Hani Mowafi, MD, MPH

• Andrew Taylor
• Dana Small
• Peter G. Whang
• Todd Constable

Accident Prevention; Accidental Falls; Accidents; Accidents, Home; Accidents, Occupational; Accidents, Traffic; Disaster Planning; Drowning; Emergencies; Emergency Medicine; Human Rights; Multiple Trauma; Refugees; Traumatology; Violence; Global Health; Occupational Injuries; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Public Health Systems Research

Environmental Health; Global Health; Non-Communicable Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice

• 332 Beirut port blast: a multi-center study to assess injury characteristics and outcomesAl-Hajj S, Farran S, Zgheib H, Tfaily M, Halaoui A, Wehbe S, Karam S, Fadlallah Y, Fahd F, Toufaili L, Arjinian S, Al-Zaghrini E, Hariri M, Hussein M, Souaiby N, Mowafi H, Mufarrij A. 332 Beirut port blast: a multi-center study to assess injury characteristics and outcomes. 2022, a50.1-a50. DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2022-safety2022.149.
• Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USAElreichouni A, Aly S, Maciejewski K, Salem I, Ghossein N, Mankash M, Dziura J, Mowafi H. Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 1337. PMID: 36369007, PMCID: PMC9652044, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08733-5.
• The Beirut ammonium nitrate blast: A multicenter study to assess injury characteristics and outcomesAl-Hajj S, Farran SH, Zgheib H, Tfaily MA, Halaoui A, Wehbe S, Karam S, Fadlallah Y, Fahd F, Toufaili L, Arjinian S, Al-Zaghrini E, Al Hariri M, El Hussein M, Souaiby N, Mowafi H, Mufarrij AJ. The Beirut ammonium nitrate blast: A multicenter study to assess injury characteristics and outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 328-335. PMID: 35999664, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003745.
• Factors impacting trauma-specific quality of life following injury: A multi-center assessment in LebanonElreichouni A, Al-Hajj S, Maciejewski KR, Ariss AB, Mowafi H. Factors impacting trauma-specific quality of life following injury: A multi-center assessment in Lebanon. Injury 2022, 53: 3255-3262. PMID: 35970634, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.014.
• Neurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015Fatima N, Mowafi H, Hariri M, Alnahhas H, Al-Kassem A, Saqqur M. Neurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015. Neurological Sciences 2022, 43: 3769-3774. PMID: 35018549, DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05878-3.
• Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income countryMowafi H, Rice B, Nambaziira R, Nirere G, Wongoda R, James M, Group GW, Bisanzo M, Post L. Household economic impact of road traffic injury versus routine emergencies in a low-income country. Injury 2021, 52: 2657-2664. PMID: 34210454, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.06.007.
• Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Mowafi H, Sakr H, Ravaghi H, Elmahal O, Slama S, Samhouri D, Relan P. Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2020, 26: 626-629. PMID: 32621492, DOI: 10.26719/2020.26.6.626.
• Impact of nursing education and a monitoring tool on outcomes in traumatic brain injuryGamble M, Luggya TS, Mabweijano J, Nabulime J, Mowafi H. Impact of nursing education and a monitoring tool on outcomes in traumatic brain injury. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 10: 181-187. PMID: 33299746, PMCID: PMC7700954, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.05.013.
• Defining High‐risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data‐driven Triage for Low‐ and Middle‐income CountriesRice B, Leanza J, Mowafi H, Kamara N, Mulogo EM, Bisanzo M, Nikam K, Kizza H, Newberry JA, Strehlow M, Group G, Kohn M. Defining High‐risk Emergency Chief Complaints: Data‐driven Triage for Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 1291-1301. PMID: 32416022, PMCID: PMC7818254, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14013.
• Non-operative management of blunt abdominal solid organ trauma in adult patientsIbrahim W, Mousa G, Hirshon JM, El-Shinawi M, Mowafi H. Non-operative management of blunt abdominal solid organ trauma in adult patients. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 10: 123-126. PMID: 32923321, PMCID: PMC7474228, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.02.002.
• Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic painMakary MM, Polosecki P, Cecchi GA, DeAraujo IE, Barron DS, Constable TR, Whang PG, Thomas DA, Mowafi H, Small DM, Geha P. Loss of nucleus accumbens low-frequency fluctuations is a signature of chronic pain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 10015-10023. PMID: 32312809, PMCID: PMC7211984, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1918682117.
• Towards developing a consensus assessment framework for global emergency medicine fellowshipsJahn HK, Kwan J, O’Reilly G, Geduld H, Douglass K, Tenner A, Wallis L, Tupesis J, Mowafi HO. Towards developing a consensus assessment framework for global emergency medicine fellowships. BMC Emergency Medicine 2019, 19: 68. PMID: 31711428, PMCID: PMC6849247, DOI: 10.1186/s12873-019-0286-6.
