Aid Via Action Global Health Journal
AvaGH Publications
Current Challenges to Health Care Access in Guatemala
The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Manuscript Writing Violates the Core Principle of Originality
Abstracts of the First International Symposium of Anesthesia and Surgery: Bridging the Gap in Health Care Disparities in the World
Student/Resident Abstracts of the Second International Medical Symposium of El Petén: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Common Medical Problems
Water Contamination and Its Impact on Global Health
Letter to the Editor: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Manuscript Writing Violates the Core Principle of Originality
Faculty Abstracts of the Second International Medical Symposium of El Petén: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Common Medical Problems
Letter to the Editor
Wagner's Score as a Tool for Assessing Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Predicting Surgical Intervention in a County Hospital in Guatemala
Establishing a Simulation-Based Curriculum at a New Medical School in El Petén, Guatemala
Del Intestino A La Vía Biliar, Un Migrante Silencioso: Áscariasis Biliar
In the Literature
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Imran, J.B.; Ochoa-Hernandez, A.; Herrejon, J.; Madni, T.D.; Clark, A.T.; Huerta, S. Surgical approach to gallbladder disease in rural Guatemala. J Surg Res 2017, 218, 329-333, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.064.
- Argo, M.; Timmerman, C.; Ochoa-Hernandez, A.; Ortiz, C.; Lopez-Huertas, V.; Huerta, S. Current status of local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in developing countries and in the United States. Hernia 2019, 23, 621-622, doi:10.1007/s10029-019-01902-2.
- Imran, J.B.; Ochoa-Hernandez, A.; Herrejon, J.; Ortiz, C.; Mijangos, B.; Madni, T.; Huerta, S. Barriers to adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a county hospital in Guatemala. Surg Endosc 2019, 33, 4128-4132, doi:10.1007/s00464-019-06720-2.
- Timmerman, C.; Hernandez, A.O.; Ortiz, C.; Huertas, V.L.; Lopez, R.; Huerta, S. Current View on the Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis in a County Hospital in Guatemala. J Surg Res 2019, 237, 108-109, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2018.03.004.
- Ochoa-Hernandez, A.; Timmerman, C.; Ortiz, C.; Huertas, V.L.; Huerta, S. Emergent groin hernia repair at a County Hospital in Guatemala: patient-related issues vs. health care system limitations. Hernia 2020, 24, 625-632, doi:10.1007/s10029-019-02028-1.
- Alejo, G.; Ruiz, M.; Hernandez-Ochoa, A.; Ortiz, C.; Huerta, S. Differences in treatment strategies in the management of acute appendicitis in a county hospital in Guatemala and an academic teaching institution in the United States. Trop Doct 2021, 51, 158-162, doi:10.1177/0049475520981231.
- Huchim-Pena, C.J. Current challenges to health care access in Guatemala. Aid Via Action Global Health Journal 2023, 1, 6-13, doi:10.59016/avaghj.78634.
- Huerta, S. Health Care in Central America. Aid Via Action Global Health Journal 2023, 1, 1-5, doi:10.5281/zenodo.7618857.
- Huerta, S.; Huchim-Peña, C.J.; Ta, T.; Quiñones, M.E.; Mendoza, J.A.; Corzo, V.F.; Ortiz, C. Patients’, local staff, and medical students’ perceptions on a medical mission trip to Guatemala. Current Problems in Surgery 2023, 101378.
- Huerta, S.; Tran, N.; Ruiz, M.; Ochoa-Hernandez, A.; Ortiz-Vargas, C.; Phung, T. General anesthesia versus regional anesthesia for the management of appendicitis in a county hospital in Northern Guatemala. Chirurgia (Turin) 2023, 36, 67-71.
- Flores, M.; Reyna, T.; Quinonez, E.; Mendoza, J.A.; Corzo, V.F.; Ortiz, C.; Huerta, S. Unsafe Practices of Motorcycle Riders in El Peten, Guatemala: A Community Observational Study and a Retrospective Institutional Review. J Surg Res 2024, 301, 103-109, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.084.
- Reyna, T.; Flores, M.; Quinonez, E.; Mendoza, J.A.; Corzo, V.F.; Ortiz, C.; Huerta, S. Factors Associated With Major Lower Extremity Amputations in Diabetic Foot Infections at a County Hospital in Guatemala. J Surg Res 2024, 302, 100-105, doi:10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.033.
- Fisher, N.; Murillo, J.H.; Kashefi, C.; Kang, D.; Kolosseus, R.; Chichakli, R.; Flores, J.C.M.; Cole, C.; Huerta, S. Establishing a sustainable urology program in northern Guatemala: an implementation report from El Peten (2024-2025). Int Urol Nephrol 2025, doi:10.1007/s11255-025-04876-6.
- Hocking, J.; Huerta, S. The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education. Am J Surg 2025, 116427, doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116427.