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Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, MD | Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, MD

Clarke-Pearson Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Director, UNC Global Women's Health

Associate Director for Research, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases

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Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, MD

Clarke-Pearson Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Director, UNC Global Women's Health

Associate Director for Research, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases

Areas of Interest

Resource-appropriate technology, obstetric ultrasound, preterm birth, HIV in pregnancy, clinical trials and epidemiology in resource-poor settings

About

Dr. Stringer focuses on developing and evaluating new technologies to improve obstetrical outcomes in resource constrained settings. He co-founded and led the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), living in Lusaka, Zambia between 2001 and 2012. Dr. Stringer has served as PI for over $270 million in grant and contract funding for research, training, and clinical implementation, and is currently funded by the NIH and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is the author of approximately 300 scientific articles.

 

In the news

  • World's-Health-Our-Health

    How Global Health Impacts Health Care in North Carolina

    Global health issues may seem geographically distant, but they directly impact our local community through travel, immigration, emerging infectious diseases, and interconnected global economies. The ‘global’ in global health refers to the scope of problems, not just their location, which can be infectious diseases with pandemic potention. UNC’s global and local engagements with resource-limited settings … Read more

  • Stringer-Kasaro-JAMA

    AI-Enabled Ultrasound Revolutionizes Gestational Age Estimation in Low-Resource Settings

    A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrates that artificial intelligence (AI) can enable novice users to estimate gestational age as accurately as expert sonographers, potentially transforming pregnancy care in low-resource settings. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, … Read more

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    UNC Research Validates AI-Powered Gestational Age Calculator Used on Butterfly iQ+ for Global Pregnancy Care

    An innovative AI tool developed at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and deployed on the Butterfly IQ+ handheld ultrasound probe can measure gestational age as accurately as a trained expert using an expensive, full-sized ultrasound machine. Chapel Hill, NC (October 9, 2023) — A groundbreaking study presented today by University of North Carolina (UNC) School … Read more

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    Bringing Global to North Carolina

    In a hospital, ambulance or a remote village in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers are focused on improving pregnancy outcomes with access to high-quality obstetric ultrasound, when and where it’s needed. Each year some 300,000 women and 3 million babies worldwide die during childbirth or shortly thereafter, according to the World Health Organization, which recommends ultrasound for all pregnancies … Read more

Education

  • Undergraduate

    University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Medical School

    Columbia University

  • Residency

    University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Fellowship

    University of Alabama at Birmingham