• Emergency care surveillance and emergency care registries in low-income and middle-income countries: conceptual challenges and future directions for researchMowafi H, Ngaruiya C, O'Reilly G, Kobusingye O, Kapil V, Rubiano A, Ong M, Puyana JC, Rahman AF, Jooma R, Beecroft B, Razzak J. Emergency care surveillance and emergency care registries in low-income and middle-income countries: conceptual challenges and future directions for research. BMJ Global Health 2019, 4: e001442. PMID: 31406601, PMCID: PMC6666805, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001442.
• Devastating neurologic injuries in the Syrian war.El Hajj Abdallah Y, Beveridge J, Chan M, Deeb T, Mowafi H, Al-Nuaimi S, Easa AS, Saqqur M. Devastating neurologic injuries in the Syrian war. Neurology Clinical Practice 2019, 9: 9-15. PMID: 30859002, PMCID: PMC6382378, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000556.
• Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in UgandaRice BT, Bisanzo M, Maling S, Joseph R, Mowafi H, Chamberlain S, Dreifuss B, Hammerstedt H, Langevin M, Nelson S, Periyanayagam U. Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020188. PMID: 29950461, PMCID: PMC6020949, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020188.
• A qualitative study exploring nurses’ attitudes, confidence, and perceived barriers to implementing a traumatic brain injury nursing chart in UgandaWynveen L, Gamble M, Nabulime J, Luggya T, Kalanzi JK, Mowafi H. A qualitative study exploring nurses’ attitudes, confidence, and perceived barriers to implementing a traumatic brain injury nursing chart in Uganda. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 8: 64-68. PMID: 30456150, PMCID: PMC6223585, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.01.002.
• Documenting deaths in the Syrian warMowafi H, Leaning J. Documenting deaths in the Syrian war. The Lancet Global Health 2017, 6: e14-e15. PMID: 29226822, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30457-6.
• Obesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda “malnutrition” agendaNgaruiya C, Hayward A, Post L, Mowafi H. Obesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda “malnutrition” agenda. Pan African Medical Journal 2017, 28: 49. PMID: 29184601, PMCID: PMC5697987, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.49.11176.
• Results of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected SyriaMowafi H, Hariri M, Alnahhas H, Ludwig E, Allodami T, Mahameed B, Koly JK, Aldbis A, Saqqur M, Zhang B, Al-Kassem A. Results of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected Syria. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 815-22. PMID: 27332144, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1297.
• Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countriesAbujaber S, Chang CY, Reynolds TA, Mowafi H, Obermeyer Z. Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 6: 116-124. PMID: 30456077, PMCID: PMC6234170, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2016.06.003.
• Analysis of Prehospital Transport Use for Trauma Patients in Lusaka, ZambiaMowafi H, Oranmore‐Brown R, Hopkins KL, White EE, Mulla YF, Seidenberg P. Analysis of Prehospital Transport Use for Trauma Patients in Lusaka, Zambia. World Journal Of Surgery 2016, 40: 2868-2874. PMID: 27405748, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3629-4.
• Prediction of In‐hospital Mortality in Emergency Department Patients With Sepsis: A Local Big Data–Driven, Machine Learning ApproachTaylor RA, Pare JR, Venkatesh AK, Mowafi H, Melnick ER, Fleischman W, Hall MK. Prediction of In‐hospital Mortality in Emergency Department Patients With Sepsis: A Local Big Data–Driven, Machine Learning Approach. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 269-278. PMID: 26679719, PMCID: PMC5884101, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12876.
• Academic affairs and global health: how global health electives can accelerate progress towards ACGME milestonesHayward AS, Jacquet GA, Sanson T, Mowafi H, Hansoti B. Academic affairs and global health: how global health electives can accelerate progress towards ACGME milestones. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 8: 45. PMID: 26628320, PMCID: PMC4666857, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-015-0093-0.
• POCUS by Vietnamese PhysiciansRice BT, Vu H, Tran LD, Vo QX, Mowafi H. POCUS by Vietnamese Physicians. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2015, 27: 580-583. PMID: 26449621, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12476.
• Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy RecommendationsTahouni MR, Liscord E, Mowafi H. Managing Law Enforcement Presence in the Emergency Department: Highlighting the Need for New Policy Recommendations. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: 523-529. PMID: 26095221, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.001.
• Epidemiology of injuries, outcomes, and hospital resource utilisation at a tertiary teaching hospital in Lusaka, ZambiaSeidenberg P, Cerwensky K, Brown R, Hammond E, Mofu Y, Lungu J, Mulla Y, Biemba G, Mowafi H. Epidemiology of injuries, outcomes, and hospital resource utilisation at a tertiary teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 4: 115-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2014.01.006.
• Epidemiology of injuries, outcomes, and resource utilization at a tertiary care hospital in Lusaka, Zambia,Philip Seidenberg, Kate Cerwensky, Rae Oranmore-Brown, Emily Hammond, Yona Mofu, James Lungu, Yakob Mulla, Godfrey Biemba, Hani Mowafi; Epidemiology of injuries, outcomes, and resource utilization at a tertiary care hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Article Published Online 25 March 2014
• Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care SystemsReynolds TA, Bisanzo M, Dworkis D, Hansoti B, Obermeyer Z, Seidenberg P, Hauswald M, Mowafi H. Research Priorities for Data Collection and Management Within Global Acute and Emergency Care Systems. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1246-1250. PMID: 24341579, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12261.
