Rashi Jhunjhunwala

Rashi Jhunjhunwala, MD MA

Chief Fellow, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School

General Surgery Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Bio
Publications

Rashi Jhunjhunwala was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, USA and is currently in general surgery residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. During medical school, she earned a Master of Arts in Bioethics & Society at King’s College London in which she studied ethical justifications for prioritizing surgery on the path to universal health coverage. Dr Jhunjhunwala has spent two years working with the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School on projects including the economic and demographic impact of gun violence, trauma systems research, national surgical systems planning, and anti-racism education. She currently serves as Chief Fellow at the Program where she focuses on issues of global health ethics, national surgical planning, and social justice in global surgical access. She plans to continue her work in global surgery as a Trauma surgeon and advocate for health equity.

Mortality and Risk Factors in Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Authors: Authors: Bansal V, Patil P, Faria I, Khajanchi M, Garba D, Raykar NP, Jhunjhunwala R, Sharma MR, Chatterjee S, Wärnberg MG, Roy N.
J Surg Res 2022-11-01
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Effective Communication of Personalized Risks and Patient Preferences During Surgical Informed Consent Using Data Visualization: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study With Patients After Surgery.

Authors: Authors: Gisladottir U, Nakikj D, Jhunjhunwala R, Panton J, Brat G, Gehlenborg N.
JMIR Hum Factors 2022-04-29
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Study of Alteplase for Respiratory Failure in SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19: A Vanguard Multicenter, Rapidly Adaptive, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Authors: Authors: Barrett CD, Moore HB, Moore EE, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Biffl WL, Lottenberg L, Patel PR, Truitt MS, McIntyre RC, Bull TM, Ammons LA, Ghasabyan A, Chandler J, Douglas IS, Schmidt EP, Moore PK, Wright FL, Ramdeo R, Borrego R, Rueda M, Dhupa A, McCaul DS, Dandan T, Sarkar PK, Khan B, Sreevidya C, McDaniel C, Grossman Verner HM, Pearcy C, Anez-Bustillos L, Baedorf-Kassis EN, Jhunjhunwala R, Shaefi S, Capers K, Banner-Goodspeed V, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB.
Chest 2022-03-01
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MUlticenter STudy of tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) use in COVID-19 severe respiratory failure (MUST COVID): A retrospective cohort study.

Authors: Authors: Barrett CD, Moore HB, Moore EE, Benjamin Christie D, Orfanos S, Anez-Bustillos L, Jhunjhunwala R, Hussain S, Shaefi S, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Baedorf-Kassis EN, Al-Shammaa A, Capers K, Banner-Goodspeed V, Wright FL, Bull T, Moore PK, Nemec H, Thomas Buchanan J, Nonnemacher C, Rajcooar N, Ramdeo R, Yacoub M, Guevara A, Espinal A, Hattar L, Moraco A, McIntyre R, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB.
Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2022-02-01
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Rescue therapy for severe COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome with tissue plasminogen activator: A case series.

Authors: Authors: Barrett CD, Oren-Grinberg A, Chao E, Moraco AH, Martin MJ, Reddy SH, Ilg AM, Jhunjhunwala R, Uribe M, Moore HB, Moore EE, Baedorf-Kassis EN, Krajewski ML, Talmor DS, Shaefi S, Yaffe MB.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020-09-01
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Study of alteplase for respiratory failure in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2/COVID-19: Study design of the phase IIa STARS trial.

Authors: Authors: Moore HB, Barrett CD, Moore EE, Jhunjhunwala R, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB.
Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2020-08-01
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Reassessing the cardiac box: A comprehensive evaluation of the relationship between thoracic gunshot wounds and cardiac injury.

Authors: Authors: Jhunjhunwala R, Mina MJ, Roger EI, Dente CJ, Heninger M, Carr JS, Dougherty SD, Gelbard RB, Nicholas JM, Wyrzykowski AD, Feliciano DV, Morse BC.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017-09-01
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Factors affecting mortality after penetrating cardiac injuries: 10-year experience at urban level I trauma center.

Authors: Authors: Mina MJ, Jhunjhunwala R, Gelbard RB, Dougherty SD, Carr JS, Dente CJ, Nicholas JM, Wyrzykowski AD, Salomone JP, Vercruysse GA, Feliciano DV, Morse BC.
Am J Surg 2017-06-01
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Penetrating cardiac injuries: A 36-year perspective at an urban, Level I trauma center.

Authors: Authors: Morse BC, Mina MJ, Carr JS, Jhunjhunwala R, Dente CJ, Zink JU, Nicholas JM, Wyrzykowski AD, Salomone JP, Vercruysse GA, Rozycki GS, Feliciano DV.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016-10-01
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Injury to the conduction system: management of life-threatening arrhythmias after penetrating cardiac trauma.

Authors: Authors: Jhunjhunwala R, Dente CJ, Keeling WB, Prest PJ, Dougherty SD, Gelbard RB, Long WB, Nicholas JM, Morse BC.
Am J Surg 2016-08-01
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