Catherine Juillard

Catherine Juillard, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. A trauma and critical care physician, her research focuses on surgical health disparities and improving access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries, particularly through trauma systems strengthening in Cameroon and Uganda.

• Undergraduate: Stanford University
• MD: University of California, Los Angeles
• MPH: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Residency: General Surgery at UCLA
• Fellowship: Trauma and Critical Care at UC San Francisco

Her work addresses the misconception that surgery is a high-cost intervention in global health, emphasizing its role as an essential component of health systems in low-resource settings. She leads projects with NIH funding on smartphone ultrasonography for trauma care, mHealth follow-up in Cameroon, and data science applications for equity in injury and surgery.

Scientific Awards:

• 2024 American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award
• American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship (2018-2020)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine (2017)
• West African College of Surgeons International Visiting Professorship (2016)
• IATSIC Best Free Paper and Poster Awards (2015)
• Outstanding Chief Resident Golden Scalpel Teaching Award (2012)
• Wiley Barker Teaching Award (2011)