Dr. Stephanie Chow Garbern is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Director of the Division of Global Emergency Medicine, and Director of Medical Student Research at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed residency training in emergency medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, fellowship in Global Emergency Medicine at Brown, and obtained a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene through the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine’s East African course.
Dr Garbern’s research focuses on leveraging technology - including digital health health, wearable devices, prediction models, AI/ML - to overcome clinical challenges and improve emergency and critical care for patients globally. Specific areas of focus include sepsis and infectious diseases.
She has worked clinically or on research projects in Bangladesh, Liberia, Lebanon, China, Rwanda, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Ghana, and Tanzania. She has also served as a volunteer emergency response physician and consultant for International Medical Corps and International Rescue Committee.
As the inaurgural Director of Medical Student Research at Brown University, Dr. Garbern is passionate about mentorship, research capacity building, and research equity.
| Roy CM, Garbern SC, Relan P, Bills CB, Schultz ML, Wang AH, Severson HE, Hexom BJ, Kivlehan SM. "Acute Facility Management of Blast Injuries In Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Prehosp. Disaster med., vol. 40, no. 3, 2025, pp. 169-181. |
| Qu K, Gainey M, Kanekar SS, Nasrim S, Nelson EJ, Garbern SC, Monjory M, Alam NH, Levine AC, Schmid CH. "Comparing the predictive discrimination of machine learning models for ordinal outcomes: A case study of dehydration prediction in patients with acute diarrhea." PLOS digital health, vol. 4, no. 5, 2025, pp. e0000820. |
| Garbern SC, Mamun GMS, Shaima SN, Hakim N, Wegerich S, Alla S, Sarmin M, Afroze F, Sekaric J, Genisca A, Kadakia N, Shaw K, Rahman ASMMH, Gainey M, Ahmed T, Chisti MJ, Levine AC. "A novel digital health approach to improving global pediatric sepsis care in Bangladesh using wearable technology and machine learning." PLOS digital health, vol. 3, no. 10, 2024, pp. e0000634. |
| Muchatuta M, Patel S, Gonzalez Marquez C, Thilakasiri K, Manian SV, Chan J, Mssika N, Clark T, Burkholder T, Turgeon N, Kampalath VN, Poola N, Offorjebe OA, Dozois A, Hyuha G, Vaughan-Ogunlusi O, McCammon C, Wells K, Rybarczk M, Castillo MP, Adeyeye AA, Rees CA, Dutta S, Garbern SC. "Building a framework to decolonize global emergency medicine." AEM Education and Training, vol. 8, no. 3, 2024, pp. e10982. |
| Jordan J, Nguyen CM, Fletcher LM, Garbern SC. "Clinical prognostic models in children with sepsis in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Frontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 12, 2024, pp. 1463986. |
| Mamun GM, Moretti K, Afroze F, Brintz BJ, Rahman AS, Gainey M, Sarmin M, Shaima SN, Chisti MJ, Levine AC, Garbern SC. "Modelling climate impacts on paediatric sepsis incidence and severity in Bangladesh." Journal of global health, vol. 14, 2024, pp. 04107. |
| Perera SM, Garbern SC, Mbong EN, Fleming MK, Muhayangabo RF, Ombeni AB, Kulkarni S, Tchoualeu DD, Kallay R, Song E, Powell J, Gainey M, Glenn B, Mutumwa RM, Mustafa SHB, Earle-Richardson G, Fukunaga R, Abad N, Soke GN, Prybylski D, Fitter DL, Levine AC, Doshi RH. "Perceptions toward Ebola vaccination and correlates of vaccine uptake among high-risk community members in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo." PLOS global public health, vol. 4, no. 1, 2024, pp. e0002566. |
| Levine AC, Gainey M, Qu K, Nasrin S, Sharif MB, Noor SS, Barry MA, Garbern SC, Schmid CH, Rosen RK, Nelson EJ, Alam NH. "A comparison of the NIRUDAK models and WHO algorithm for dehydration assessment in older children and adults with acute diarrhoea: a prospective, observational study." The Lancet. Global health, vol. 11, no. 11, 2023, pp. e1725-e1733. |
| Garbern SC, Perera SM, Mbong EN, Kulkarni S, Fleming MK, Ombeni AB, Muhayangabo RF, Tchoualeu DD, Kallay R, Song E, Powell J, Gainey M, Glenn B, Gao H, Mutumwa RM, Mustafa SHB, Abad N, Soke GN, Prybylski D, Doshi RH, Fukunaga R, Levine AC. "COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions among Ebola-Affected Communities in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021." Vaccines, vol. 11, no. 5, 2023. |
