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Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

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    • Current Funding Portfolio
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  • Publications
    • 2020 Core Faculty Publications
    • 2019 Core Faculty Publications
    • 2018 Core Faculty Publications
    • 2017 Core Faculty Publications
    • 2016 Core Faculty Publications
    • Aimalohi (Aima) Ahonkhai, M.D.
    • Muktar Aliyu M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
    • Carolyn Audet, Ph.D.
    • Kate Clouse, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    • Michael Rutledge DeBaun, M.D., MPH
    • Michael C. Dewan, MD, MSCI
    • Douglas C. Heimburger, M.D., M.S.
    • Marie H. Martin, Ph.D., M.Ed.
    • Troy Moon, M.D., M.P.H.
    • Timothy R. Sterling, M.D.
    • Edwin Trevathan, M.D., M.P.H.
    • Martin C. Were, M.D., M.S.
    • C. William "Bill" Wester, M.D., M.P.H.
  • News from VIGH
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  • Naji Abumrad,
    M.D., F.A.C.S.

    John L. Sawyers Professor of Surgery
    School of Medicine
    Email
  • David M. Aronoff,
    M.D.

    Director
    Division of Infectious Diseases
    Email
  • Gregory F. Barz,
    Ph.D.

    Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology
    Blair School of Music
    Email
  • William Brumskine,
    MBChB

    Clinical Research Site Leader: Klerksdorp
    The Aurum Institute
    Email
  • James Chappell,
    M.D., Ph.D.

    Research Associate Professor
    Department of Pediatrics
    Email
  • Violet Chihota,
    BSc Honours, MSc, PhD

    Senior Researcher: TB
    The Aurum Institute
    Email
  • Gavin Churchyard,
    MBBCh, FCP (SA), MMed, PhD

    Group Chief Executive Officer
    The Aurum Institute
  • Amy Chomsky,
    M.D.

    Professor
    Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
    Email
  • David Allen Clark,
    MBBCh, BCom, DHSM, MBA

    Group COO / CEO: Southern Africa
    The Aurum Institute
    Email
  • William Cooper,
    M.D., M.P.H.

    Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
    Pediatrics
    Email
  • James Crowe,
    M.D.

    Director
    Vanderbilt Vaccine Center
    Email
  • Mark Denison,
    M.D.

    Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics
    Email
  • Jerod Denton,
    Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology Research
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Email
  • Neerav Desai,
    M.D.

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Health
    Email
  • Avery Dickins de GirĂ³n,
    Ph.D.

    Executive Director and Senior Lecturer
    Center for Latin American Studies
    Email
  • Jenny Dyer,
    Ph.D.

    Executive Director
    Hope Through Healing Hands
    Email
  • Kathryn Edwards,

    Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics
    Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
    Email
  • Quentin Eichbaum,
    PhD, MPH, MFA, FCAP

    Director
    Vanderbilt Pathology Program in Global Health
    Email
  • Edward (Ted) Fischer,
    Ph.D.

    Professor
    Anthropology
    Email
  • Sapna S. Gangaputra,
    M.D., MPH

    Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
    School of Medicine
    Email
  • Scott Osborn Guthrie,
    M.D., F.A.A.P.

    Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
    School of Medicine
    Email
  • John A. Graves,

    Associate Professor
    Health Policy
    Email
  • Carlos Grijalva,
    M.D., M.P.H.

    Associate Professor
    Health Policy
    Email
  • Emilio Valverde,
    D.Phil

    Country Director: Mozambique
    The Aurum Institute
  • Natasha Halasa,
    M.D., M.P.H.

    Professor and Craig-Weaver Chair in Pediatrics
    Email
  • Rick (Frederick) Haselton,
    Ph.D.

    Professor
    Biomedical Engineering
    Email
  • Elizabeth Heitman,
    Ph.D.

    Program in Ethics in Science and Medicine
    UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Email
  • Brian Heuser,
    Ed.D., M.T.S.

    Associate Professor of the Practice of International Education Policy
    Peabody College
    Email
  • JuliĂ¡n Hillyer,
    Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Biological Sciences
    Email
  • Rachel Idowu,
    MD, MPH

    CDC Branch Chief for HIV Care and Treatment, Mozambique
  • James Craig Innes,
    MBChB, Masters in Epidemiology

    Clinical Director - Clinical Research Division
    The Aurum Institute
    Email
  • Annet Kirabo,
    PhD, MSc, FAHA

    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Department of Medicine, VUMC
  • John Robert Koethe,
    M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Medicine
    Email
  • Scott S. Lee,
    M.D., PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Email
  • Galina Lepesheva,
    Ph.D.

