University of California San Francisco

Caroline Stephens, MD, MPH

Caroline Stephens
Caroline
Stephens
MD, MPH

Graduate
General Surgery Residency Program, 2026

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
Oregon Health & Science University MD 06/2019
Oregon Health & Science University MPH Epidemiology 06/2019
The George Washington University BA International Affairs 06/2013

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Senior Medical Student Travel Award Association for Academic Surgery 2019
2019 Excellence in Public Health Award United States Public Health Service 2019

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 10
  1. Surgeon annual volume impacts recurrence rates of pediatric inguinal hernia repairs: A multi-institutional study.
    Heller K, Ochoa BV, Brierley SF, Padilla BE, Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Collaborative Group, Alhajjat A, Byrd E, Chao SD, Clinker C, Diaz-Miron J, Dantes G, Eldredge RS, Fialkowski EA, Guner Y, Gurria JP, Haddadin Z, Highet A, Huerta CT, Keane OA, Kelley-Quon LI, Laje P, Le H, Lee J, Lesher A, Lin S, Lym L, Pandya SR, Papastefan S, Parrado RH, Perez EA, Ramazani C, Rehrer W, Russell KW, Selesner L, Shideler BL, Slater BJ, Stellon MA, Stephens C, Sutyak KM, Tsao K, Velazco CS, Weber N, Westbrook N, Wieck MM, Yu P| | PubMed
  2. Risk factors for catastrophic healthcare expenditure and high economic burden for children with anorectal malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Shui AM, Kotagal M, Rukundo GZ, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz DE| | PubMed
  3. Effect of a Pediatric Surgeon's Primarily Performed Technique on Inguinal Hernia Recurrence Rates: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.
    Heller K, Ochoa BV, Brierley SF, Padilla BE, Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Collaborative Group| | PubMed
  4. Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Shui AM, Tuhumwire C, Rukundo GZ, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz DE| | PubMed
  5. Neighborhood-based Social Determinants of Health are Associated With Decreased Helmet Use in Young Children.
    Stephens CQ, Highet A, Yap A, Newton C, Moses W| | PubMed
  6. Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021.
    Stephens CQ, Cairo SB, Fallat ME, Melhado CG, Godfred-Cato S, Ong H, Newton C| | PubMed
  7. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda.
    Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Kisitu D, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D| | PubMed
  8. Comparative Analysis of Indices for Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Surgical Populations.
    Stephens CQ, Yap A, Vu L, Saito JM, Barry D, Shui AM, Cockrell H, Cairo S, Wakeman D, Berman L, Greenberg S, Linden AF, Kohler J, Tsao K, Wilson NA| | PubMed
  9. State and National Estimates of the Cost of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Lives Saved.
    Newgard CD, Lin A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Remick KE, Gausche-Hill M, Burd RS, Malveau S, Cook JNB, Jenkins PC, Ames SG, Mann NC, Glass NE, Hewes HA, Fallat M, Salvi A, Carr BG, McConnell KJ, Stephens CQ, Ford R, Auerbach MA, Babcock S, Kuppermann N| | PubMed
  10. Injury and violence in the context of sustainable development: The first Bethune Round Table in Africa, Bethune Round Table 2024, Conference on Global Surgery, May 16-18, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Lett R, Bartolomeos K, Lett R, Laeke T, Tirsit A, Kassahun A, Boniface R, Munthali V, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Bracco D, Presser E, Belay E, Kifle F, Weiser TG, Iverson K, Takoutsing BD, Dalle DU, Mbangtang CB, Nyalundja AD, Macaraeg J, Dzirasa I, Kanmounye US, Dovlo D, Koram K, Nyarko E, Jumbam DT, Shimber ET, Jaraczewski T, Sgro M, Basmayor AM, Ergete A, Iverson K, Schroeder M, Dodgion C, Gyedu A, Nakua E, Donkor P, Mock C, Awedew A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Ayele M, Melkamu H, Bekele S, Hailemariam B, Shiferaw E, Shiferaw Y, Yirdaw W, Sawhney R, Patel S, Basak D, Veetil DK, Roy N, Wärnberg MG, Rath S, Abdullahi MAS, Mbaya K, Kakasanda A, Danjuma S, Olasoji H, Ameh E, Bedada A, Motsumi MJ, Hamda SG, Ibro S, Amdisa D, Tilahun G, Abeza M, Laeke T, Boroditsky M, Hill M, Hilzenrat R, Livergant R, Adams J, Binda C, Chhor A, Hsiao H, Haji F, Chin E, Oyania F, Stephens CQ, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz DE, Poenaru D, Kravarioti D, Wong LY, Teklemariam TL, Tirsit A, Liyew T, Ferguson M, Plackett T, Henry JC, Dodgion C, Abeza MA, Minas SM, Bouchard M, Tennakoon D, Sawhney R, Burra R, Mathew F, Jones A, Virk S, Patel S, Vaghaiwalla T, Hudspeth J, Rabin T, Rowthorn V, Price RR, Raykar N, Eamer G, Mutiso S, Kisaka Y, Gathecha G, Lett R, Onu C, Ameh E, Igoche M, Anyanwu P, Onuh E, Ojeamen O, Yawe ET, Abubakar A, Ashoms Y, Suleiman H, Musa N, Kyengera DK, Abebe N, Gardener R, Berhanu D, Abebe NS, Zeleke HT, Sawhney R, Proulx KR, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Kundu S, Laor B, Sawhney R, Wurdeman T, Botelho F, Gerk A, Guadagno E, Poenaru D, Ayele M, Kassahun A, Laeke T, Yibeltal M, Hailu B, Fikru E, Ibro SA, Workineh A, Balcha F, Abamecha F, Shemsi S, Alruwaili AS, Rodriguez G, Jose A, Ebied S, Girma S, Abiy A, Assen HE, Tesfaye K, Demeke K, Yiheyis A, Jemal K, Yilkal D, Amsalu A, Derseh L, W/Gerima Y, Belayneh T, Tiruneh M, Bitew A, Yitayih S, Awoke T, Worku C, Mohammed A, Alemu M, Yesuf M, Mamo F, Shitu K, Liyew B, Gucho A, Tilahun G, Love T, Chew A, Kasagga B, Takoutsing B, Ekwaro O, Elobu E, Mengistu DD, Zhuang A, Shiferew B, Mengistu G, Zewdie A, Tadelle N, Gebreyesus A, Presser E, Iverson K, Dodgion C, Weiser TG, Koch R, Starr N, Lau D, Zivkovic I, Joharifard S, Joos E, Garraway N, Vituci F, O'Flynn E, Péric I, Simon L, Ibbotson G, Seyoum T, Azazh A, Beza L, Onah I, Chukwuma C, Berhanu D, Shenoi J, Sears N, Bedore Y, Caplan R, Shale WT| | PubMed