Gregory Karelas, MSC
- Lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and Management
- Instructor, Program in Global and Population Health, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Overview
Gregory Karelas studies global health delivery and systems. Since 2001, he has worked to develop health systems in South Asia, East Africa and the US. His work has included directing a free district hospital in rural Nepal, developing HIV policy in the US and Rwanda, and building community health programs in inner-city New York. Gregory has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and was a Clarendon Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he received a MSc in Medical Anthropology.
Academic Appointments
- Lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and Management
- Instructor, Program in Global and Population Health, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA, 2001 University of Chicago
- MSc, 2006 University of Oxford
Research
Research Interests
- Community Health
- Global Health
- Healthcare Policy
- Public Health Education
Selected Publications
Karelas G. ‚ÄúTrials in Accompaniment‚ in From Aid to Accompaniment by Dr. Paul Farmer (Ed). PublicAffairs Books. (Publication Date TBD).
Karelas G. Book Review of Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color by Nina G. Jablonski. American Journal of Human Biology, 2013; 25: 855-856.
Karelas G. Social Marketing Self-Esteem: A socio-medical approach to high-risk and skin tone alteration activities. Intl J Dermatology 2011; 50: 590-592.
O'Neill M, Karelas G, Feller DJ, Knudsen-Strong E, Lajeunesse D, Gordon P, Agins BD. The HIV Workforce in New York State: Does Patient Volume Correlate With Quality? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015; doi: 10.1093/cid/civ719.
Carter S, Deneke A, Karelas G, Hochman B. A Five-Year Retrospective of the Global Surgery Movement for Ethiopia. EMJ 2019; 57:191-194.
Maru DSR, Schwarz R, Schwarz D, Andrews J, Panizales MT, Karelas G, Brady JS, Rogers S. Implementing Surgical Services in a Rural, Resource-Limited Setting: a Study Protocol. BMJ Open 2011; 1:e000166.
Schwarz D, Sharma R, Bashyal C, Schwarz R, Baruwal A, Karelas G, Basnet B, Kadhka N, Brady J, Silver Z, Mukherjee J, Andrews J, Maru D. Strengthening Nepal’s Female Community Volunteer Network: A qualitative study of experiences at two years. BMC Health Services Research 2014; 14:473.
Maru D, Andrews J, Schwarz D, Schwarz R, Acharya B, Ramaiya A, Karelas G, Rajbhandari R, Mate K, Shilpakar S. Crossing the quality chasm in resource-limited settings. Globalization and Health 2012; 8:41-46.
Schwarz R, Maru D, Schwarz D, Acharya B, Acharya B, Rajbhandari R, Andrews J, Karelas G, Sharma R, Arnoldy M. On Partnership. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 2012; 2:101-106.
Schwarz D, Schwarz R, Gauchan B, Andrews J, Sharma R, Karelas G, Rajbhandari R, Acharya B, Mate K, Bista A, Bista MG, Sox C, Maru, DSR. Implementing a systems-oriented morbidity and mortality conference in remote rural Nepal for quality improvement. BMJ Qual Saf 2011; 20:1082-8.