Sudha Jayaraman

Sudha Jayaraman is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah, serving as Director of the Center for Global Surgery. Her academic journey includes General Surgery residency at UCSF, a MSc in Public Health in Developing Countries from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Trauma & Critical Care Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

• Board Certified: General Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
• Research Pillars: Global Surgery, Trauma Epidemiology, Medication Safety, Surgical Disparities

Her research focuses on trauma systems development in low-resource settings, particularly in Uganda and Rwanda, with funding from NIH, Rotary Foundation, and DOD. Key contributions include coauthoring Global Burden of Disease studies and systematic reviews for the Cochrane Injury Group. Recent work examines mHealth platforms for prehospital care and decolonizing Global Surgery frameworks.

Notable awards include the Harvard Medical School Health Disparities Fellowship. She leads major initiatives like the CRoCIDILE Study Group and Academic Global Surgery Curricula development. Personal interests include adventure sports, piano, and pursuing a private pilot license.