• Making Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income CountriesMowafi H, Dworkis D, Bisanzo M, Hansoti B, Seidenberg P, Obermeyer Z, Hauswald M, Reynolds TA. Making Recording and Analysis of Chief Complaint a Priority for Global Emergency Care Research in Low‐income Countries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 1241-1245. PMID: 24283813, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12262.
• Effectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention TrialArdalan A, Mowafi H, Ardakani H, Abolhasanai F, Zanganeh AM, Safizadeh H, Salari S, Zonoobi V. Effectiveness of a Primary Health Care Program on Urban and Rural Community Disaster Preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: A Community Intervention Trial. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2013, 7: 481-490. PMID: 24274128, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2013.93.
• Iran's Disaster Risk: Now is the Time for Community-based Public Health PreparednessArdalan A, Mowafi H, Burkle FM. Iran's Disaster Risk: Now is the Time for Community-based Public Health Preparedness. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2013, 28: 421-422. PMID: 23962385, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x13008820.
• Impacts of Natural Hazards on Primary Health Care Facilities of Iran: A 10-Year Retrospective SurveyArdalan A, Mowafi H, Yousefi H. Impacts of Natural Hazards on Primary Health Care Facilities of Iran: A 10-Year Retrospective Survey. PLOS Currents 2013, 5: ecurrents.dis.ccdbd870f5d1697e4edee5eda12c5ae6. PMID: 23863871, PMCID: PMC3710672, DOI: 10.1371/currents.dis.ccdbd870f5d1697e4edee5eda12c5ae6.
• School fire in Iran: simple actions save lives.Ostad Taghizadeh A, Mowafi H, Ardalan A. School fire in Iran: simple actions save lives. Annals Of Burns And Fire Disasters 2013, 26: 44-7. PMID: 23966899, PMCID: PMC3741008.
• Conflict, displacement and health in the Middle EastMowafi H. Conflict, displacement and health in the Middle East. Global Public Health 2011, 6: 472-487. PMID: 21590557, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.570358.
• Impact of the 26 December 2003 Bam Earthquake on Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living of Older PeopleArdalan A, Mazaheri M, Mowafi H, VanRooyen M, Teimoori F, Abbasi R. Impact of the 26 December 2003 Bam Earthquake on Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living of Older People. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2011, 26: 99-108. PMID: 21888729, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x11000045.
• Post-disaster quality of life among older survivors five years after the Bam earthquake: implications for recovery policyARDALAN A, MAZAHERI M, VANROOYEN M, MOWAFI H, NEDJAT S, NAIENI K, RUSSEL M. Post-disaster quality of life among older survivors five years after the Bam earthquake: implications for recovery policy. Ageing And Society 2010, 31: 179-196. DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x10000772.
• Sexual violence during war and forced migrationLeaning J, Bartels S, Mowafi H. Sexual violence during war and forced migration. In: Martin SF, Tirman J, eds. Women, migration and conflict. Springer Verlag. New York, NY, 2010
• Public Health Preparedness of Post-Katrina and Rita Shelter Health StaffBrahmbhatt D, Chan JL, Hsu EB, Mowafi H, Kirsch TD, Quereshi A, Greenough PG. Public Health Preparedness of Post-Katrina and Rita Shelter Health Staff. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2009, 24: 500-505. PMID: 20301066, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00007408.
• Sexual Violence during War and Forced MigrationLeaning J, Bartels S, Mowafi H. Sexual Violence during War and Forced Migration. 2009, 173-199. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2825-9_9.
• Human Resources in Humanitarian Health Working Group ReportJanneck L, Cooper N, Frehywot S, Mowafi H, Hein K. Human Resources in Humanitarian Health Working Group Report. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2009, 24: s184-s193. PMID: 19806538, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00021567.
• Task Shifting: A Way to Expand the Healthcare Workforce during EmergenciesMowafi H, Frehywot S. Task Shifting: A Way to Expand the Healthcare Workforce during Emergencies. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2009, 24: s95-s95. DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x0005531x.
• The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Familiar Problems and New ChallengesMowafi H, Spiegel P. The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Familiar Problems and New Challenges. JAMA 2008, 299: 1713-1715. PMID: 18398084, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.14.1713.
• Facing the Challenges in Human Resources for Humanitarian HealthMowafi H, Nowak K, Hein K. Facing the Challenges in Human Resources for Humanitarian Health. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2007, 22: 351-359. PMID: 18087902, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00005057.
• Occipital condyle fracture in a victim of a motor vehicle collisionMowafi HO, Hickey KS. Occipital condyle fracture in a victim of a motor vehicle collision. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 31: 259-262. PMID: 16982357, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.12.023.
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