RobertFrancisDefraitesMD

Preventive Medicine • Bethesda, MD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Adjunct Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics, Uniformed Services Hebert SOM

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Office
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Dep of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
Bethesda, MD 20814
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Education & Training

Madigan Army Medical Center Public Health and General Preventive MedicineFellowship, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1987 - 1989
Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2012 - 2020
WA State Medical License 1986 - 2012
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The human immune response to saliva of Phlebotomus alexandri, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Iraq, and its relationship to sand fly exposure and infection
Ines Lakhal-Naouar, Rami Mukbel, Robert F. DeFraites, Rupal M. Mody, Lina N. Massoud, Dutchabong Shaw, Edgie M. Co, Jeffrey E. Sherwood, Shaden Kamhawi, Naomi E. Aronson> ;Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021 Jun 3
17 citations
Asymptomatic Visceral Leishmania infantum Infection in US Soldiers Deployed to Iraq.
Rupal M. Mody, Ines Lakhal-Naouar, Jeffrey E. Sherwood, Nancy L. Koles, Dutchabong Shaw, Daniel P Bigley, Edgie-Mark Co, Nathanial K. Copeland, Linda L. Jagodzinski, R...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019 May 30
3 citations
Predicting Risk of Imported Disease with Demographics: Geospatial Analysis of Imported Malaria in Minnesota, 2010-2014.
Elizabeth H. Lee, Robin H. Miller, Penny Masuoka, Elizabeth Schiffman, Danushka Wanduragala, Robert F. DeFraites, Stephen J. Dunlop, William M. Stauffer, Patrick W. Hi...> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2018 Jul 30
3 citations
Outcomes From U.S. Military-Supported Overseas Training Rotations in Tropical Medicine and Global Health, 2006-2015.
James D. Mancuso, Eric Garges, Patrick W. Hickey, Rodney L. Coldren, Amy K. Korman, Lisa W. Keep, Robert F. DeFraites, Jose L. Sanchez> ;Military Medicine. 2017 Sep 8
2 citations
DoD-Supported Overseas Training Rotations in Tropical Medicine and Global Health, 2000-2015.
James D. Mancuso, Patrick W. Hickey, Rodney L. Coldren, Amy K. Korman, Lisa W. Keep, Robert F. DeFraites, Maria Smith, Luke J. Mancuso, Jose L. Sanchez> ;Military Medicine. 2017 Mar 9
13 citations
Characterizing the relationship between tick bites and Lyme disease in active component U.S. Armed Forces in the eastern United States.
Carlo Rossi, Ellen Y Stromdahl, Patricia Rohrbeck, Cara Olsen, Robert F DeFraites> ;MSMR. 2015 Mar 1
17 citations
An outbreak of Campylobacter enteritis associated with a community water supply on a U.S. military installation
Robert F. DeFraites, Jose L. Sanchez, Cynthia A. Brandt, Robert P Kadlec, Richard L. Haberberger, Jenny J. Lin, David N. Taylor> ;MSMR. 2014 Nov 1
46 citations
A retrospective cohort study of military deployment and postdeployment medical encounters for respiratory conditions.
Joseph H. Abraham, Angie Eick-Cost, Leslie L Clark, Zheng Hu, Coleen P. Baird, Robert F. DeFraites, Steven K. Tobler, Erin E. Richards, Jessica M. Sharkey, Robert Lipn...> ;Military Medicine. 2014 May 5
15 citations
Public Health Practice Is Not Research
Jean Lin Otto, Mark Holodniy, Robert F. DeFraites> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2014 Mar 12
6 citations
Assessing potentially hazardous environmental exposures among military populations: 2010 symposium and workshop summary and conclusions.
Robert F. DeFraites, Erin E. Richards> ;Military Medicine. 2011 Jul 1
7 citations
The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center: enhancing the Military Health System’s public health capabilities
Robert F. DeFraites> ;BMC Public Health. 2011 Mar 4
2 citations
