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Summary
- Youmna Sherif is an independent plastic surgery resident at Johns Hopkins. Her interests include global surgery education, ethics of global surgery, surgical capacity building, and surgical infrastructure. In pursuit of these interests, she has engaged in global surgery work in Egypt, Malawi, Turkey, and Uganda. She has worked with community partners in these nations and performed research on the structure of global surgery education, bioethics, and surgical standards.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins University/University of MarylandFellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2024 - 2027
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2017 - 2024
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2017
Duke UniversityBA, Biopsychoscoial Mechanisms of Health, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ACS/Pfizer Resident Volunteerism Award American College of Surgeons, 2023
- Golden Scalpel Award BCM Department of Emergency Medicine, 2022
- Alpha Omega Alpha Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Bridging surgical education gaps in times of conflict: Experience with virtual and remote platforms for enhancing surgical workforce.Kala T Pham, Youmna A Sherif, Melany C Hughes, Sudha Jayaraman, Rachel W Davis
American Journal of Surgery. 2026-03-01 - How Should We Better Express Respect for Surgical Patients Who Are Incarcerated?Monalisa A Hassan, Youmna A Sherif
AMA Journal of Ethics. 2025-04-01 - Fidelity in Academic Global Surgery and Research: Incorporating Trustworthiness in the Development of Research Partnerships, Infrastructure, and Policy.Youmna A Sherif, Sarnai Erdene, Lubna Khan, Todd K Rosengart, Sabrina Marie Asturias Simons
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Globalization of Healthcare Creates Evolving Ethical DilemmasYoumna A. Sherif, Godfrey Sama Philipo, Emmanuel M. Makasa, Bich-Uyen Nguyen, Le-Thanh Dinh, Sukriti Bansal, Todd K. Rosengart, Rachel W. Davis, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 4/2023
- Decreases in Elective and non-Elective Surgical Case Volumes During the Covid-19 PandemicSherif Y.A., Bansal, S., Davis R.W., Barnett, M., Parikh U.M., Bechtold, H., Holmes, H., Yang, Y., Holmes., D. M., Vu, M., Nuchtern, J.G., Wilson, C.T., Journal of Current Surgery., 12/2021
Authored Content
- Global Surgery Training Programs and Exposure to Surgical SubspecialtiesOctober 2020
- Letting Go of AngerMarch 2020
- The First Time I Spoke up Against BiasMay 2019
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Arabic
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