David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN

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David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN

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Dean, UCSF School of Nursing
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing
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Dr. Vlahov is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing after serving five years as Dean. He served on the faculty as Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins and Columbia Universities, and was Adjunct Professor in Medical Schools at Cornell, Mount Sinai and New York University and the College of Nursing at New York University. He has also served as co-Director of the National Program Office(NPO) for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars program and currently, the NPO for the Foundation's Evidence for Action program. He brings research expertise in urban health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, substance abuse and mental health. Dr. Vlahov conducted studies of urban populations in Baltimore for over 20 years including several longitudinal cohort studies for which he received the NIH MERIT Award. More recently, Dr. Vlahov led epidemiologic studies in Harlem and the Bronx, which have served as a platform for subsequent individual- and community-level intervention studies and community based participatory research (involving partnerships with residents, community based organizations, academic/ public health departments) to address social determinants of health. This work has contributed information on racial/ethnic disparities in health and approaches to address such disparities. Uniting these interests, Dr. Vlahov became Director of the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine He was a Visiting Professor at the Medical School in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to develop their programs in urban health, and has been an expert consultant to the WHO’s Urban Health Center in Kobe, Japan. He served on the New York City Board of Health during the Bloomberg administration. Dr. Vlahov is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urban Health, has edited three books on urban health and published over 650 scholarly papers. With colleagues he initiated the International Society for Urban Health (www.isuh.org), serving as its first President. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly theInstitute of Medicine) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and as a member on the National Advisory Council for Nursing Education and Practice at HRSA.
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  1. Vlahov D, Coady MH, Ompad DC, Galea S. Strategies for improving influenza immunization rates among hard-to-reach populations. J Urban Health. 2007 Jul; 84(4):615-31.
  2. Galea S, Blaney S, Nandi A, Silverman R, Vlahov D, Foltin G, Kusick M, Tunik M, Richmond N. Explaining racial disparities in incidence of and survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Sep 01; 166(5):534-43.
  3. Kirk GD, Vlahov D. Improving survival among HIV-infected injection drug users: how should we define success? Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 01; 45(3):377-80.
  4. Coffin PO, Tracy M, Bucciarelli A, Ompad D, Vlahov D, Galea S. Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose. Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Jul; 14(7):616-23.
  5. Ompad DC, Galea S, Blaney S, Coady MH, Sisco S, Glidden K, Vlahov D. Access to influenza vaccine in East Harlem and the Bronx during a national vaccine shortage. J Community Health. 2007 Jun; 32(3):195-202.
  6. Weiss L, Ompad D, Galea S, Vlahov D. Defining neighborhood boundaries for urban health research. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jun; 32(6 Suppl):S154-9.
  7. Galea S, Ahern J, Tracy M, Vlahov D. Neighborhood income and income distribution and the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jun; 32(6 Suppl):S195-202.
  8. Kirk GD, Merlo C, O' Driscoll P, Mehta SH, Galai N, Vlahov D, Samet J, Engels EA. HIV infection is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer, independent of smoking. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 01; 45(1):103-10.
  9. Mehta SH, Lucas G, Astemborski J, Kirk GD, Vlahov D, Galai N. Early immunologic and virologic responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy and subsequent disease progression among HIV-infected injection drug users. AIDS Care. 2007 May; 19(5):637-45.
  10. Vlahov D, O'Driscoll P, Mehta SH, Ompad DC, Gern R, Galai N, Kirk GD. Risk factors for methadone outside treatment programs: implications for HIV treatment among injection drug users. Addiction. 2007 May; 102(5):771-7.
  11. Ompad DC, Galea S, Caiaffa WT, Vlahov D. Social determinants of the health of urban populations: methodologic considerations. J Urban Health. 2007 May; 84(3 Suppl):i42-53.
  12. Vlahov D, Freudenberg N, Proietti F, Ompad D, Quinn A, Nandi V, Galea S. Urban as a determinant of health. J Urban Health. 2007 May; 84(3 Suppl):i16-26.
  13. Galea S, Ahern J, Nandi A, Tracy M, Beard J, Vlahov D. Urban neighborhood poverty and the incidence of depression in a population-based cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 2007 Mar; 17(3):171-9.
  14. Cook JA, Grey DD, Burke-Miller JK, Cohen MH, Vlahov D, Kapadia F, Wilson TE, Cook R, Schwartz RM, Golub ET, Anastos K, Ponath C, Goparaju L, Levine AM. Illicit drug use, depression and their association with highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive women. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Jun 15; 89(1):74-81.
  15. Semba RD, Ricketts EP, Mehta SF, Kirk GD, Latkin C, Galai N, Vlahov D. Adherence and retention of female injection drug users in a phase III clinical trial in inner city Baltimore. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007; 33(1):71-80.
  16. Nash D, Chan C, Horowitz D, Vlahov D. Barriers and missed opportunities in breast and cervical cancer screening among women aged 50 and over, New York City, 2002. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Jan-Feb; 16(1):46-56.
  17. Coady MH, Weiss L, Galea S, Ompad DC, Glidden K, Vlahov D. Rapid vaccine distribution in nontraditional settings: lessons learned from project VIVA. J Community Health Nurs. 2007; 24(2):79-85.
  18. Bernstein KT, Ahern J, Tracy M, Boscarino JA, Vlahov D, Galea S. Television watching and the risk of incident probable posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective evaluation. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Jan; 195(1):41-7.
  19. Gershon RR, Sherman M, Mitchell C, Vlahov D, Erwin MJ, Lears MK, Felknor S, Lubelczyk RA, Alter MJ. Prevalence and risk factors for bloodborne exposure and infection in correctional healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jan; 28(1):24-30.
  20. Carrieri MP, Amass L, Lucas GM, Vlahov D, Wodak A, Woody GE. Buprenorphine use: the international experience. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Dec 15; 43 Suppl 4:S197-215.
  21. Fuller CM, Galea S, Caceres W, Blaney S, Sisco S, Vlahov D. Multilevel community-based intervention to increase access to sterile syringes among injection drug users through pharmacy sales in New York City. Am J Public Health. 2007 Jan; 97(1):117-24.
  22. Galea S, Ahern J, Tracy M, Rudenstine S, Vlahov D. Education inequality and use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Sep; 90 Suppl 1:S4-15.
  23. Israel BA, Krieger J, Vlahov D, Ciske S, Foley M, Fortin P, Guzman JR, Lichtenstein R, McGranaghan R, Palermo AG, Tang G. Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers. J Urban Health. 2006 Nov; 83(6):1022-40.
  24. Absalon J, Fuller CM, Ompad DC, Blaney S, Koblin B, Galea S, Vlahov D. Gender differences in sexual behaviors, sexual partnerships, and HIV among drug users in New York City. AIDS Behav. 2006 Nov; 10(6):707-15.
  25. Mehta SH, Galai N, Astemborski J, Celentano DD, Strathdee SA, Vlahov D, Nelson KE. HIV incidence among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland (1988-2004). . 2006 Nov 01; 43(3):368-72.