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Sven Ljaamo, MD, Preventive Medicine, Bedford, MA

SvenKnudsenLjaamoMD

Preventive Medicine Bedford, MA

Occupational Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Public Health Epidemiologist / Occupational Medicine / Service Line Medical Director

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  • Office

    200 Springs Rd
    Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
    Bedford, MA 01730
    Phone+1 781-687-2199
    Fax+1 781-687-3805

Summary

  • Dr. Sven Ljaamo is a Supervisory Preventive Medicine physician based in Bedford, MA, ABPM board certified in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine and Occupational & Environmental Medicine . He completed his medical education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and holds a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Ljaamo has extensive experience in both military and Veteran health care settings, currently serving as the Administrative Medicine Service Line Manager at Bedford VA Health Care System, and served as the Public Health . His previous roles include Army Preventive Medicine Officer postions in Europe for 15 years. He has contributed to publications in reputable journals such as JAMA Network Open and Military Medicine, focusing on topics like vaccination status, active tuberculosis, and military personnel health.

Education & Training

  • US Army Environmental Hygiene Agency
    US Army Environmental Hygiene AgencyResidency, Occupational Medicine, 1990 - 1992
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 1990 - 1991
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 1990 - 1991
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1987
  • US Coast Guard Academy
    US Coast Guard Academy B.S., Physical Science , High Honors, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 2006
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1993 - 2005
  • Occupational Medicine
    American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
    American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
  • Medical Review Officer
    Medical Review Officer Certification CouncilMedical Review Officer

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Active Tuberculosis in a Deployed Field Hospital  
    Emmons EA, Ljaamo SK, Military Medicine, 4/1999
  • Disease and Nonbattle Injury among US Soldiers Deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1997: Summary Primary Care Statistics for Opération Joint Guard  
    McKee KT, Kortepeter MG, Ljaamo SK, Military Medicine, 11/1998

Abstracts/Posters

  • Morbidity Experienced by Non-Indigenous Military Personnel Assigned to Duty at Arctic Latitudes
    Sven Knudsen Ljaamo, MD, MPH, American College of Preventive Medicine “Prevention’92” Conference, Baltimore, MD, 3/23/1992

Committees

  • Bedford VH HCS COVID Vaccine Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration COVID Vaccine Coordinators 2020 - Present
  • Public Health Epidemiologist / Member, VA VISN1 (New England Health Care System) High Consequence Infection Clinical Working Group 2020 - Present
  • Public Health Epidemiologist / Member for Bedford VA HCS, VA VISN1 COVID Surveillance Clinical Working Group 2020 - Present

Research History

  • Chairman, Institutional Review BoardUpstate New York VA Health Care System, Syracuse VA Medical Center2009 - 2011
  • Research Medical OfficerUS Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA1992 - 1996

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Danish, Polish, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Russian, German