| Garbern SC, Islam MT, Islam K, Ahmed SM, Brintz BJ, Khan AI, Taniuchi M, Platts-Mills JA, Qadri F, Leung DT. "Derivation and External Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Viral Diarrhea Etiology in Bangladesh." Open Forum Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, no. 7, 2023, pp. ofad295. |
| Doshi RH, Garbern SC, Kulkarni S, Perera SM, Fleming MK, Muhayangabo RF, Ombeni AB, Tchoualeu DD, Kallay R, Song E, Powell J, Gainey M, Glenn B, Mutumwa RM, Hans Bateyi Mustafa S, Earle-Richardson G, Gao H, Abad N, Soke GN, Fitter DL, Hyde TB, Prybylski D, Levine AC, Jalloh MF, Mbong EN. "Ebola vaccine uptake and attitudes among healthcare workers in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021." Frontiers in public health, vol. 11, 2023, pp. 1080700. |
| Relan P, Garbern SC, O'Reilly G, Bills CB, Schultz M, Kivlehan S, Trehan I, Becker TK. "Emergency care interventions for paediatric severe acute respiratory infections in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis." Journal of global health, vol. 13, 2023, pp. 04065. |
| Elshabassi N, Garbern SC, Rosen RK, Gainey M, Nasrin S, Alam NH, Sultana S, Hasnin T, Levine AC. "Understanding variations in diarrhea management across healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a formative qualitative study." Journal of infection in developing countries, vol. 17, no. 5, 2023, pp. 665-676. |
| Rosen RK, Gainey M, Nasrin S, Garbern SC, Lantini R, Elshabassi N, Sultana S, Hasnin T, Alam NH, Nelson EJ, Levine AC. "Use of Framework Matrix and Thematic Coding Methods in Qualitative Analysis for mHealth: NIRUDAK Study Data." International journal of qualitative methods, vol. 22, 2023. |
| Garbern SC, Relan P, O'Reilly GM, Bills CB, Schultz M, Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Becker TK. "A systematic review of acute and emergency care interventions for adolescents and adults with severe acute respiratory infections including COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries." Journal of global health, vol. 12, 2022, pp. 05039. |
| Abel L, Perera SM, Yam D, Garbern S, Kennedy SB, Massaquoi M, Sahr F, Woldemichael D, Liu T, Levine AC, Aluisio AR. "Association between oral antimalarial medication administration and mortality among patients with Ebola virus disease: a multisite cohort study." BMC infectious diseases, vol. 22, no. 1, 2022, pp. 71. |
| Garbern SC, Hyuha G, González Marqués C, Baig N, Chan JL, Dutta S, Gulamhussein MA, López Terán GP, Manji HK, Mdundo WK, Moresky RT, Mussa RY, Noste EE, Nyirenda M, Osei-Ampofo M, Rajeev S, Sawe HR, Simbila AN, Thilakasiri MCK, Turgeon N, Wachira BW, Yang RS, Yussuf A, Zhang R, Zyer A, Rees CA. "Authorship representation in global emergency medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 2016 to 2020." BMJ global health, vol. 7, no. 6, 2022. |
| Levine AC, Barry MA, Gainey M, Nasrin S, Qu K, Schmid CH, Nelson EJ, Garbern SC, Monjory M, Rosen R, Alam NH. "Correction: Derivation of the first clinical diagnostic models for dehydration severity in patients over five years with acute diarrhea." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 16, no. 12, 2022, pp. e0011026. |
| Rosen RK, Garbern SC, Gainey M, Lantini R, Nasrin S, Nelson EJ, Elshabassi N, Alam NH, Sultana S, Hasnin T, Qu K, Schmid CH, Levine AC. "Designing a Novel Clinician Decision Support Tool for the Management of Acute Diarrhea in Bangladesh: Formative Qualitative Study." JMIR human factors, vol. 9, no. 1, 2022, pp. e33325. |
| Garbern SC, Nelson EJ, Nasrin S, Keita AM, Brintz BJ, Gainey M, Badji H, Nasrin D, Howard J, Taniuchi M, Platts-Mills JA, Kotloff KL, Haque R, Levine AC, Sow SO, Alam NH, Leung DT. "External validation of a mobile clinical decision support system for diarrhea etiology prediction in children: A multicenter study in Bangladesh and Mali." eLife, vol. 11, 2022. |
