International Health Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1652

Massassachusetts

EDUCATION

1985, University of London, School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, MSc

1981, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, MD

1976, Antioch College, Ohio, BS

RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING

1987-1989, Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, Massachusetts

1986-1987, Clinical Fellow Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, Massachusetts

1981-1984, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2001-present, Professor of International Health, Center for International Health and Development
University School of Public Health in Massachusetts

1998-2000, Associate, Harvard Institute for International Development

1994-1998, Adjunct Attending Physician, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University Affiliate, New York

1989-1992, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachusetts

1986-1989, Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University, School of Medicine, Masachusetts

SELECTED CONSULTATIONS

WHO technical working group on AIDS associated opportunistic infections, Geneva

Harvard Institute for International Development, Childhood diarrheal and respiratory diseases workshop, Pakistan
Member, Director’s Group, Perinatal AIDS Collaborative Transmission Group (PACTS)

Member, Perinatal Transmission Prevention Committee, AIDS Institute, NYS Department of Health

WHO Technical Consultation Meeting on Management of Children With Pneumonia and HIV Infection, Zimbabwe

WHO Technical Consultation to Review Evidence and Research Priorities in the Management of Acute Respiratory Infections, Geneva

Member Gerson Lehrman Health Care Council of Experts

Technical Advisor, PBS television special

WHO/UNICEF Consultation on the Development of a Global Plan for Pneumonia (GAPP), Geneva, Switzerland

HONORS

Masters Thesis with Honors, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Teaching Award, Tufts Medical School, Massachusetts

Teaching Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York

Teaching Award, Global Maternal Child Health, School of Public Health, Boston University

CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, Sub-specialty Board of Infectious Diseases
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
ASHTM Certificate of Knowledge Tropical and Travel Medicine

EXPERIENCE

2006 – Present, Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, A Private Medical Center.

2001-Present, Professor of International Health, University School of Public Health in Massachusetts, Scientific Director, Applied Research in Child Health Project. Responsible for scientific oversight and implementation of international research portfolio, evaluation and development projects in areas of child health, tropical medicine, malaria, micronutrient deficiency and HIV infection.

2000-Present, Principal Investigator, Zambian Exclusive Breastfeeding Study. Responsible for scientific direction, output and administrative oversight of $6.2 million prospective research project to evaluate means to decrease postnatal transmission of HIV through breastmilk.

2005-Present, Principal Investigator, Zambian Southern Province Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Project (PMTCT).  Responsible for implementation of a $1 million program to support Zambia Southern Province PMTCT services in 3 Health Districts.

2002-2005, Principal Investigator, Zambian Boston University Malaria Program. Responsible for scientific direction, output and administrative oversight of $1.5 million prospective research project to provide technical assistance and scientific support to the Zambia National Malaria Control Program.

1998-2001, Harvard Institute for International Development, Massachusetts. Provided technical support for the ARCH Project and developed a research program on the Social and Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries. This has grown to include field research in Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, and Kenya.

1992-1998, Principal Investigator, New York City Perinatal HIV Transmission Collaborative Study. Responsible for scientific direction, output and administrative oversight of $3.5 million multicenter, longitudinal clinical research project funded by the Centers for Disease Control in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health, Harlem, Bronx-Lebanon, Metropolitan and Montefiore hospital centers.

Adjunct Assistant Attending, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Program for Children and Families-HIV Clinic. Responsible for overall clinical care of approximately 75 parents of HIV-infected children and for teaching housestaff and infectious diseases fellows.

Director, Roosevelt Hospital Travel Medicine Program. Responsible for development and supervision of the travel medicine program of St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, including supervision of infectious disease fellows in the provision of pre-travel vaccine and antimicrobial prophylaxis, counseling and post-travel medical evaluation.

1989-1992, Field Director, International Collaboration in AIDS Research Study Center, and Clinical Research Section, Projet SIDA, Kinshasa, Zaire. Established research and clinical microbiology laboratory at Mama Yemo Hospital. Conceived and managed 6 clinical and epidemiologic studies of AIDS in over 650 Zairian children and adults. Developed integrated data management and data cleaning system for all studies. Responsible for all aspects of clinical research program including the development and implementation of research agenda, data management statistical analyses and presentation of findings to international HIV conferences.

MEMBERSHIP

American Society of Microbiology
Infectious Disease Society of America
International Society of Travel Medicine
American Society of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Explorer’s Club - Fellow

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

Guest scientific reviewer for:
AIDS
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal of Infectious Diseases
World Health Organization
New England Journal of Medicine

PUBLICATIONS

Over 100 Publications, Available Upon Request