David Dowdy
David Dowdy | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | BS, 1999, Duke University ScM, PhD, 2008, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health MD, 2008, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Thesis | Impact and cost-effectiveness of improved diagnostics for tuberculosis in high-burden countries (2008) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Main interests | tuberculosis |
David Wesley Dowdy is an American infectious disease epidemiologist. He is the B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Early life and education
[edit]Dowdy earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University in 1999 before enrolling at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for his Master's degree, PhD, and Medical degree.[1] He completed his PhD under the guidance of Richard Chaisson, a tuberculosis and HIV expert, who encouraged him to study epidemiological modeling of tuberculosis.[2]
Career
[edit]After graduating in 2008, Dowdy completed his medical residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, before returning to Johns Hopkins as a faculty member in 2011.[2] While a medical resident, his abstract research titled Mortality Trends among Socially-Disadvantaged ART-Eligible Patients received the Johns Hopkins General Internal Medicine Diane Becker Award for achievement in clinical epidemiology and prevention research.[3] As an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Dowdy led a study which examined how a reduction of tuberculosis transmission in geographic “hotspots” could lead to an overall reduction in transmission on a broader scale.[4] He later received the inaugural B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Associate Professorship, an endowment aimed at supporting junior faculty who show great potential for future contributions to public health.[5]
In recognition of his academic achievements, Dowdy was one of the 36 early-career faculty members to earn a 2020 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "David W. Dowdy, MD". jhsph.edu. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Helping to fight tuberculosis: an interview with David Dowdy". elifesciences.org. October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "GIM Housestaff Research Award Winners To Be Honored at Grand Rounds". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Targeting Tuberculosis "Hotspots" Could Have Widespread Benefit". jhsph.edu. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "David Dowdy Named Recipient of B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Associate Professorship". jhsph.edu. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "36 early-career faculty members earn Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards". hub.jhu.edu. June 17, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links
[edit]- David Dowdy publications indexed by Google Scholar
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