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Corrado Cancedda, MD, PhD

About Corrado Cancedda, MD, PhD
Corrado Cancedda, MD, PhD, graduated (with honors) in Medicine in 1996 from the University of Genoa, his hometown in Italy. From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Division of Immunogenetics at Columbia University in New York City. The results of Dr. Cancedda’s research on allograft rejection earned him a PhD in Clinical Immunology from the University of Genoa.

In 2002 Dr. Cancedda decided to pursue his clinical training in United States. From 2002 to 2005 he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2007 he completed his Infectious Diseases fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis.

Dr. Cancedda currently spends most of his time in Rwanda where he holds the position “Poorvu Family Faculty Fellow” for the country. In addition to direct patient care, he provides close clinical supervision and mentorship to rotating Global Health Equity (GHE) residents from Brigham & Women's Hospital, as well as Rwandan physicians and nurses. His interest lies in the creation of high-quality and sustainable post-graduate training programs for health care providers in developing countries through the establishment of replicable partnership models between local and foreign academic institutions. Dr. Cancedda has been involved in the development of several post-graduate nursing training programs in Rwanda and is currently working on launching a Family and Community Medicine residency program for Rwandan medical graduates.

Role(s) / Profession(s)

Coordinator (Site, Program, Project)
Physician

Organization

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity
Website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/socialmedicine/ Type: Medical Institution Country: United States About: The Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) is dedicated to addressing health disparities through training, education, research and service. The Division focuses on infectious diseases (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis) as well as non-infectious diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease and diabetes) and other health problems of major importance across the globe. Through the hospital’s Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity, internal medicine residents in training divide their time between BWH and Partners In Health project sites. This model is now being replicated at other medical schools and teaching hospitals across the country.
Partners In Health - PIH
Website: http://www.pih.org/ Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: United States About: Partners In Health, co-founded by physicians Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, serves millions of poor patients in nine countries, providing them with extensive health care and social services that address the root causes of poor health. By successfully proving that providing comprehensive, community-based medical care for complex diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis is not just possible but essential, the organization has helped bring about significant changes in global health policies and practices.

Work Location(s)

United States

Corrado's Communities

Language(s)

English

Recent Contributions

Corrado Cancedda, MD, PhD replied to "Strengthening Health Systems: The Role of NGOs - November 7-11 2011" in the Strengthening Health Systems: The Role of NGOs - November 7-11 2011 panel.

Greetings from Boston and thanks to all for the incredible variety of thoughtful and really inspiring comments. A special thanks to the Honorable Minister of Health of Rwanda for her leadership and to GHD online for hosting this very important panel discussion. The role of NGOs in building capacity of health care providers and strengthening health systems is obviously relevant to many initiatives currently implemented across sub-Saharan Africa. Rwanda, as many comments on this panel ...

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