    Research Professor
    Biochemistry
    Email
  • Harold Newton Lovvorn, III,
    M.D.

    Associate Professor
    Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics
    Email
  • Anita Mahadevan-Jansen,
    Ph.D.

    Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    School of Engineering
    Email
  • Peter R. Martin,
    M.D., M.Sc.

    Professor
    Pharmacology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Email
  • Matthew McEvoy,
    M.D.

    Professor of Anesthesiology
    Division of Multispecialty Adult Anesthesiology
    Email
  • Jonathan Metzl,
    M.D., Ph.D.

    Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology
    Vanderbilt University
    Email
  • Catherine McGowan,
    M.D.

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Division of Infectious Diseases
    Email
  • Tara McKay,
    Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Medicine, Health, and Society
    Email
  • Bonnie Miller,
    M.D.

    Professor of Clinical Surgery
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Email
  • Abelardo Moncayo,
    Ph.D.

    Director, Vector-Borne Disease Section
    Tennessee Department of Health
    Email
  • Donald Moore,
    Ph.D.

    Professor of Medical Education and Administration
    Email
  • Kelly L. Moore,
    M.D., M.P.H.

    Director
    Tennessee Immunization Program at the Tennessee Department of Health
    Email
  • Lloyd Mulenga,
    M.D.

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Email
  • Wilbroad Mutale,
    M.B.Ch.B, Ph.D.

    Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Email
  • Robert Naftel,
    M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Neurological Surgery
    Email
  • James Netterville,
    M.D.

    Mark C. Smith Professor of Otolaryncology
    Department of Otolaryncology
    Email
  • Mark Newton,
    M.D., F.A.A.P.

    Professor
    Clinical Anesthesiology
    Email
  • Tanya Nielson,
    BPharm and MSc

    Adjunct Instructor
    Department of Medicine, VUMC
    Email
  • Regina Osih,
    MD, MPH

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine, VUMC
  • Cynthia Paschal,
    Ph.D.

    Associate Dean
    Biomedical Engineering
    Email
  • Chetan A. Patil,
    Ph.D.

    Research Assistant Professor
    Biomedical Engineering
    Email
  • Jessica M. Perkins,

    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human & Organizational Development
    Peabody College
    Email
  • Dino Rech, MBBCH, MBA,

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Department of Medicine, VUMC
  • Graham Reside,
    Ph.D.

    Executive Director
    Cal Turner Program in Moral Leadership for the Professions
    Email
  • Brent Savoie,
    M.D., J.D.

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology & Radiological Sciences
    Email
  • Mavis Schorn,
    Ph.D., C.N.M.

    Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academics
    School of Nursing
    Email
  • Bryan Shepherd,
    Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Biostatistics
    Email
  • Xiao-Ou Shu,
    M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Ingram Professor of Cancer Research
    Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
    Email
  • Bantayehu Sileshi,
    M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Anesthesiology
    Email
  • Wilson Silva,
    Ph.D.

    Adjunct Professor
    Preventive Medicine
    Email
  • Joseph "Jay" A. Smith, Jr.,
    M.D.

    William L. Bray Chair and Professor
    Urology
    Email
  • Paul Sternberg,
    M.D.

    G.W. Hale Professor and Chair
    Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    Email
  • Jeffrey G. Stovall,
    M.D.

    Associate Professor
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Email
  • Sarah V. Suiter,
    Ph.D., M.S.

    Assistant Professor of the Practice, Human & Organizational Development
    Email
  • Margaret Tarpley,
    MLS

    Adjunct Instructor
    Department of Surgery
    Email
  • John Tarpley,
    M.D., FWACS, FACS

    Emeritus
    Department of Surgery
    Email
  • Yuri van der Heijden,
    M.D., M.P.H.

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Email
  • Bart Victor,
    Ph.D.

    Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership
    Owen Graduate School of Management
    Email
  • Robert Wallis,
    MD, FIDSA

    Adjunct Professor
    Department of Medicine, VUMC
  • Camila Walters,
    M.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Anesthesiology
    Email
  • Bahr Weiss,
    Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development
    Vanderbilt University
    Email
  • David Wright,
    Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Chemistry
    Vanderbilt University
    Email
  • Lindsey E. Zamora,
    MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Section for Global Women's Health, VUMC
  • Wei Zheng,
    M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Professor and Chief, Division of Epidemiology
    Email
  • Carol Cathleen Ziegler,
    DNP, APRN, NP-C, RD

    Assistant Professor of Nursing, Global Health Coordinator
    School of Nursing
    Email
  • Laurence J. Zwiebel,
    Ph.D.

    Professor of Biological Science and Pharmacology
    Email

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