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Robert Chen, MD, Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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Preventive Medicine Atlanta, GA

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Education & Training

  • Centers for Disease Control
    Centers for Disease Control1986 - 1987
  • Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center
    Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1982
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoMA, Public Policy Studies , 1979 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1987 - 2018
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Public Health Service Unit Commendation (1992) (1993) (1996) (1997) (1998) (2002) (2004), 2010
  • CDC Charles C. Shepard Science Award/Laboratory and Methods Nomination (2003) (2004), 2009
  • Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation (1996), 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Respiratory diphtheria in the United States, 1980-1995.  
    Bisgard KM, Hardy IRB, Popovic T, Strebel PM, Wharton M, Chen RT, Hadler SC, Am J Public Health 1998;88:787-91
  • Comparative safety of two recombinant hepatitis b vaccines in children: data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD).  
    Niu MT, Rhodes P, Salive M, Lively T, Davis DM, Black S, Shinefield H, Chen RT, Ellenberg SS, and the VAERS and VSD working groups, J Clin Epidemiol 1998;51:503-10
  • Epidemiology of Diarrheal Disease among Children Enrolled in Four West Coast Health Maintenance Organizations.  
    Parashar UD, Holman RC, Bresee JS, Clarke MJ, Rhodes PH, Davis RL, Thompson RS, Mullooly JP, Black SB, Shinefield HR, Marcy M, Vadheim CM, Ward JI, Chen RT, Glass RI..., Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998;17:605-11
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Yellow Fever Vaccine Safety Working Group. Thymus disease as a potential risk factor for yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease (YEL-AVD).
    Barwick Eidex R, Miller E, Russell MN, Teuwen D, Montah T, Hayes EB, Marfin A, Iskander J, Chen R, Cetron MS, Yellow Fever Vaccine Safety Working Group, 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Miami, FL
  • Making Medical Injection Safer: A Major Step towards Enhancing Patient Safety in Developing Countries.
    Chen RT, Post G, Millogo J, Van Roekel K, Catlin M, Clark K, 21st International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Nashville, TN
  • Monitoring of Vaccine Safety Inquiries: A New Tool for Vaccine Safety Signal Generation.
    Miller ER, Iskander JK, Haber P, Gangarosa P, Pool V, Chen RT, 21st International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Nashville, TN
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Lectures

  • Vaccine Safety Monitoring: A New Imperative for Immunization Programs. 
    Korean Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea
  • Vaccine Safety Update. 
    Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Infectious Disease Policy Committee
  • Establishing Causality in Vaccine Safety Studies: Lines of Evidence. 
    Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), (EPI), (TAG) Meeting, Iguasu Falls, Brazil
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Other

  • Infant Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines in the United States:Assessment of the First Two Years' Data From the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAE... 
    Braun MM, Mootrey GT, Salive ME, Chen RT, Ellenberg SS, and the VAERS Working Group, Pediatrics 2000;106(4)
    http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/106/4/e51
  • Childhood vaccinations, vaccination timing, and risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus. 
    DeStefano F, Mullooly J, Okoro K, Chen RT, Vadheim C, Marcy M, Ward J, Black S, Shinefield H, Davis R, Bohlke K, Pediatrics 2001; 108(6)
    http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/108/6/e112
  • Surveillance for poliovirus vaccine adverse events, 1991-1998: impact of a sequential vaccination schedule of inactivated poliovirus vaccine followed by oral polioviru... 
    Wattigney WA, Mootrey GT, Braun MM, Chen RT, Pediatrics 2001;107(5)
    http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/107/5/e83
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