Joseph Leanza, MD MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am an emergency medicine physician, public health practitioner, and the Director of Global Health at the BU School of Medicine.

My academic focus is in global health. In particular, I work on projects concerning emergency medicine specialty development and medical care during humanitarian emergencies. I am currently involved in initiatives in Iraq, Ukraine, and Pakistan and have previously worked in Uganda, Bangladesh, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ecuador, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. I am also involved with WHO working groups to conceptualize new approaches to humanitarian care in conflict settings.

My additional academic interests include:
-medical education
-rethinking the teaching and practice of global health, with an emphasis on bidirectional learning and cultural humility
-the intersections between climate change, urbanization, human migration, and health

Publications

  • Published 3/13/2024

    Patterson JL, Bryan RT, Turconi M, Leiner A, Plackett TP, Rhodes LL, Sciulli L, Donnelly S, Reynolds CW, Leanza J, Fisher AD, Kushnir T, Artemenko V, Ward KR, Holcomb JB, Schmitzberger FF. Life Over Limb: Why Not Both? Revisiting Tourniquet Practices Based on Lessons Learned From the War in Ukraine. J Spec Oper Med. 2024 Mar 13. PMID: 38300880.

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  • Published 9/8/2023

    Dozois A, González Marqués C, Thilakasiri K, Adeyeye AA, Leanza J, Rybarczyk M, Depp T, Wieland T, Karim N, Muchatuta M, Ali F, Amer A, Garbern SC, Patel S. A toolkit for decolonizing global emergency medicine education. Frontiers in Education. 2023; 8.

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  • Published 8/17/2022

    Kivlehan SM, Hexom BJ, Bonney J, Collier A, Nicholson BD, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Rees CA, Roy CM, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2021. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Oct; 29(10):1264-1274. PMID: 35913419.

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  • Published 9/27/2021

    Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Balhara KS, Bonney J, Hexom BJ, Pousson AY, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Nicholson BD, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2020. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 11; 28(11):1328-1340. PMID: 34310782.

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  • Published 9/1/2020

    Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Balhara KS, Hexom BJ, Pousson AY, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Bonney J, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature From 2019. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jan; 28(1):117-128. PMID: 32772445.

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Education

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD
  • University of Pennsylvania, MPH
  • Johns Hopkins University, BA

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