Biography
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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Boston University School of Medicine | MD | Medicine | 05/2015 |
Boston University School of Public Health | MPH | Public Health | 05/2008 |
University of Miami | BS | Neuroscience | 05/2006 |
University of Miami | BA | Theatre Arts | 05/2006 |
UCSF | General Surgery |
Awards & Honors
Award | Conferred By | Date |
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Dr. Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award | Association of Women Surgeons | 2023 |
Evan C. Werlin Lodestar Award | UCSF Department of Surgery | 2023 |
Haile T. Debas Resident Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery | 2023 |
Medical Student Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery | 2023 |
William B. Schecter Trauma Resident Award | UCSF | 2022 |
Muriel Steele Society Influential Women in Surgery Honor Roll | UCSF | 2019/2022 |
Surgical Infections Society Best Oral Presentation, Second Place | Surgical Infection Society | 2019 |
Junior Resident Teaching Award | UCSF | 2018 |
Department of Emergency Medicine Surgical Consultant of the Year | UCSF | 2017 |
Dora Savenor Memorial Prize for Excellence in Surgery | Boston University School of Medicine | 2015 |
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Student Award | Boston University School of Medicine | 2015 |
Dechert, T., Stucchi, A., Kauffman, D., Hasty, B., Starr, N., Godfrey, T. (2014). Development of the Medical Student Surgical Research Mentorship Program. Poster presented at: John McCahan Educational Day, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, MA. (Poster Presentation)
Kaminetzy, L., Kanneganti, M., Karkoska, K., Kimball, A., Leahy, K., Starr, N. (2012). The Outreach Van Project: Meeting People Where They Are. Poster presented at: John McCahan Educational Day, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, MA. (Poster Presentation)
Karasek, K., Oliveira, T., Silva, D., Starr, N., Hochberg, N., Dietze, R., Ellner, J., Jones-Lopez, E. (2013). TB Index Case Factors Associated with TST Conversion of Household Contacts. Poster presented at: Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Annual Conference; Washington, DC. (Poster Presentation)
Kasotakis, G., Peitzman, E., King, E., Starr, N., Hebert, C., Rosenkranz, P., Sarkar, B., Dechert, T., McAneny, D., Burke, P. (2014). Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission after Emergency General and Vascular Surgical Procedures. Poster presented at: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 73rd Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA. (Poster Presentation)
Starr, N., Abbensetts, K., Sarkar, B., Dechert, T., Glantz, A., Bird, D., Burke, P., Tompkins, R., Kasotakis, G. (2014). Platelet Transfusion Independently Increases Risk for Acute Lung Injury in the Non-massively Transfused Severely Injured Blunt Trauma Patient. Poster presented at: 100th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Medical Student Program; San Francisco, CA. (Poster Presentation)
Kasotakis, G., Peitzman, E., King, E., Starr, N., Hebert, C., Rosenkranz, P., Sarkar, B., McAneny, D., Burke, P. (2014). Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission After General Surgical Procedures. Oral Presentation presented at: 100th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons; San Francisco, CA. (Oral Presentation)
Starr, N. (2014). "Out of the Box Ideas" for Surgical Interest Groups. Oral Presentation presented at: 100th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Medical Student Program; San Francisco, CA. (Oral Presentation)
Starr, N. (2012). Lessons Learned in a Peace Corps Experience. Oral Presentation presented at: Peace Corps Masters International 25th Anniversary Celebration, Boston University School of Public Health; Boston, MA. (Oral Presentation)
Starr, N., Dechert, T. (2014). Department of Surgery Medical Student Research Mentoring. Oral Presentation presented at: Graduate Medical Education Meeting; Boston, MA. (Oral Presentation)
George Kasotakis, MD MPH; Elizabeth King, MD; Nichole Starr, BS MPH; Elpida Velmahos, BS; Christopher Hebert, BS; Elizabeth Peitzman, PA-C; Pamela Rosenkranz, RN; Peter Burke, MD; David McAneny, MD; Gerard Doherty, MD (2015). Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission After General Surgical Procedures. Submitted for presentation at: 135th Annual Meeting of the American Surgical Association; San Diego, CA. (Oral Presentation)
In the News
Grants and Funding
- Global Health Equity Scholars Program - D43 Fogarty Training | NIH | 2017-07-01 - 2022-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator
- Research Training in Gastrointestinal Surgery | NIH | 1988-07-01 - 2021-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator
Research Interests
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Surgical Organizations
Barriers to Accessing Surgical Care
Trauma Care
Research Pathways
Publications
- Review of a large trauma registry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: insights into prehospital care and provider training for trauma quality improvement.| | PubMed
- Prehospital balanced resuscitation may mitigate hypofibrinogenemia in traumatic hemorrhagic shock.| | PubMed
- The Devil's in the Depot Details: Case of Iatrogenic Opioid Intoxication After Buprenorphine Injection Requiring Surgical Excision.| | PubMed
- Scalability and Sustainability of a Surgical Infection Prevention Program in Low-Income Environments.| | PubMed
- Addressing knowledge gaps in Surgical Safety Checklist use: statistical process control analysis of a surgical quality improvement programme in Ethiopia.| | PubMed
- Feasibility of Gastrografin Use for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Low-Income Countries.| | PubMed
- Correction: Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study.| | PubMed
- Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study.| | PubMed
- Correction: Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mixed Methods Study.| | PubMed
- Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries.| | PubMed