Kathleen O'Neill, MD, PhD
Hospital Resident
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Research Summary
Research interests include: Gun violence prevention, community-based participatory research, hospital-based violence intervention programs, and global surgery.
Extensive Research Description
Dr. O'Neill started her research career in medical school, completing a year of research focusing on global surgery with the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School. While in residency, Dr. O’Neill completed the National Clinicians Scholars Program and is currently completing her PhD through the Investigative Medicine Program at the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Her PhD thesis focuses on improving care for survivors of gun violence. Her research interests include catastrophic medical expenses, global surgery, hospital-based violence prevention programs, community-based participatory research and gun violence prevention. She plans to pursue a career in academic surgery in the field of trauma and critical care. She hopes to incorporate health services research and community advocacy alongside clinical work to improve healthcare delivery to medically underserved populations.
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Selected Publications
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in ConnecticutO'Neill KM, Dodington J, Gawel M, Borrup K, Shapiro DS, Gates J, Gregg S, Becher RD. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 225: 775-780. PMID: 36253316, PMCID: PMC9540704, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.004.
- Evaluation of Firearm-related Reinjury in Connecticut: An Opportunity for Gun Violence PreventionO'Neill KM, Jean RA, Dodington J, Davis K, Becher RD. Evaluation of Firearm-related Reinjury in Connecticut: An Opportunity for Gun Violence Prevention. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 274: 23-30. PMID: 35121547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.009.
- Assessing the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Inequities in Blood Alcohol Testing After TraumaJean RA, O'Neill KM, Johnson DC, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Assessing the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Inequities in Blood Alcohol Testing After Trauma. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 273: 192-200. PMID: 35092878, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.032.
- “The cops didn't make it any better”: Perspectives on police and guns among survivors of gun violenceO'Neill KM, Salazar MC, Vega C, Campbell A, Anderson E, Dodington J. “The cops didn't make it any better”: Perspectives on police and guns among survivors of gun violence. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 284: 114197. PMID: 34274710, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114197.
- Rural Communities and ViolenceDodington JM, O'Neill KM. Rural Communities and Violence. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2021, 68: 401-412. PMID: 33678294, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.12.004.
- Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health ExpensesO'Neill KM, Jean RA, Gross CP, Becher RD, Khera R, Elizondo JV, Nasir K. Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 1-12. PMID: 32663705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.095.
- Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery.O'Neill KM, Vega C, Saint-Hilaire S, Jahad L, Violano P, Rosenthal MS, Maung AA, Becher RD, Dodington J. Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 29-35. PMID: 32118821, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002635.
- When to Admit to Observation: Predicting Length of Stay for Anticoagulated Elderly Fall VictimsO'Neill KM, Jean RA, Savetamal A, Dyke A, Prunty R, Stone A, Castillo A, Gregg SC. When to Admit to Observation: Predicting Length of Stay for Anticoagulated Elderly Fall Victims. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 250: 156-160. PMID: 32065966, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.01.006.
- Physicians on the Frontlines: Understanding the Lived Experience of Physicians Working in Communities That Experienced a Mass Casualty ShootingO'Neill KM, Shultz BN, Lye CT, Ranney ML, D'Onofrio G, Coupet E. Physicians on the Frontlines: Understanding the Lived Experience of Physicians Working in Communities That Experienced a Mass Casualty Shooting. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 55-66. PMID: 33404322, PMCID: PMC8147517, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979402.
- In Defense of Family Leave in Surgical ResidencyO'Neill KM, Horowitz NR, Yoo PS. In Defense of Family Leave in Surgical Residency. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2018, 10: 392-393. PMID: 30154967, PMCID: PMC6108357, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-17-00716.1.
- The influence of sociodemographic factors on operative decision-making in small bowel obstructionJean RA, Chiu AS, O'Neill KM, Lin Z, Pei KY. The influence of sociodemographic factors on operative decision-making in small bowel obstruction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 227: 137-144. PMID: 29804845, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.02.029.
- Impact of hospital volume on outcomes for laparoscopic adhesiolysis for small bowel obstructionJean RA, O'Neill KM, Pei KY, Davis KA. Impact of hospital volume on outcomes for laparoscopic adhesiolysis for small bowel obstruction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 214: 23-31. PMID: 28624050, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.02.045.
- Bellwether Procedures for Monitoring and Planning Essential Surgical Care in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Caesarean Delivery, Laparotomy, and Treatment of Open FracturesO’Neill K, Greenberg SL, Cherian M, Gillies RD, Daniels KM, Roy N, Raykar NP, Riesel JN, Spiegel D, Watters DA, Gruen RL. Bellwether Procedures for Monitoring and Planning Essential Surgical Care in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Caesarean Delivery, Laparotomy, and Treatment of Open Fractures. World Journal Of Surgery 2016, 40: 2611-2619. PMID: 27351714, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3614-y.
- Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by patients obtaining free breast cancer care in Haiti: A pilot studyO'Neill KM, Mandigo M, Pyda J, Nazaire Y, Greenberg SL, Gillies R, Damuse R. Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by patients obtaining free breast cancer care in Haiti: A pilot study. Surgery 2015, 158: 747-755. PMID: 26150200, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.04.040.
- Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by patients obtaining free breast cancer care in HaitiO'Neill KM, Mandigo M, Pyda J, Nazaire Y, Greenberg SL, Gillies R, Damuse R. Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by patients obtaining free breast cancer care in Haiti. The Lancet 2015, 385: s48. PMID: 26313097, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60843-1.
- A time-driven activity-based costing model to improve health-care resource use in Mirebalais, HaitiMandigo M, O'Neill K, Mistry B, Mundy B, Millien C, Nazaire Y, Damuse R, Pierre C, Mugunga JC, Gillies R, Lucien F, Bertrand K, Luo E, Costas A, Greenberg SL, Meara JG, Kaplan R. A time-driven activity-based costing model to improve health-care resource use in Mirebalais, Haiti. The Lancet 2015, 385: s22. PMID: 26313069, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60817-0.
- Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling studyShrime MG, Dare AJ, Alkire BC, O'Neill K, Meara JG. Catastrophic expenditure to pay for surgery worldwide: a modelling study. The Lancet Global Health 2015, 3: s38-s44. PMID: 25926319, PMCID: PMC4428601, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(15)70085-9.
- Applying surgical apps: Smartphone and tablet apps prove useful in clinical practice.O'Neill KM, Holmer H, Greenberg SL, Meara JG. Applying surgical apps: Smartphone and tablet apps prove useful in clinical practice. Bulletin Of The American College Of Surgeons 2013, 98: 10-8. PMID: 24313133.