Beryne Odeny MD, MPH, PhD

Beryne M. Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD, is a physician-implementation scientist and a passionate health equity advocate in global health. She recently joined the Division of Public Health Sciences as an assistant professor of surgery this July.

Odeny earned her medical degree from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and both her MPH and PhD in Implementation Science from the University of Washington, Seattle. She previously held a position at PLOS Medicine as an associate editor before her recruitment to Washington University. She specializes in research concerning implementation science, global health policy, health disparities, health equity, HIV/TB, maternal child health, and adolescent health in HIV.

As a physician-implementation scientist, Odeny focuses on discovering new ways of improving health equity by breaking down barriers that stand in the way of the public and their access to quality health care all over the world. She has a broad interest in understanding and addressing population-level gaps in access to healthcare using the tools of implementation science. Her research specialization lies in the use of quasi-experimental research designs and qualitative research. These research efforts seek to change the landscape of global healthcare by not only making discoveries but also implementing them to make identifiable changes in the everyday lives of the public.