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Office
Department of Global Health, BU School of Public Health
Crosstown 3rd floor, 801 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118Phone+1 617-358-2402Fax+1 617-414-1261
Summary
- Dr. Davidson Hamer is an infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Boston Medical Center. He received his medical degree from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont and has been in practice 30 years. He is a faculty member in the Department of Global Health at the BU School of Public Health, Section of Infectious Diseases at the BU School of Medicine, and at the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and French. He specializes in international health, travel & tropical medicine, and emerging infectious diseases, and is experienced in HIV, parasitic infections, antimicrobial resistance and neonatal sepsis.
Education & Training
- Tufts Medical Center1994
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
- University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1987
- Amherst CollegeBA, Biology, French, 1977 - 1981
- Amherst CollegeB.A., Majors: Biology, French, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Professor Chifumbe Chintu International Senior Researcher Award National Health Research Authority, Ministry of Health Zambia, 2018
- Distinguished Academic Achievement Award UVM Medical Alumni Association, 2017
- Awarded fellowship International Society of Travel Medicine, 2016
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Clinical Trials
- Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in HIV-Seropositive Pregnant Women in Zambia Start of enrollment: 2002 Nov 01
- Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
- Improving Early Childhood Development in Zambia Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 58 citationsProfile of illness in Syrian refugees: A GeoSentinel analysis, 2013 to 2015.Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Kira A. Barbre, Mogens Jensenius, Carsten Schade Larsen, Elizabeth D. Barnett
Euro Surveillance. 2016-03-10 - 9 citationsImportance of breastfeeding and complementary feeding for management and prevention of childhood diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries.Davidson H Hamer, Hiwote Solomon, Gopika Das, Tanner Knabe, Jennifer Beard
Journal of Global Health. 2022-08-03 - 210 citationsThe global burden of neonatal hypothermia: systematic review of a major challenge for newborn survivalKarsten Lunze, David E. Bloom, Dean T. Jamison, Davidson H. Hamer
BMC Medicine. 2013-01-31
Journal Articles
- Improving Sanitation and Hygiene Through Community-Led Total Sanitation: The Zambian ExperienceDavidson Hamer, MD, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Oa Strengthening Mentoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Advance Global Health Research: An OverviewJoseph R Zunt, Davidson H Hamer, Benjamin H Chi, Douglas C Heimburger, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Oa Global Health Research Mentoring Competencies for Individuals and Institutions in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesMark D Huffman, Bhakti Hansoti, Richard Oberhelman, Davidson H Hamer, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Addressing Chagas disease as part of primary care in Massachusetts-the Strong Hearts Project.Davis J, Manne-Goehler J, Perez JH, Collins KM, Hochberg NS, Hamer DH, Barnett ED, Kohler JR, 67th Annual Meeting of ASTMH, New Orleans, LA, 1/30/2018
- Exploring the user and provider perspectives on the quality of antenatal and postnatal care in rural Zambia.Sialubanje C, Scott N, Ngoma T, Mwananyanda L, Kaiser J, FongR, Hamr DH, Zambia�s 8th Health Research Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, 1/17/2018
- Financial sustainability of maternity waiting homes: evaluation of a four-pronged strategy in rural Zambia.Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Bwalya M, Sakanga V, Chastain P, Mwansa M, Ngoma T, Hamer DH, Rockers PC, Kalaba D, Vian T, Zambia�s 8th Health Research Conference, Lusaka, Zambia, 1/17/2018
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Lectures
- Travelers as sentinels of disease outbreaks: the GeoSentinel experienceAtlanta, GA - 1/29/2018
- Spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria from farm animals to humans: a One Health perspectiveBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA - 1/27/2018
- An update on Zika: from epidemiology to new diagnostics and therapeutic optionsHospital for Tropical Diseases, London, England - 1/25/2018
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Other
- Community case management of pneumonia in Africa--not so bad and steadily progressing. Response to Druetz T et al.Hamer DH, Qazi S, Kasungami D, Marsh DR, Peterson S, Diaz T, D�Acremont V, Yeboah-Antwi K, Young M, E letter in Health Policy and Planning
1/6/2014 - The Diarrhea Global Action Plan Project (DGAP) meeting summary report. Zambia workshop on country level policies, programs and actions in relation to diarrhea control.Biemba G, Hamer DH
Lusaka, Zambia - 1/11/2012 - Diarrhea Global Action Plan (DGAP) Project: Zambia Case StudyBiemba G, Hamer DH
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Authored Content
- Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018March 2018
Press Mentions
- Pandemic Era Turns a Page at CDC, WHOMay 6th, 2023
- COVID-19 Vaccines "Provide Zero Benefit Relative to Risk for the Young and Healthy."January 10th, 2023
- When Is It Time to Mask Up Again? Boston Doctors Weigh InJanuary 5th, 2023
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Grant Support
- Burden Of Malaria In Pregnancy In IndiaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2007
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, French
External Links
- Center for Global Health and Developmenthttp://www.bu.edu/cghd/
- D Hamer personal CGHD web pagehttp://www.bu.edu/cghd/about-us/people/davidson-hamer/
- Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aginghttp://www.hnrc.tufts.edu/HNRCA-Page-hnrca2w_1192109692395.html
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