SonjaSuzzeteHutchinsMDMPH, DrPH, FACPM

Preventive Medicine • Stone Mountain, GA

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Professor and Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Morehouse School of Medicine

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Office
7256 Waters Edge Dr
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Phone+1 404-403-7593
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Education & Training

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFellowship, Epidemic Intelligence Service, 1986 - 1988
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Occupational MedicineResidency, Preventive Medicine, 1984 - 1986
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1983, MD

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1984 - 2024
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Service Medal US Public Health Service, 2004

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

US Communities Need More Accessible Data to Improve Health, Not Less
Sonja S. Hutchins, Robert Mayberry> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2021 Oct 8
5 citations
Serving as Trusted Messengers about COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics.
Leon McDougle, Dial Hewlett, Sonja S. Hutchins, Rodney G. Hood, Lakesha M. Butler, L. Kadijah Lang, Oliver T. Brooks, Virginia A. Caine, Patricia Whitley-Williams> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2021 Feb 1
21 citations
Vaccination differences among U.S. adults by their self-identified sexual orientation, National Health Interview Survey, 2013-2015.
Anup Srivastav, Alissa O’Halloran, Peng-jun Lu, Walter W. Williams, Sonja S. Hutchins> ;Plos One. 2019 Mar 7
3 citations
Public Health Agency Responses and Opportunities to Protect Against Health Impacts of Climate Change Among US Populations with Multiple Vulnerabilities
Sonja S. Hutchins, Karen Bouye, George Luber, Lisa Briseno, Candis Hunter, Liza Corso> ;Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2018 Sep 6
9 citations
Value of a small control group for estimating intervention effectiveness: results from simulations of immunization effectiveness studies
Sonja S. Hutchins, Cedric Brown, Robert Mayberry, William A. Sollecito> ;Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 2015 May 11
24 citations
Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among public-housing residents, single-parent families, and low-income populations.
Karen Bouye, Benedict I. Truman, Sonja S. Hutchins, Roland Richard, Clive Brown, Joyce A. Guillory, Jamila R. Rashid> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2009 Oct 1
32 citations
Protecting vulnerable populations from pandemic influenza in the United States: a strategic imperative
Sonja S. Hutchins, Benedict I. Truman, Toby L. Merlin, Stephen C. Redd> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2009 Oct 1
121 citations
Protection of racial/ethnic minority populations during an influenza pandemic.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Kevin Fiscella, Robert S. Levine, Danielle C. Ompad, Marian McDonald> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2009 Oct 1
1 citations
Public Health Surveillance for Suspected Smallpox in the United States, 2003–2005: Results of a National Survey
Sonja S. Hutchins, Guthrie S. Birkhead, Kristin Kenyan, John Abellera, Jennifer Lemmings> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 Mar 15
5 citations
Performance of an Algorithm for Assessing Smallpox Risk among Patients with Rashes That May Be Confused with Smallpox
Sonja S. Hutchins, Iddrisu Sulemana, Katherine L. Heilpern, William Schaffner, Gary Wax, E. Brooke Lerner, Barbara Watson, Robert S. Baltimore, Rachel A. Waltenburg, D...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 Mar 15
20 citations
Development and Experience with an Algorithm to Evaluate Suspected Smallpox Cases in the United States, 2002–2004
Jane F. Seward, K. Galil, Inger K. Damon, Scott A. Norton, Lisa D. Rotz, Scott Schmid, Rafael Harpaz, Joanne Cono, Mona Marin, Sonja S. Hutchins, Sandra S. Chaves, Mar...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2004 Nov 15
36 citations
Persistence of Vaccine-Induced Antibody to Measles 26–33 Years after Vaccination
Mark S. Dine, Sonja S. Hutchins, Ann Thomas, Irene Williams, William J. Bellini, Stephen C. Redd> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004 May 1
26 citations
Elimination of Measles and of Disparities in Measles Childhood Vaccine Coverage among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States
Sonja S. Hutchins, Ruth Jiles, Roger H. Bernier> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004 May 1
22 citations
Population Immunity to Measles in the United States, 1999
Sonja S. Hutchins, William J. Bellini, Victor G. Coronado, Ruth Jiles, Karen Wooten, Adeline M. Deladisma> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004 May 1
12 citations
Vaccination levels associated with lack of measles transmission among preschool-aged populations in the United States, 1989-1991.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Andrew L. Baughman, Merle Orr, Charles Haley, Stephen C. Hadler> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004 May 1
49 citations
Evaluation of the Measles Clinical Case Definition
Samuel L. Katz, Sonja S. Hutchins, Mark J. Papania, Robert W. Amler, Edward F. Maes, Mark Grabowsky, Kenneth Bromberg, Victoria Glasglow, Tamika Speed, William J. Bell...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004 May 1
26 citations
Evaluation of an Early Two-Dose Measles Vaccination Schedule
Sonja S. Hutchins, Anita Dezayas, Kristen Le Blond, Janet L. Heath, William J. Bellini, Susette Audet, Judy A. Beeler, Wendy A. Wattigney, Lauri E. Markowitz> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2001 Dec 1
20 citations
National serologic survey of measles immunity among persons 6 years of age or older, 1988-1994.
Sonja S. Hutchins, S C Redd, S Schrag, D Kruszon-Moran, K Wooten, G M McQuillan, W Bellini, P A Meyer, S Hadler> ;Medgenmed. 2001 Jan 24
5 citations
Assessing immunization coverage in private practice.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Jessie Sherrod, Roger H. Bernier> ;Journal of the National Medical Association. 2000 Apr 1
30 citations
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of linking the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children (WIC) and immunization activities.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Jorge Rosenthal, Pamela Eason, Emmett Swint, Herminia Guerrero, Stephen C. Hadler> ;Journal of Public Health Policy. 1999 Dec 1
41 citations
Measles outbreaks in the United States, 1987 through 1990.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Lauri E. Markowitz, William L. Atkinson, Emmett Swint, Stephen C. Hadler> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1996 Jan 1
34 citations
Preschool children at high risk for measles: opportunities to vaccinate.
Sonja S. Hutchins, Jacqueline Gindler, W L Atkinson, E Mihalek, D Ewert, C E LeBaron, E B Swint, S C Hadler> ;American Journal of Public Health. 1993 Jun 1
61 citations
Epidemiology of measles in the United States in 1989 and 1990.
Jacqueline Gindler, William L. Atkinson, Lauri E. Markowitz, Sonja S. Hutchins> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1992 Oct 1
37 citations
A SCHOOL-BASED MEASLES OUTBREAK: THE EFFECT OF A SELECTIVE REVACCINATION POLICY AND RISK FACTORS FOR VACCINE FAILURE
Sonja S. Hutchins, Lauri E. Markowitz, Paul S. Mead, Donald Mixon, Johnathan Sheline, Nancy Greenberg, Stephen R. Preblud, Walter A. Orenstein, Harry F. Hull> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 1990 Jul 1
96 citations
Measles Outbreak Among Unvaccinated Preschool-Aged Children: Opportunities Missed by Health Care Providers to Administer Measles Vaccine
Sonja S. Hutchins, Jaime Escolan, Lauri E. Markowitz, Carl E. Hawkins, Anita Kimbler, Richard A. Morgan, Stephen R. Preblud, Walter A. Orenstein> ;Pediatrics. 1989 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

ABC’s COVID Blame Special: Lack of Task Force Diversity Killed MinoritiesJuly 29th, 2020
Sonja S. Hutchins, MD, a Preventive Medicine Physician with Morehouse School of MedicineOctober 1st, 2019