Vanessa P. Ho, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS

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Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Faculty, Center for Health Equity, Engagement, Education, and Research within the Population Health and Equity Research Institute (PHERI), The MetroHealth System

Medical Director of the Trauma Recovery Center, Institute for H.O.P.E, The MetroHealth System

Director of Trauma Research, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, and Burns

SUMMARY

Dr. Ho is an Acute Care Surgeon in the Department of Surgery and Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, and Burns at the MetroHealth System and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. With clinical expertise in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery, she serves as the Director of Trauma Research at The MetroHealth System and as core faculty of the MetroHealth and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Center for Health Equity, Engagement, Education, and Research (CHEEER) within the Population Health and Equity Research Institute (PHERI). Dr. Ho completed the KL2 Scholar Career Development program through the CWRU Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) and obtained a PhD in Clinical and Translational Science. With more than 100 publications, Dr. Ho's health services research focuses on improving long-term person-centered outcomes after emergency surgical conditions and advancing health equity in emergency surgical care. Recently, as the Chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee at the Coalition for National Trauma Research, Dr. Ho led the effort to bring together national experts for a 2-day Summit for the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma), supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

PUBLICATIONS

• Google Scholar

• MyNCBI

• ResearchGate

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellow, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Academic Surgical Association

Society of University Surgeons

Surgical Infection Society

SPECIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS

Patient-Centered Outcomes after Trauma and Emergency Surgical Diseases
Emergency Surgical Care in Older Patients with Multimorbidity
Advancing Health Equity through Systemic Solutions in Emergency Surgical Care
Surgical Palliative Care

CONTACT INFORMATION

MetroHealth System
2500 MetroHealth Dr.
Cleveland, OH 44109
Email: [email protected]