ground (Seattle, WA) and holds appointments in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Solid Ground is a local, equity-driven non-profit that addresses social issues through direct social services and advocacy, particularly around housing, food and nutrition, health access, and transportation.

Dr. Park previously worked at Partners In Health for four years in Rwanda as a clinician, Community Health Implementation Specialist, and later as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Chronic Disease. He then served as the Director of Implementation for the NCD Synergies project supporting the implementation and evaluation of PEN-Plus, a novel outpatient care delivery model for non-communicable diseases, in Rwanda, Haiti, Malawi, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Before beginning his experience in Rwanda, Dr. Park worked on implementation research surrounding community-based models of delivery in both diabetes mellitus and MDR-TB for two years with AMPATH in Eldoret, Kenya.

In addition to clinical work in East Africa, Dr. Park practiced primary care internal medicine for the Indian Health Service in Navajo Nation and the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit for five years. He continues to practice in FQHCs in Washington and currently serves in the state's Health Equity Zone Community Advisory Council. Dr. Park is the founder of the Timmy Global Health – Pop-Wuj NGO-based partnership in Xela, Guatemala and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM). Dr. Park earned his MD from Indiana University and his MSc in Global Health at Duke University. He completed a dual residency in Internal Medicine and Global Health at Duke University. 

Dr. Park’s research to date has focused on implementation science surrounding novel, rural care delivery piloting and scale-up for diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases in resource-poor settings. In addition, he has focused on the implementation and evaluation of e-health tools and CHW initiatives for both monitoring and care delivery purposes in the community setting. His current research interests include evaluating novel social interventions addressing the social determinants of health among vulnerable patient populations facing chronic disease in Washington state. Dr. Park previously completed NIH fellowships with Fogarty International Center and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Patient Characteristics, Early Outcomes, and Implementation Lessons of Cervical Cancer Treatment Services in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Park PH, Davey S, Fehr AE, Butonzi J, Shyirambere C, Hategekimana V, Bigirimana JB, Borg R, Uwizeye R, Tapela N, Shulman LN, Randall T, Mpanumusingo E, Mpunga T.
J Glob Oncol
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Cost of Treating Pediatric Cancer at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Neal C, Rusangwa C, Borg R, Mugunga JC, Kennell-Heiling S, Shyirambere C, Pritchett N, Muhayimana C, Ntakirutimana E, Tapela N, Park PH, Shulman LN, Mpunga T.
J Glob Oncol
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International Radiotherapy Referrals From Rural Rwanda: Implementation Processes and Early Clinical Outcomes.
Authors: Authors: Hanappe M, Nicholson LT, Elmore SNC, Fehr AE, Bigirimana JB, Borg RC, Butonzi J, Shyirambere C, Mpanumusingo E, Benewe MO, Kanyike DM, Triedman S, Shulman LN, Rusangwa C, Park PH.
J Glob Oncol
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Cost of Providing Quality Cancer Care at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Neal C, Rusangwa C, Borg R, Tapela N, Mugunga JC, Pritchett N, Shyirambere C, Ntakirutimana E, Park PH, Shulman LN, Mpunga T.
J Glob Oncol
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Decreasing Histology Turnaround Time Through Stepwise Innovation and Capacity Building in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Muvugabigwi G, Nshimiyimana I, Greenberg L, Hakizimana E, Ruhangaza D, Benewe O, Bhai K, Pepoon JR, Fehr AE, Park PH, Butonzi J, Shyirambere C, Manirakiza A, Rusangwa C, Milner D, Mpunga T, Shulman LN.
J Glob Oncol
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Impact of Breast Cancer Early Detection Training on Rwandan Health Workers' Knowledge and Skills.
Authors: Authors: Pace LE, Dusengimana JV, Keating NL, Hategekimana V, Rugema V, Bigirimana JB, Costas-Chavarri A, Umwizera A, Park PH, Shulman LN, Mpunga T.
J Glob Oncol
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An AAST-MITC analysis of pancreatic trauma: Staple or sew? Resect or drain?
Authors: Authors: Byrge N, Heilbrun M, Winkler N, Sommers D, Evans H, Cattin LM, Scalea T, Stein DM, Neideen T, Walsh P, Sims CA, Brahmbhatt TS, Galante JM, Phan HH, Malhotra A, Stovall RT, Jurkovich GJ, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, O'Callaghan TA, Gaspard SF, Schreiber MA, Cook MR, Demetriades D, Rivera O, Velmahos GC, Zhao T, Park PK, Machado-Aranda D, Ahmad S, Lewis J, Hoff WS, Suleiman G, Sperry J, Zolin S, Carrick MM, Mallory GR, Nunez J, Colonna A, Enniss T, Nirula R.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
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Models of integration of HIV and noncommunicable disease care in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned and evidence gaps.
Authors: Authors: Njuguna B, Vorkoper S, Patel P, Reid MJA, Vedanthan R, Pfaff C, Park PH, Fischer L, Laktabai J, Pastakia SD.
AIDS
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Palliative Care in Rwanda: Aiming for Universal Access.
Authors: Authors: Krakauer EL, Muhimpundu MA, Mukasahaha D, Tayari JC, Ntizimira C, Uhagaze B, Mugwaneza T, Ruzima A, Mpanumusingo E, Gasana M, Karamuka V, Nkurikiyimfura JL, Park P, Barebwanuwe P, Tapela N, Elmore SN, Bukhman G, Leng M, Grant L, Binagwaho A, Sezibera R.
J Pain Symptom Manage
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Implementing the World Health Organization safe childbirth checklist in a district Hospital in Rwanda: a pre- and post-intervention study.
Authors: Authors: Tuyishime E, Park PH, Rouleau D, Livingston P, Banguti PR, Wong R.
Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol
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