Research Vision:

My goal is to build healthcare workforce capacity and improve care for surgical patients, in a cost-effective manner, in resource-limited environments. My particular areas of emphasis are trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery.

Research Areas:

• Global surgery and capacity building in low resource settings

• Surgical infections and antimicrobial resistance

• Epidemiology of surgical disease in low resource settings

Research Publications:

1. Rickard J, Pohl L, Abahuje E, Kariem N, Englbrecht S, Kloppers C, Malatji S, Sibomana I, Robbins AJ, Chu K. Indications and outcomes for non-trauma emergency laparotomy: a comparison of Rwanda, South Africa, and the United States. World J Surg. 2021. 45(3):668-677

2. Muvunyi V, Mprimbanyi C, Katabogama JB, Cyuzuzo T, Nkubana T, Mugema JB, Musoni E, Urimubabo C, Rickard J. Community and hospital-acquired infections in surgical patients at a tertiary referral hospital in Rwanda. World J Surg. 2020 Oct;44(10):3290-3298. doi: 10.1007/s00268-020-05634-8. PubMed PMID: 32535645.

3. Sutherland T, Mpirimbanyi C, Nziyomaze E, Niyo JP, Niyonsenga Z, Muvunyi C, Mueller A, Bebell L, Talmor D, Rickard J, Riviello E. Widespread antimicrobial resistance among bacterial infections in a Rwandan referral hospital. PLoS ONE. 2019 Aug 23; 14(8):e0221121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221121.

4. Ndayizeye L, Ngarambe C, Smart B, Riviello R, Majyambere JP, Rickard J. Peritonitis in Rwanda: Epidemiology and risk factors for morbidity and mortality. Surgery. 2016 Dec;160(6):1645-1656. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

5. Rickard J, Ntakiyiruta G, Chu K. Associations with perioperative mortality rate at a major referral hospital in Rwanda. World J Surg. 2016 Apr;40(4):784-90.