David A. Savitz Explained

David A. Savitz is a professor of Community Health in the Epidemiology Section of the Program in Public Health, Vice President for Research, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Associate Director for Perinatal Research in The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital, both in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] [2] Savitz is the author of Interpreting epidemiologic evidence: strategies for study design and analysis and more than 275 peer-reviewed articles. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2007.[3]

Biography

Savitz graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. degree in psychology in 1975. He completed his M.S. degree in preventive medicine at Ohio State University in 1978, and earned his Ph.D. degree in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in 1982.[4]

Until 1985, Savitz was Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He then moved to the University of North Carolina; he was appointed Professor and Chair of the University's Department of Epidemiology in 1996, a position he held until 2005.

In January 2006, he joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Professor of Preventive Medicine and Director of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute.

Savitz is a former editor at the American Journal of Epidemiology and a member of the Epidemiology and Disease Control - 1 Study Section of the National Institutes of Health.[5] He is a former president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research and the North American Regional Councilor for the International Epidemiological Association.[6] He is currently an editor at the journal Epidemiology.

Interests include a range of epidemiological, pre- and postnatal and cancer issues, including the connection between miscarriage and C8/C8S,[7] links between alcohol consumption and breast cancer,[8] the effect of drinking water DBPs on fetal survival,[9] links between caffeine and miscarriage[10] and exposure to chemicals and the risk of breast cancer.[11]

In September 2010, Savitz joined Brown University's Alpert Medical School as Professor of Community Health (Epidemiology Section) and Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, he joined The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as associate director of the Division of Research.

Active grants

Savitz’s research interests include a range of topics in perinatal and pediatric health, cancer, and the environment. These include environmental influences on miscarriage, caffeine and pregnancy outcome, and environmental influences on cancer in children and adults.He has completed 47 grants and is principal investigator or investigator on the following active grants:

SourceTitle
Garden City Group, Inc.Analyses of C8 Health Project Data on Reproductive Outcomes[12]
Garden City Group, Inc.C8 Exposure and birth Outcomes based on Vital Records
NIH R21HD0588111The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
NIH 1R01HD058008Prenatal Smoking, Maternal & Fetal Genetic Variation & Risk of Preeclampsia
U01-DE017018Risk Factors for Onset and Persistence of TMD
HHSN26720070047CNational Children’s Study Vanguard Centers
Garden City Group, Inc.C8 Exposure and Neurobehavioral Development Study
1R01HL086507Cardiovascular Health of Seniors and the Built Environment

Books

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.research.brown.edu/research/profile.php?id=1301580318&r Research Profile at Brown University
  2. Web site: In Her Own Words . Inside Higher Ed . 25 April 2014 . 10 May 2015 . Flaherty, Colleen.
  3. Web site: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies . 2009-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100209235225/http://www.iom.edu/Global/Directory/Detail.aspx?id=0000063802 . 2010-02-09 . dead .
  4. http://www.cpc.unc.edu/people/cv/savitz.pdf Curriculum Vitae David A. Savitz, Ph.D.
  5. http://www.c8sciencepanel.org/members.html C8 Science Panel – Members
  6. Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science . 2009-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100428132037/http://www.aaas.org/spp/case/savitz.htm . 2010-04-28 . dead .
  7. News: Science Panel: No link between C8, miscarriages . Dave Payne, Sr. . News and Sentinel . March 27, 2009 . December 29, 2009.
  8. Web site: Alcohol consumption and breast cancer . February 24, 2009 . ABC News . December 29, 2009.
  9. http://www.nccrm.com/current-events/latest-news/61-findings-indicate-drinking-tap-water-during-pregnancy-does-not-affect-unborn-fetus North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine
  10. News: Large amounts of caffeine may increase miscarriage risk, study finds . Barbara Feder Ostrov . The Monitor . January 21, 2008 . December 29, 2009.
  11. Web site: Havoc in Our Hormones . Norma Peterson . June 1996 . Breast Cancer Action . December 29, 2009.
  12. News: C8 exposure linked to birth defects, preeclampsia . Ken Ward, Jr . The Charleston Gazette . March 26, 2009 . December 29, 2009.

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