Sarah Ullrich, MD, MHS
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2026
Letter to the Editor: Pre- or intra-operative fecal diversion for children with a delayed diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease
Ullrich S, Crady R, Reeder R, Frischer J, Consortium T. Letter to the Editor: Pre- or intra-operative fecal diversion for children with a delayed diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2026, 163118. PMID: 41905642, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163118.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2025
Risk factors for catastrophic healthcare expenditure and high economic burden for children with anorectal malformations in Southwestern Uganda
Oyania F, Stephens C, Ullrich S, Shui A, Kotagal M, Rukundo G, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz D. Risk factors for catastrophic healthcare expenditure and high economic burden for children with anorectal malformations in Southwestern Uganda. International Journal For Equity In Health 2025, 24: 321. PMID: 41257872, PMCID: PMC12628543, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02681-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe unrecognized burden of patient-level social determinants of health on health outcomes following traumatic injury
Mathew P, Sznol J, Ullrich S, Becher R, Davis K, Schuster K. The unrecognized burden of patient-level social determinants of health on health outcomes following traumatic injury. Injury 2025, 57: 112882. PMID: 41224618, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how patient-level social determinants of health, like financial concerns and language barriers, predict trauma outcomes, highlighting their impact on mortality and complications.Surgical management of very early onset inflammatory bowel disease
Ullrich S, Le-Nguyen A, Holder M, Wittenberg R, Caja A, Garrison A, Rymeski B, Rosen N, Frischer J. Surgical management of very early onset inflammatory bowel disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2025, 61: 162552. PMID: 40840797, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda
Oyania F, Stephens C, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Shui A, Tuhumwire C, Rukundo G, Ngonzi J, Yap A, Bajunirwe F, Poenaru D, Ozgediz D. Impact of Reducing Time Lived With Colostomies on Social Stigma Affecting Children With Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda. World Journal Of Surgery 2025, 49: 1508-1518. PMID: 40252179, PMCID: PMC12133414, DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Social Challenges of Stomas Faced by Families of Children With Anorectal Malformations in Uganda
Oyania F, Eze A, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Ozgediz D. The Social Challenges of Stomas Faced by Families of Children With Anorectal Malformations in Uganda. Sage Open Pediatrics 2025, 12: 30502225251338534. PMID: 40612179, PMCID: PMC12220878, DOI: 10.1177/30502225251338534.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions
Oyania F, Faktor K, Ullrich S, Ozgediz D, Kotagal M. Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions. World Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 7: e000960. PMID: 39737078, PMCID: PMC11683927, DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000960.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMethods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda
Oyania F, Eze A, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Ozgediz D. Methods families use to raise funds for anorectal malformation treatment at a single public referral hospital in Southwestern Uganda. World Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 7: e000877. PMID: 39737079, PMCID: PMC11683897, DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda
Oyania F, Stephens C, Ullrich S, Kotagal M, Kisitu D, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz D, Poenaru D. Delays in Care for Children With Low Anorectal Malformations in Southwestern Uganda. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 305: 156-162. PMID: 39700891, PMCID: PMC11779581, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffectiveness of primary repair for low anorectal malformations in Uganda
Oyania F, Ullrich S, Hellmann Z, Stephens C, Kotagal M, Commander S, Shui A, Situma M, Odongo C, Kituuka O, Bajunirwe F, Ozgediz D, Poenaru D. Effectiveness of primary repair for low anorectal malformations in Uganda. Pediatric Surgery International 2024, 40: 315. PMID: 39560775, PMCID: PMC12032398, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-024-05905-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research