A roundtable discussion on emerging infectious diseases--risks to U.S. service members in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Joel C. Gaydos, Nancy E. Tomich, Kevin L. Russell, Nikki N. Jordan, Naomi E. Aronson, Gary A. Roselle, Rima F. Khabbaz, Tanis Batsel-Stewart, Philip L. Gould, Rick Erd...> ;Military Medicine. 2010 Dec 1
61 citations
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and Protection against Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-Associated Illness among US Military Personnel
Matthew C Johns, Angelia A. Eick, David L. Blazes, Seung-eun Lee, Christopher L. Perdue, Robert Lipnick, Kelly G Vest, Kevin L. Russell, Robert F. DeFraites, Jose L. S...> ;Plos One. 2010 May 19
1 citations
Department of Defense position on patient movement during influenza A (H1N1) pandemic: implications for actions now.
Jean Lin Otto, Daniel J. Barnett, Carol A. Fisher, Robert Lipnick, Robert F. DeFraites> ;Military Medicine. 2010 Mar 1
13 citations
Preparing Military Installations for Pandemic Influenza Through Tabletop Exercises
Jean Lin Otto, Robert Lipnick, Jose L. Sanchez, Robert F. DeFraites, Daniel J. Barnett> ;Military Medicine. 2010 Jan 1
5 citations
Gaining Experience with Military Medical Situational Awareness and Geographic Information Systems in a Simulated Influenza Epidemic
Robert F DeFraites, William Chris Chambers> ;Military Medicine. 2007 Oct 1
42 citations
Non-battle injury casualties during the Persian Gulf War and other deployments
James V. Writer, Robert F DeFraites, Lisa W. Keep> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2000 Apr 1
40 citations
Japanese encephalitis vaccine (inactivated, BIKEN) in U.S. soldiers: immunogenicity and safety of vaccine administered in two dosing regimens.
Robert F. DeFraites, Jeffrey M. Gambel, Jose L. Sanchez, B G Withers, Nick Karabatsos, Robert E. Shope, S Tirrell, I Yoshida, M Takagi, C K Meschievitz, Theodore F. Ts...> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1999 Aug 1
6 citations
Survey of U.S. Army soldiers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding personal protection measures to prevent arthropod-related diseases and nuisance bites.
Jeffrey M. Gambel, John F. Brundage, Robert Burge, Robert F. DeFraites, Bonnie L. Smoak, Robert A. Wirtz> ;Military Medicine. 1998 Oct 1
4 citations
Counterpoint: Responding to Inadequate Critique of Birth Defects Paper
David N. Cowan, Gregory C. Gray, Robert F. DeFraites> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 1998 Aug 15
46 citations
Antibody to a cDNA-derived calreticulin protein from Amblyomma americanum as a biomarker of tick exposure in humans.
Martin L. Sanders, Deborah C. Jaworski, Jose L. Sanchez, Robert F. DeFraites, Gregory E. Glass, Alan L. Scott, Syamal Raha, Bruce Ritchie, Glen R. Needham, Brian S. Sc...> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1998 Aug 1
45 citations
Diarrheal disease incidence and morbidity among United States military personnel during short-term missions overseas.
Jose L. Sanchez, Jane Gelnett, Bruno P. Petruccelli, Robert F. DeFraites, David N. Taylor> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1998 Mar 1
22 citations
Helicobacter pylori infection in Desert Storm troops.
David N. Taylor, Jose L. Sanchez, Bonnie L. Smoak, Robert F. DeFraites> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1997 Nov 1
88 citations
The risk of birth defects among children of Persian Gulf War veterans.
David N. Cowan, Robert F. DeFraites, Gregory C. Gray, Mary B. Goldenbaum, Samuel M. Wishik> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1997 Jun 5
57 citations
Dengue Fever in US Military Personnel in Haiti
Andrew F. Trofa, Robert F. DeFraites, Bonnie L. Smoak, Niranjan Kanesa-thasan, Alan D. King, Jeanne Burrous, Phillip O. MacArthy, Cindy Rossi, Charles H. Hoke> ;JAMA. 1997 May 21
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Journal Articles

Oa Predicting Risk of Imported Disease with Demographics: Geospatial Analysis of Imported Malaria in Minnesota, 2010–2014
Patrick Hickey, Robert DeFraites, Stephen Dunlop, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Press Mentions

Birth Defects Among Children of Persian Gulf War VeteransOctober 16th, 1997