Collaborative Research

Ongoing research is being conducted in which medical students become Global Surgery Fellows and collaborate with physicians and nurses at St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College in Ethiopia, St. John Paul II Mission Hospital in Zambia, and Mavromati Hospital in Romania, bringing medical students and providers together to improve trauma outcomes globally.

Authors: L. Farrington, M. Lemons, A. Abebe, A. Heddings

  • Poster Presentation – Kansas City Medical Conference, December 2025, Kansas City, KS
  • Published in: Journal of Global Surgery (ONE)

Perioperative Orthopedic Pain Management using Metamizole: A Systematic Review

Authors: M. Braman, C. Freking, L. Jackson, J. Dallman, A. Heddings

  • Poster Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, April 2025, San Antonio, TX
  • Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, February 2025, Phoenix, AZ
  • Oral Presentation – Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly, October 2024, Atlanta, GA

Management of Intertrochanteric Fractures: An International Comparison

Authors: C. Freking, M. Braman, L. Jackson, K. King, M. Lemons, J. Maksoud, A. Heddings

  • Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, February 2025, Phoenix, AZ

Post-Operative Pain After Orthopedic Surgery: A Comparative Study Between the United States and Ethiopia

Authors: L. Jackson, M. Lemons, H. Albers, K. King, J. Maksoud, M. Braman, J. Dallman, D. Mar, A. Haile, S. Mengistu, A. Heddings

  • Accepted to: Kansas Journal of Medicine, September 2025

Public versus private surgical treatment of common orthopedic injuries in Zambia: A retrospective review

Authors: L. Jackson, L. Farrington, M. Braman, C. Freking, K. King, M. Lemons, J. Maksoud, D. Mar, F. Chibomba, P. Kinda, A. Heddings

  • Published in: International Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Understanding the workflow of orthopaedic trauma surgery in Ethiopia: Insights from Ethiopian orthopedic surgeons

Authors: M. Lemons, L. Farrington, A. Heddings

  • Published in: International Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Perioperative and postoperative outcomes in single-surgeon versus dual-surgeon acetabular fracture cases

Authors: C. Freking, R. Reddy, A. Gartner, H. Albers, J. Sojka, J. Crist, D. Mar, L. Frager, S. Hund, A. Heddings

  • Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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