| Marques, Catalina G., Mwemerashyaka, Lucien, Martin, Kyle, Tang, Oliver, Uwamahoro, Chantal, Ndebwanimana, Vincent, Uwamahoro, Doris, Moretti, Katelyn, Sharma, Vinay, Naganathan, Sonya, Jing, Ling, Garbern, Stephanie C., Nkeshimana, Menelas, Levine, Adam C., Aluisio, Adam R. "Utilisation of peripheral vasopressor medications and extravasation events among critically ill patients in Rwanda: A prospective cohort study." African Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 12, no. 2, 2022, pp. 154-159. |
| Ali Z, Perera SM, Garbern SC, Diwan EA, Othman A, Ali J, Awada N. "Variations in COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes and Acceptance among Refugees and Lebanese Nationals Pre- and Post-Vaccine Rollout in Lebanon." Vaccines, vol. 10, no. 9, 2022. |
| Gallo Marin B, Amaya A, Medina Perez G, Levine AC, Moretti K, Garbern SC. "A Scoping Review of Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal and Child Health Needs of Venezuelan Migrants in South America." Journal of Global Health Reports, vol. 5, 2021. |
| Garbern SC. "Artist's Statement: Behind the Same Mask." Academic Medicine, vol. 96, no. 6, 2021, pp. 816. |
| Gainey M, Qu K, Garbern SC, Barry MA, Lee JA, Nasrin S, Monjory M, Nelson EJ, Rosen R, Alam NH, Schmid CH, Levine AC. "Assessing the performance of clinical diagnostic models for dehydration among patients with cholera and undernutrition in Bangladesh." Tropical Medicine & International Health, vol. 26, no. 11, 2021, pp. 1512-1525. |
| Pickering A, Patiño A, Garbern SC, Abu-Jubara D, Digenakis A, Rodigin A, Banks M, Herard K, Chamberlain S, DeVos EL. "Building a virtual community of practice for medical students: The Global Emergency Medicine Student Leadership Program." Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, vol. 2, no. 6, 2021, pp. e12591. |
| Garbern SC, Chu TC, Yang P, Gainey M, Nasrin S, Kanekar S, Qu K, Nelson EJ, Leung DT, Ahmed D, Schmid CH, Alam NH, Levine AC. "Clinical and socio-environmental determinants of multidrug-resistant vibrio cholerae 01 in older children and adults in Bangladesh." International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 105, 2021, pp. 436-441. |
| Nasrin S, Garbern SC, Gainey M, Kanekar S, Monjory M, Ahmed D, Qu K, Chu TC, Schmid CH, Nelson EJ, Ahmed T, Alam NH, Levine AC. "Clinical, Sociodemographic and Environmental Risk Factors for Acute Bacterial Diarrhea among Adults and Children over Five Years in Bangladesh." The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 106, no. 2, 2021, pp. 457-463. |
| Barry MA, Qu K, Gainey M, Schmid CH, Garbern S, Nasrin S, Alam NH, Lee JA, Nelson EJ, Rosen R, Levine AC. "Derivation and Internal Validation of a Score to Predict Dehydration Severity in Patients over 5 Years with Acute Diarrhea." The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 105, no. 5, 2021, pp. 1368-1375. |
| Levine AC, Barry MA, Gainey M, Nasrin S, Qu K, Schmid CH, Nelson EJ, Garbern SC, Monjory M, Rosen R, Alam NH. "Derivation of the first clinical diagnostic models for dehydration severity in patients over five years with acute diarrhea." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 15, no. 3, 2021, pp. e0009266. |
| Winders WT, Bustamante ND, Garbern SC, Bills C, Coker A, Trehan I, Osei-Ampofo M, Levine AC, GEMLR. "Establishing the Effectiveness of Interventions Provided to First Responders to Prevent and/or Treat Mental Health Effects of Response to a Disaster: A Systematic Review." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, vol. 15, no. 1, 2021, pp. 115-126. |
| Garbern SC, Chu TC, Gainey M, Kanekar SS, Nasrin S, Qu K, Barry MA, Nelson EJ, Leung DT, Schmid CH, Alam NH, Levine AC. "Multidrug-resistant enteric pathogens in older children and adults with diarrhea in Bangladesh: epidemiology and risk factors." Tropical medicine and health, vol. 49, no. 1, 2021, pp. 34. |
| Uwamahoro D, Beeman A, Sharma VK, Henry MB, Garbern SC, Becker J, Harfouche FD, Rogers AP, Kendric K, Guptill M. "Seasonal influence of tuberculosis diagnosis in Rwanda." Tropical medicine and health, vol. 49, no. 1, 2021, pp. 36. |
| Winders WT, Garbern SC, Bills CB, Relan P, Schultz ML, Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Becker TK, McQuillan R. "The effects of mobile health on emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis." Journal of global health, vol. 11, 2021, pp. 04023. |
