StevenAllanSumnerMD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Physician

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I am a physician and researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. My work focuses on improving the prevention of and response to mental illness, substance abuse, injury, and violence. I am an expert in advanced statistical and research methodologies for these and related problems and have led studies ranging from randomized controlled trials to surveys to case-control field investigations. My work has been published in JAMA, Pediatrics, Annals of Internal Medicine, and other academic journals.

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionEpidemic Intelligence Service, 2013 - 2015
NIH Fogarty CenterFellowship, 2013 - 2014
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2013
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2009
Marquette UniversityBS, Summa Cum Laude, 2000 - 2004

PubMed

47 citations
Development of the SaFETy Score: A Clinical Screening Tool for Predicting Future Firearm Violence Risk
Jason E. Goldstick, Patrick M. Carter, Maureen A. Walton, Linda L. Dahlberg, Steven A. Sumner
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2017-05-16
158 citations
Violence in the United States: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities
Steven A. Sumner, James A. Mercy, Linda L. Dahlberg, Susan D. Hillis, Joanne Klevens
JAMA. 2015-08-04
34 citations
Notes from the field: increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths - Rhode Island, November 2013-March 2014.
Melissa C. Mercado-Crespo, Steven A. Sumner, M. Bridget Spelke, David E. Sugerman, Christina Stanley
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014-06-20