Richelle Roelandt Homo MD

Education

Doctor of Medicine - University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, summa cum laude - University of California Irvine School of Physical Sciences, 2016
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, summa cum laude - University of California Irvine School of Biological Sciences, 2016

Biography

Richelle Homo is an Army Pediatrician and Neonatal-Perinatal Fellow from the San Antonio
Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. She has spearheaded numerous diversity,
justice, and inclusion efforts throughout residency and fellowship, to include leading lectures
related to race and social determinants of health and serving the committee that organizes the
diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum within SAUSHEC. Her research interests are varied
and include leveraging data to inform pediatric and neonatal-perinatal outcomes in the military.
Beyond medicine, she enjoys spending time with her family and expresses her appreciation for
diversity through photography.

Representative Bibliography

Homo RL, Groberg A, Donahue M, Halverson D, Wooten A, Ponnapakkam A. RSV Prophylaxis Uptake is >85% in a Military Treatment Facility, a Model of Universal Healthcare. [Submitted to Pediatrics on 2024 Jan].

Homo RL, Colby DJ, Romo ML, Moreland S, Follen H, Hernandez B, Robinson D, Liesemer K, Paudel M, Crowell TA, Martin A, Armendi IF, Martinez-Bucki E, Bay J, Faestel P, Sainato R. COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and Myocarditis/Pericarditis in the Setting of Active Surveillance at a Military Treatment Facility. BMJ Military Health. 2023 Nov. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002599

Homo RL, Borbon D, Hogue JS, Raymond W. Weight a Minute! Eye Did Not Expect That. Pediatrics in Review. 2023 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2022-005756

Homo RL, Martin A, Fleagle K, Carty B, Anderson A, Pavey A, Smith A. Breastfeeding Rates in the Military are Unchanged Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2023 Aug. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2023.0136

Homo RL, Grigorian A, Chen J, Figueroa C, Chin T, Kuza CM, Lekawa M, Nahmias J. Regional, Racial, and Mortality Disparities with Neurosurgeon Staffing at Level-1 Trauma Centers. The American Surgeon. 2020 Dec. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820983187

Homo RL, Grigorian A, Lekawa M, Dolich M, Kuza CM, Doben AR, Gross R, Nahmias J. Outcomes after pneumonectomy versus limited lung resection in adults with traumatic lung injury. Updates in Surgery. 2020 Feb. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-020-00727-4

Callen AL, Chow DS, Chow YA, Homo RL, Pao J, Bardis M, Weinberg BD, Hess CP, Sugrue LP. Predictive Value of Noncontrast Head CT with Negative Findings in the Emergency Department Setting. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2020 Feb. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6408

Chang PD, Kuoy E, Grinband J, Weinberg BD, Thompson M, Homo R, Chen J, Abcede H, Shafie M, Sugrue L, Filippi CG, Su MY, Yu W, Hess C, Chow D. Hybrid 3D/2D Convolutional Neural Network for Hemorrhage Detection on Head CT. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 39(9):1609-1616. 2018 Sep. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5742

Lopez TE, Pham HM, Barbour J, Tran P, Nguyen BV, Homo RL, Coskun V, Schriner SE, Jafari M. The impact of green tea polyphenols on development and reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Functional Foods. 20:556-566. 2016 Jan.