Overview

Shahrzad Joharifard is a pediatric surgeon with a passion for global health, particularly in conflict and post-conflict settings. She holds an AB in History cum laude from Princeton University, an MD from Duke University, and an MPH in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her residency in General Surgery at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2017, followed by fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at CHU Sainte-Justine at the Université de Montréal in 2020.

Dr. Joharifard has extensive experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to entering medicine, she spent two years working with the International Rescue Committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone. During her medical training, she worked as a clinician at Kolofata District Hospital in the Extreme North of Cameroon, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, Mbingo Baptist Hospital in Northwest Cameroon, Gondor University Hospital in Gondor, Ethiopia, and Partners in Health affiliated hospitals in Rwinkwavu and Butaro, Rwanda. Immediately after completing general surgery residency at UBC, she began working as a surgeon for Partners in Health at JJ Dossen Memorial Hospital, a remote referral hospital in Harper, Liberia. There, she served as one of only 11 surgeons in the entire country of 4.7 million people — and only 1 of 3 outside the capital. Dr. Joharifard spends two months per year in the field with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders. Her most recent assignments were in Aweil, South Sudan and Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Dr. Joharifard is currently an attending Pediatric Surgeon at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at UBC. She is an Adjunct Professor at the UBC Branch for Global Surgery and co-founded the UBC Global Surgery Lab, a research and mentorship hub for undergraduate, medical, and graduate students interested in global surgery. Clinically, she practices full-spectrum pediatric surgery, with particular interests in neonatal and thoracic surgery, in addition to antenatal consultation and counselling. Her research interests lie in implementation science, innovation, quality improvement, outcomes, and global surgical education.

Publications

Use of Innovative Technology in Surgical Training in Resource-Limited Settings: A Scoping Review
Journal of Surgical Education
Kayoung Heo and Samuel Cheng and Emilie Joos and Shahrzad Joharifard
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.11.004
02/2024

Post-operative outcomes in Indigenous patients in North America and Oceania: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Global Public Health
Rachel J. Livergant and Kelsey Stefanyk and Catherine Binda and Georgia Fraulin and Sasha Maleki and Sarah Sibbeston and Shahrzad Joharifard and Tracey Hillier and Emilie Joos
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001805
08/2023

The Evaluation of a Surgical Task-Sharing Program in South Sudan
Surgeries
Mina Salehi and Irena Zivkovic and Stephanie Mayronne and Jean-Pierre Letoquart and Shahrzad Joharifard and Emilie Joos
DOI: 10.3390/surgeries4020019
04/2023

Post-operative morbidity and mortality in Indigenous Peoples: A scoping review and meta-analysis
Rachel J Livergant and Kelsey Stefanyk and Catherine Binda and Georgia Fraulin and Sasha Maleki and Sarah Sibbeston and Shahrzad Joharifard and Tracey Hillier and Emilie Joos
DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.27.23287510
03/2023

Postoperative morbidity and mortality in pediatric indigenous populations: a scoping review and meta-analysis
Pediatric Surgery International
Livergant, R.J. and Fraulin, G. and Stefanyk, K. and Binda, C. and Maleki, S. and Joharifard, S. and Hillier, T. and Joos, E.
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-023-05377-2
2023

Barriers to Accessing Congenital Heart Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
DOI: 10.1177/21501351231204328
2023

How can pediatric surgeons address racism and become actively anti-racist?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Daodu, O.O. and Joharifard, S. and Saint-Vil, D. and Puligandla, P.S. and Brindle, M.E. and Morris, M.I.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.031
2023

Pour une pratique antiraciste en chirurgie pédiatrique au Canada.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211128-f
PubMed: 35970544
08/2022

Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.007622
PubMed: 35961679
07/2022

Antiracist practice for pediatric surgeons in Canada.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211128
PubMed: 35697368
06/2022

Avoidance of routine endotracheal intubation and general anesthesia for primary closure of gastroschisis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pediatric surgery international
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05117-y
PubMed: 35396604
04/2022

Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: The Quebec experience
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Kathryn LaRusso and Shahrzad Joharifard and Rosa Lakabi and Nancy Nimer and Amirali Shahi and Sara Medina Kasasni and Dominique Lévesque and Brigitte Moreau and Ann Aspirot and Jean-Martin Laberge and Christophe Faure and Sherif Emil
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.014
01/2022

Implementing a standardized gastroschisis protocol significantly increases the rate of primary sutureless closure without compromising closure success or early clinical outcomes
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Shahrzad Joharifard and Maeve O'Neill Trudeau and Shin Miyata and Josianne Malo and Sarah Bouchard and Mona Beaunoyer and Rebecca Brocks and Caroline Lemoine and Andréanne Villeneuve
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.022
01/2022

Tu-be or not tu-be? Is routine endotracheal intubation necessary for successful bedside reduction and primary closure of gastroschisis?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Miyata, S. and Joharifard, S. and Trudeau, M.O. and Villeneuve, A. and Yang, J. and Bouchard, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.06.011
2022

Implications of Tumor Characteristics and Treatment Modality on Local Recurrence and Functional Outcomes in Children with Chest Wall Sarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study
Annals of Surgery
Harris, C.J. and Helenowski, I. and Murphy, A.J. and Mansfield, S.A. and Laquaglia, M.P. and Heaton, T.E. and Cavalli, M. and Murphy, J.T. and Newman, E.A. and Overmen, R.E. and Kartal, T.T. and Cooke-Barber, J. and Donaher, A. and Malek, M.M. and Kalsi, R. and Kim, E.S. and Zobel, M.J. and Goodhue, C.J. and Naik-Mathuria, B.J. and Jefferson, I.N. and Roach, J.P. and Mata, C. and Pich{\'e}, N. and Joharifard, S. and Sultan, S. and Short, S.S. and Meyers, R.L. and Bleicher, J. and Le, H.D. and Janek, K. and B{\"u}tter, A. and Davidson, J. and Aldrink, J.H. and Richards, H.W. and Tracy, E.T. and Commander, S.J. and Fialkowski, E.A. and Troutt, M. and Dasgupta, R. and Lautz, T.B.
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004579
2022

Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study.
Lancet (London, England)
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00767-4
PubMed: 34270932
07/2021

Microsurgical and Endovascular Management of Congenital Iliac Aneurysms in the Neonatal Period: Two Cases and a Literature Review.
EJVES vascular forum
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2021.06.007
PubMed: 34522908
06/2021

A combined sternotomy/laparotomy approach in central tendon diaphragmatic hernia repair
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Shin Miyata and Shahrzad Joharifard and Hussein Wissanji and Maeve O'Neill Trudeau and Mona Beaunoyer and Michel Lallier
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101770
02/2021

Erratum to: Neonatal Microsurgical Repair of a Congenital Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with a Cadaveric Graft.
European journal of pediatric surgery reports
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730902
PubMed: 34277323
01/2021

Neonatal Microsurgical Repair of a Congenital Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with a Cadaveric Graft.
European journal of pediatric surgery reports
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723019
PubMed: 33680709
01/2021

The Role of Pediatric Surgeons in Advancing Public Health
HPHR Journal
Oluwatomilayo Daodu and Shahrzad Joharifard
DOI: 10.54111/0001/FF9
2021

Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
The Lancet
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Nah, S.A. and Dimatatac, D.M. and Choo, C.S. and Maistry, N. and Mitul, A.R. and Hasan, S. and Karim, S. and Yousuf, H. and Qureshi, T. and Nour, I.R. and Al-Taher, R.N. and Sarhan, O.A.K. and Garcia-Aparicio, L. and Prat, J. and Blazquez-Gomez, E. and Tarrado, X. and Iriondo, M. and Bragagnini, P. and Rite, S. and Hagander, L. and Svensson, E. and Owusu, S. and Abdul-Mumin, A. and Bagbio, D. and Ismavel, V.A. and Miriam, A. and T, S. and Anaya Dominguez, M. and Ivanov, M. and Serban, A.M. and Derbew, M. and Elfiky, M. and Olivos Perez, M. and Abrunhosa Matias, M. and Arnaud, A.P. and Negida, A. and King, S. and Fazli, M.R. and Hamidi, N. and Touabti, S. and Chipalavela, R.F. and Lobos, P. and Jones, B. and Ljuhar, D. and Singer, G. and Cordonnier, A. and J{\'a}uregui, L. and Zvizdic, Z. and Wong, J. and St-Louis, E. and Shu, Q. and Lui, Y. and Correa, C. and Pos, L. and Alc{\'a}ntara, E. and F{\'e}liz, E. and Zea-Salazar, L.E. and Ali, L. and Peycelon, M. and Anatole, N.K. and Jallow, 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Guimar{\~a}es, P. and Silva, K.I.D. and Ribas, B. and Reuter, C. and Casado, F.T. and Correa Leite, M.T. and Testoni, D. and Guinsburg, R. and de Campos Vieira Abib, S. and Khodor Cury, E. and Dornellas do Nascimento, S. and Almeida Aguiar, A. and Melo Gallindo, R. and Gon?alves Borges, C. and Liu, Y. and Duote, C. and Wang, J. and Gao, Z. and Liang, L. and Luo, W. and Zhao, X. and Chen, R. and Wang, P. and Han, Y. and Huang, T. and Donglai, H. and Xiaodong, G. and Junjie, C. and Zhu, L. and Wu, G. and Bao, X. and Li, H. and Lv, J. and Li, Z. and Yong, F. and Gao, Z.C. and Bai, Q. and Tang, W. and Xie, H. and Motee, J. and Zhu, J. and Wen, G. and Ruan, W. and Li, S. and Chen, L. and Huang, S. and Lv, Z. and Lu, J. and Huang, L. and Yu, M. and Dajia, W. and Bai, Y.Z. and Rincon, L.C. and Mancera, J. and Alzate Gallego, E. and Torres-Canchala, L. and Silva Beltr{\'a}n, N. and Osorio Fory, G. and Casta{\~n}o Avila, D. and Forero Ladino, A.M. and Gomez, J. and Jaramillo, M. and Morales, O. 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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in safe motherhood care among obstetric providers in Bugesera, Rwanda
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Puri, R. and Rulisa, S. and Joharifard, S. and Wilkinson, J. and Kyamanywa, P. and Thielman, N.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.025
2012

Research

Current Projects
1) The utility of 3D imaging and printing in the treatment of pediatric thoraco-abdominal tumours (in conjunction with the UBC Digital Lab)

2) The development and validation a 3D-printed simulator for the training of open and laparoscopic pediatric inguinal hernia repair (in conjunction with the UBC Digital Lab)

3) The development and implementation of a digital Essential Surgical Skills curriculum for non-surgeon clinicians in low-resource settings: a UBC Global Surgery Lab-Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) collaboration

Grants

UBC New Faculty Research Award, University of British Columbia, August 2022. $10,000 grant to develop a pediatric surgery inguinal hernia simulator

UBC Strategic Investment Fund Grant, University of British Columbia, February 2022. $209,510 grant for the development of the activities of the Global Surgery Lab, co-directed with Dr. Emilie Joos

Evidence to Innovation Seed Grant, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, December 2021. $10,000 grant for a prospective study investigating the utility of three-dimensional modelling and printing in perioperative planning and patient education in pediatric thoracoabdominal tumors

Honours & Awards

Liste d’Honneur de la Doyenne, Université de Montréal, 2020. Awarded a place on the Dean’s Honour’s List, a notation given to fewer than 10% of post-graduate medical education graduates

Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, May 2020. Award given to an outstanding graduating student who is dedicated to promoting the health of vulnerable people ($3,000 prize)

Travelling Fellow Scholarship, Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, November 2019. $2000 grant given to a trainee in a Canadian pediatric surgery fellowship to provide additional clinical learning opportunities

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Award, Partners in Health, July 2018. Award given to the employee deemed to have made the most significant contribution to patient safety and quality improvement

Research Group Members

Madeleine Kruth, Graduate Research Assistant