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Rolvix Patterson III, MD, Otolaryngology (ENT), Durham, NC, Duke University Hospital

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Otolaryngology (ENT) • Durham, NC

PGY-2 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research Track Resident

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Summary

  • Otolaryngology resident and dedicated global health practitioner looking for ways to make health equity a reality. Enthusiastic about policy-oriented research on surgical systems in resource-poor settings. Always looking to get out on a sailboat or cheer on Duke Basketball.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020 - 2027
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2020, MD, MPH, Research Distinction
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityAB, Global Health, 2010 - 2014

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Massachusetts Medical Society Annual Scholars Award Massachusetts Medical Society, 2020
  • Honos Civicus Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, 2020
  • William Dameshek Award in Undergraduate Research Tufts University School of Medicine, 2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Towards resilient health systems: opportunities to align surgical and disaster planning  
    Jordan Pyda, Rolvix H Patterson, Luke Caddell, Taylor Wurdeman, Rachel Koch, David Polatty, Brittany Card, John G Meara, Daniel Scott Corlew, BMJ Global Health, 6/14/2019
  • Le GRAUSCH et son plaidoyer pour un PLANACO: Un groupe de réflexion dévoué à solutionner les problèmes d’accès aux soins chirurgicaux en Haïti  
    Le GRAUSCH, Info-Chir, 8/2019
  • The Impact of Increasing Surgical Capacity at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Haiti  
    Rolvix H. Patterson, BA; Alexis N. Bowder, MD; Theodule Jean-Baptiste MD, MSc, MPH; Daniel L. Eisenson, MD; Mallory K. Wilson, MPH&TM; Christopher M. Dodgion MD, MSPH,..., Journal of Surgical Research, 7/2019
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer: Comparing Macroeconomic Consequences Across Low, Middle, and High Income Countries
    R. Patterson, V. Fischman, J. Siu, I. Wasserman, B. Alkire, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 10/30/2019
  • Disparities in Global Head and Neck Cancer Burden and Surgical Management
    R. Patterson, J. Siu, A. Tang, B. Alkire, AAO-HNSF 2019 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, New Orleans, LA, 9/15/2019
  • Expanding Surgical Care in Haiti: The Human Rights Argument for a National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plan
    J. Pyda, S. Toussaint, R. Patterson, N. Carter, M. Shrime, J. Meara, M. Padovany, Bethune Round Table, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 6/6/2019
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Lectures

  • The State of Global Surgery 
    Warren Alpert Brown Medical School of Brown University, Last Mile Healthcare Delivery Course - 4/22/2019
  • UMREP Workshop on Study Design 
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 4/14/2019
  • The Role of Medical Students in Global Health 
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 4/4/2019
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Authored Content

  • Head and neck cancer deaths to cost $535 billion by 2030March 2021
  • 2019 National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Planning Conference in DubaiMay 2019
  • Surgical Capacity Building in HaitiApril 2019
  • Global Surgery Advocacy and the U.S. GovernmentFebruary 2019
  • Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship Training in sub-Saharan AfricaNovember 2018
  • The Missing Piece in the Struggle for Universal Health CoverageOctober 2018
  • Stop Trump's War on Global HealthOctober 2018
  • Stop Trump's War on Global HealthOctober 2018
  • Stop Trump's War on Global HealthOctober 2018
  • Do We Have a Right to Surgery? The Case for Access to AllSeptember 2018
  • The missing piece in N.C.'s opioid fightJuly 2018
  • Med students share concerns about the American Health Care ActMarch 2017
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Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Member
  • Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
    Member
  • American College of Surgeons
    Member
  • Association for Academic Surgery
    Member
  • Massachusetts Medical Society
    Member

Other Languages

  • Creole

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Rolvix Patterson III, Dr. Rolvix Patterson III, MD, Dr. R Patterson III