Hani Mowafi, MD, MPH
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Chief, Section of Global Health and International Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Hani Mowafi, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor, Chief of the Section of Global Health in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University. Dr. Mowafi's work focuses on developing the science and practice of emergency care with emphasis on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the burden of emergency conditions is highest and where there is a large unmet need for emergency care.
Internationally known for his work on emergency and trauma care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Dr. Mowafi has extensive experience conducting training, research, and program development in the Middle East and Africa. He has served as an expert consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, the World Bank and the World Health Organization where he is currently an Emergency Care Consultant for the WHO's Global Emergency and Trauma Care Initiative. He is the Co-Director of two NIH-funded research and training programs, the Middle East and North Africa Program for Advanced Injury Research (MENA PAIR) and the Global Environmental and Occupational Health Hub in the Middle East and North Africa (GEOHealth MENA). Both are partnerships between Yale University and the American University of Beirut.
Dr. Mowafi has served on scientific review panels for both global injury and humanitarian research including the National Institutes of Health Research (UK), and Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (UK). He serves as the Associate Editor for Trauma for BMC Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Mowafi's research interests are assessing the health burden and impacts of trauma and injury in LMICs; health and human security in humanitarian emergencies; and developing metrics for global emergency care. Dr. Mowafi has a long track record mentoring junior investigators and practitioners in global health careers including trainees in the United States, East Africa and the Middle East.
Dr. Mowafi has been recognized for his leadership and serves on the International Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), previously as the Chair of the ACEP International Section, and Chair of the of the Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship Consortium. In 2017 he was awarded the Humanitarian Service Award from the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine in recognition of his work studying and mitigating the impacts of humanitarian crises around the world.
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Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
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Education & Training
- MPH
- Harvard School of Public Health, Global and Population Health (2006)
- Residency
- Virginia Commonwealth University (2005)
- Internship
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Med., Medical College (2003)
- MD
- University of Virginia School of Medicine, Medicine (2002)
- BS
- Duke University, Biomedical Engineering (1997)
Research
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ORCID
0000-0001-6225-8048
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Yale Co-Authors
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Research Interests
Dana Small, PhD
Danielle Poole, ScD, MPH
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH
Nathaniel Raymond
Peter G. Whang, MD, FACS, FAAOS
Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS
Global Health
Refugees
Syria
Disaster Planning
Emergency Medicine
Uganda
Publications
2024
362 Epidemiology of burns in a humanitarian setting: a national study among refugees in Lebanon
Presser E, Farhat M, Mowafi H, Al-Hajj S. 362 Epidemiology of burns in a humanitarian setting: a national study among refugees in Lebanon. 2024, a76.2-a76. DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2024-safety.180.Peer-Reviewed Original Research361 Characteristics of injuries among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Presser E, Al-Hajj S, Farhat M, Mowafi H. 361 Characteristics of injuries among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. 2024, a76.1-a76. DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2024-safety.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishing an Employee Assistance Program at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in a Time of Multiple Crises: The Experience of the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Khairallah G, Mowafi H, Ayna D, Sakr C. Establishing an Employee Assistance Program at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in a Time of Multiple Crises: The Experience of the American University of Beirut Medical Center. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-11. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2346328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterActive engagement strategiesMental health servicesPrimary care physiciansMedical CenterIndividual counseling sessionsRisk of occupational stressCare physiciansTertiary healthcare centerHealth servicesTraditional referralsParticipant characteristicsGroup sessionsCounseling sessionsHealthcare centersEmployee assistance programsHealthcare workersOccupational stressInsurance coverageEngagement strategiesSocioeconomic collapseIncreased riskAssistance programsSessionsCOVID-19 pandemicDamage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis
Poole D, Andersen D, Raymond N, Grace R, Smith T, Khoshnood K, Mowafi H. Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis. BMJ Global Health 2024, 9: e014768. PMID: 38346771, PMCID: PMC11002345, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsEpidemiology of burns in a humanitarian setting: A national study among refugees in Lebanon
Presser E, Farhat M, Michael M, El Asmar K, Jaber L, Moustafa M, Mowafi H, Al-Hajj S. Epidemiology of burns in a humanitarian setting: A national study among refugees in Lebanon. Burns 2024, 50: 1145-1149. PMID: 38402117, PMCID: PMC11384917, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical NeedMonths prior to data collectionSocioeconomically disadvantaged individualsMulti-level interventionsEpidemiology of burnsReduce burn injuriesRisk factorsLogistic regression modelsSyrian refugee populationImprove careUnivariate logistic regression modelInformal settlementsHumanitarian settingsMedical careVulnerable populationsDisadvantaged individualsSurgical needsHot liquidFinancial burdenCommunity kitchensRefugee populationsRegression modelsPopulation studiesData collectionCare
2022
332 Beirut port blast: a multi-center study to assess injury characteristics and outcomes
Al-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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA
Elreichouni 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient satisfactionHealth servicesCross-sectional observational studyMedian patient satisfactionPatient satisfaction questionnaireChronic medical conditionsHealth service accessHealth seeking behaviourDaily medicationInsurance statusPSQ-18Chronic conditionsObservational studyMedical conditionsMethodsThis studyHealthcare accessSatisfaction questionnaireSeeking behaviourWide variationMedicationsMedical assistanceHigh satisfactionDescriptive statisticsService accessNeed of improvementThe Beirut ammonium nitrate blast: A multicenter study to assess injury characteristics and outcomes
Al-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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInjury characteristicsInjury predictorsBlast injuryMulticenter cross-sectional studyMajor acute care hospitalsHospital chart reviewInjury Severity ScoreIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCross-sectional studyHead/faceSecondary blast injuriesPrimary blast injuryChart reviewNeurologic disabilityEye injuriesTrauma patientsCare unitMultiple injuriesBlast lungMulticenter studyMean ageFrequent siteMost injuriesSeverity scoreFactors impacting trauma-specific quality of life following injury: A multi-center assessment in Lebanon
Elreichouni 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, PMCID: PMC11384921, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTrauma-specific qualitySevere injuriesProspective cohort studyTime of injuryBeirut Medical CenterQuality of lifeMulti-center assessmentCohort studyFunctional recoveryMultivariable linear modelsPatient 1Life QuestionnaireMedical CenterGlobal burdenPatientsGovernmental hospitalsLife 1Life yearsInjuryPocket costsHospitalSocioeconomic statusMore studiesHealthcare careSocioeconomic factorsNeurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015
Fatima 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeurotrauma patientsTimes higher mortalityHospital stayBlunt injuryMedian lengthTrauma presentationsPatient presentationMethodsSecondary analysisPatientsGeneral traumaHigh mortalityNeurotraumaHospitalNeurosurgical proceduresLogistic regressionInjuryAdministrative datasetsFurther studiesMortalityUnknown dispositionTraumaPresentationLong-term needsMalesFemales
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American College of Emergency Physicians
Professional OrganizationsCommittee MemberDetailsACEP International Section10/01/2002 - Presentactivity Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails10/01/2002 - Presentactivity African Federation for Emergency Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails04/01/2013 - Presentactivity American College of Emergency Physicians
Professional OrganizationsCommittee MemberDetails10/01/2018 - Presentactivity BMC Emergency Medicine
Journal ServiceAssociate EditorDetails2016 - Present
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- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2017
- Original Certification Date
- 2006
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