| Aluisio AR, Perera SM, Yam D, Garbern S, Peters JL, Abel L, Cho DK, Woldemichael D, Kennedy SB, Massaquoi M, Sahr F, Liu T, Levine AC. "Association between treatment with oral third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics and mortality outcomes in Ebola virus disease: a multinational retrospective cohort study." Tropical Medicine & International Health, vol. 25, no. 4, 2020, pp. 433-441. |
| Marqués CG, Moretti K, Amanullah S, Uwamahoro C, Ndebwanimana V, Garbern S, Naganathan S, Martin K, Niyomiza J, Gjesvik A, Nkeshimana M, Levine AC, Aluisio AR. "Association between volume resuscitation & mortality among injured patients at a tertiary care hospital in Kigali, Rwanda." African Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 11, no. 1, 2020, pp. 152-157. |
| Roupetz S, Garbern S, Michael S, Bergquist H, Glaesmer H, Bartels SA. "Continuum of sexual and gender-based violence risks among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon." BMC Women's Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 176. |
| Moretti, Katelyn, Marqués, Catalina González, Garbern, Stephanie, Mbanjumucyo, Gabin, Uwamahoro, Chantal, Beaudoin, Francesca L., Amanullah, Siraj, Gjelsvik, Annie, Aluisio, Adam R. "Transfusion, mortality and hemoglobin level: Associations among emergency department patients in Kigali, Rwanda." African Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 68-73. |
| Garbern SC, Martin KD, Gonzalez-Marques C, Umuhire OF, Uwamahoro DL, Aluisio AR, Levine AC. "Building and Sustaining Partnerships in Health Workforce and Research Capacity in Rwanda." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 102, no. 7, 2019, pp. 32-35. |
| Garbern SC, Yam D, Aluisio AR, Cho DK, Kennedy SB, Massaquoi M, Sahr F, Perera SM, Levine AC, Liu T. "Effect of Mass Artesunate-Amodiaquine Distribution on Mortality of Patients With Ebola Virus Disease During West African Outbreak." Open Forum Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 7, 2019, pp. ofz250. |
| Koeller E, Robertson SE, Garbern SC, Monk G, Nasrin S, Alam NH, Levine AC. "Ultrasound Adds No Benefit to Clinical Exam for Predicting Dehydration in Children With Acute Diarrhea in a Resource-Limited Setting." Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, vol. 38, no. 3, 2019, pp. 685-693. |
| Garbern, Stephanie C, Mbanjumucyo, Gabin, Umuhoza, Christian, Sharma, Vinay K, Mackey, James, Tang, Oliver, Martin, Kyle D, Twagirumukiza, Francois R, Rosman, Samantha L, McCall, Natalie, Wegerich, Stephan W, Levine, Adam C. "Validation of a wearable biosensor device for vital sign monitoring in septic emergency department patients in Rwanda." DIGITAL HEALTH, vol. 5, 2019, pp. 2055207619879349. |
| Aluisio AR, Perera SM, Yam D, Garbern S, Peters JL, Abel L, Cho DK, Kennedy SB, Massaquoi M, Sahr F, Brinkmann S, Locks L, Liu T, Levine AC. "Vitamin A Supplementation Was Associated with Reduced Mortality in Patients with Ebola Virus Disease during the West African Outbreak." Journal of Nutrition, vol. 149, no. 10, 2019, pp. 1757-1765. |
| Bartels SA, Michael S, Roupetz S, Garbern S, Kilzar L, Bergquist H, Bakhache N, Davison C, Bunting A. "Making sense of child, early and forced marriage among Syrian refugee girls: a mixed methods study in Lebanon." BMJ global health, vol. 3, no. 1, 2018, pp. e000509. |
| Aluisio AR, Garbern S, Wiskel T, Mutabazi ZA, Umuhire O, Ch'ng CC, Rudd KE, D'Arc Nyinawankusi J, Byiringiro JC, Levine AC. "Mortality outcomes based on ED qSOFA score and HIV status in a developing low income country." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 36, no. 11, 2018, pp. 2010-2019. |
| Bakhache N, Michael S, Roupetz S, Garbern S, Bergquist H, Davison C, Bartels S. "Implementation of a SenseMaker® research project among Syrian refugees in Lebanon." Global Health Action, vol. 10, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1362792. |
| Garbern SC, Ebbeling LG, Bartels SA. "A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes Among Disaster and Humanitarian Responders." Prehosp. Disaster med., vol. 31, no. 6, 2016, pp. 635-642. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MPH | Harvard University |
| 2012 | MD | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 2007 | BS | University of Michigan |
| Attending Physician. Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, 2017- |
