Welcome to the Baylor College of Medicine Global Programs Lecture Series. Our monthly lecture series showcases the pioneering research and innovative work of Baylor College of Medicine and beyond in the field of global health. Each session highlights groundbreaking projects, cutting-edge discoveries, and impactful initiatives aimed at addressing critical health challenges worldwide.
Join us to gain insights from leading experts, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and be inspired by the advancements shaping the future of global health.
June Global Lecture Series
Surgical Access and Health Systems in Peru
- Speaker: Srinithya Gillipelli, M.D.
- Date: June 9, 2026
- Time: 10 – 11 a.m. CT
- Virtual event: Teams link
During her Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Peru, Dr. Srinithya Gillipelli examined how community-based systems, financial burden, and health policy shape access to surgical care. She presents findings from projects on community health worker integration and the financial impact of cleft lip and palate surgery, showing how trust, indirect costs, workforce structures, and policy gaps influence whether patients can receive timely care. Drawing on research and field experiences across Peru, the talk explores how global health systems can better support patients long before they reach the operating room.
Biography: Dr. Srinithya Gillipelli, a Baylor College of Medicine Class of 2026 graduate, recently completed a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, as well as a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Peru focused on surgical systems strengthening and community-based care. She is interested in global reconstructive surgery, cleft care access, financial burden of surgical disease, and surgical workforce development.
2026 Lecture Archive
The Global Impact of Virally-Mediated Cancers: Current Evidence and Ongoing Initiatives
Global Surgical Workforce and Education
Life After Epidemics: Ebola Survivors and the Social Dimensions of Recovery
Translational Synergies integrated with Global Social, Economic and Policy Perspectives
2025 Lecture Archive
- Global Health in Our Own Back Yard: Implementing Cervical Cancer Elimination Programs in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas - Jane R. Montealegre, Ph.D.
- Global HOPE: A Changing Paradigm in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Care in Sub-Saharan Africa - Nmazuo Ozuah, M.D.
- Vidawasi: A Project to Decentralize Specialized Pediatric Care in Peru - Nino Carlo Rainusso, M.D.
- Tackling the TB Epidemic from Epidemiology to Epigenetic - Anna Maria Mandalakas, M.D., MSEpi, Ph.D. & Andrew DiNardo, M.D., Ph.D.
- Microfluidic Technologies for Medical Diagnostics and Global Health - Peter B. Lillehoj, Ph.D.
- Leveraging Technology and Innovative Manufacturing to Restore Amputees Mobility - Jared Howell, MS, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
- Global Neonatology: Improving Care in LMIC - Monika Sachin Patil, M.D.
- Precision and Equity in Healthcare with Digital Twin Technology - Steve Levine, Ph.D.
- Identifying Unmet Clinical Needs for Cancer and Beyond with Rice Bioengineering - Casey Howard, M.S.
2024 Lecture Archive
- Running the gauntlet advancing neglected tropical and emerging infectious disease vaccines from conception to delivery — Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ph.D.
- Translating Education into Clinical Impact: WHO Emergency Care Programs in Belize — Joy Marie MacKey, M.D.
- Bridging the Gap: Improving Radiation Treatments in Low and Middle-Income Countries — Baozhou Sun, Ph.D, MBA, DABR
- Evaluation of Risk Factors for HPV Positivity in Iquitos, Peru — Eva Clark, M.D., Ph.D., CTropMed
- Strengthening Mental Health Amid Disaster Relief — Sophia Banu, M.D. and Mollie Rebecca Gordon, M.D.
- Advancing Lung Transplant Outcomes through an International ECLS Registry — Andres A. Leon Pen, M.D.
- Unique Approaches to Antimicrobial Stewardship and HIV Medication Nonadherence in Eswatini — Tara Ness, M.D., MPH
- Global Vaccinations and the “Antipoverty Vaccines:” The Science vs. The Anti-Science — Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.
- Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities — Michael Holliday, M.D., Ph.D., FASN
- Investigating the Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Parasitic Infection in Malawi — Sarah Gunter,Ph.D., MPH
- Healing Through Service: BCM Orthopedic Surgeons and Faith In Practice in Guatemala — Jack Dawson, M.D., Melvyn A. Harrington Jr., M.D., William M Granberry, M.D.
- Creating more equitable and inclusive education programs through the National School of Tropical Medicine — Jill Weatherhead, M.D., Ph.D., CTropMed, FAAP
- Impact of AI-Based Auto-segmentation on Radiotherapy Process in Low- and Middle-Income Countries— Baozhou Sun, Ph.D, MBA, DABR
- AI Bioethics in a ‘Solved World’ — Kristin Kostick, Ph.D.
2023 Lecture Archive
- Lessons Learned in the Largest International OCD Research Consortium to Date: LATINO - Eric Alan Storch, Ph.D.
- Exploring How Child Sponsorship Programs Affect Childhood Development & Well-Being - Beth A. Lanning, Ph.D., MCHES
- Development of Hepatitis Treatment and Eradication Programs in Low-Middle Income Countries - David Carl Hilmers,, M.D., E.E., MPH, MSEE
- Public Health Importance of Zoonotic Disease - Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Ph.D.
- Mental Health Smart Pod - Mr. Jeff Lovell
- Joint BCM-CUHK Center of Medical Genetics - Fernando Scaglia, M.D.
- Utility of a Low-Cost 3D Printed Microscope for Evaluating Esophageal Biopsies - Daniel Gustavo Rosen, M.D.
- Psychedelics and Medical Tourism - Amy Lynn McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.