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Sten Vermund, MD, Preventive Medicine, Nashville, TN

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Preventive Medicine Nashville, TN

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Professor, Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Board certified pediatrician and board certified preventive medicine and public health working in infectious disease epidemiology.

Education & Training

  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsPh.D., Epidemiology, 1990
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsM.Phil., Epidemiology, 1987
  • University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineM.Sc., Community Health in Developing Countries, with Distinction, 1981
  • Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
    Royal Institute of Public Health and HygieneD.P.H., 1981
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1980
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1977
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB.A., Human Biology, with Distinction, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1979 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2006 - 2018
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Sten H. Vermund Award in Global Health Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2017
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Vanderbilt University, 2015
  • Third Annual Unsung Hero Award Blood:Water Mission, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Exploration of Implementation Patterns and Content from a Text-Based Outreach Intervention Clinical Trial for Newly Diagnosed, HIV-Positive MSM in Beijing, China  
    Sten H Vermund, Stephen Sullivan, AIDS and Behavior
  • Mortality in Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Treatment: A Six-Cohort Study in Latin America  
    Luque MT, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Padgett D, Rouzier V, Succi RC, Machado DM, McGowan CC, Vermund SH, Pinto JA, J Pediatr, 1/9/2017
  • Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013  
    Haley CA, Moyo P, Kipp AM, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Desta T, Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Brault MA, Health Policy Plan, 1/7/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Health and Politics in Sports 
    1/1/2016
  • Scientific Agenda of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health 
    Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa - 1/1/2016
  • Innovative strategies for prevention of HIV among men who have sex with men. 
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • A research agenda for HIV survivors. 
    Narayan KMV, Vermund S, Scidev.net
    http://www.scidev.net/global/hiv-aids/opinion/research-agenda-hiv-survivors.html
    1/26/2015
  • Preventing HIV Infection and Transmission: Making Progress. (Medscape Medical News from the 7th International AIDS Society [IAS] Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatm... 
    Vermund SH, Green AF
    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808993
    1/12/2013
  • Consultative meeting on evaluating the impact of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in low- and middle-income countries in averting new... 
    Vermund SH, Allen K, UNICEF, UNAIDS, WHO
    http://www.unicef.org/aids/files/Final_Vanderbilt_Meeting_Report_March30Resized6.pdf
    New York, NY - 1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Yale Doctor Discusses Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency
    Yale Doctor Discusses Gun Violence as a Public Health EmergencyApril 13th, 2023
  • Avian Flu Outbreak: Why U.S. Health Officials Are Concerned
    Avian Flu Outbreak: Why U.S. Health Officials Are ConcernedFebruary 16th, 2023
  • How Africa Can Close the Gap in COVID-19 Vaccine Equity: One Student’s Perspective
    How Africa Can Close the Gap in COVID-19 Vaccine Equity: One Student’s PerspectiveFebruary 14th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium For Global Health Fellows (VECDOR)Fogarty International Center2012
  • Multi-Component HIV Intervention Packages For Chinese MSMNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011–2012
  • Vanderbilt University-Cidrz AIDS International Training And Research ProgramFogarty International Center2009–2012
  • "Implementation Of Programs For Prevention, Care And Treatment Of HIV/AIDS In TheNational Center For Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Stds And Tb Prevention2008–2012
  • Vanderbilt Rural Mozambique Project: Proposal For Pepfar-Supported Care And TreatNational Center For Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Stds And Tb Prevention2007–2012
  • HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Coordinating And Operations CenterNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Expanded Testing, Linkage, And Treatment For HIV Prevention Among MSM In ChinaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Support Center @ Vanderbilt-AamcFogarty International Center2007–2011
  • HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Coordinating And Operations CenterNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2010
  • Hiv-Cervical Cancer Prevention Research Training Program In IndiaFogarty International Center2008
  • Measuring Incident Human Immonodeficiency Virus (Hiv-1) Infections In ChinaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2008
  • Vanderbilt-Meharry Framework Program For Global HealthFogarty International Center2006–2008
  • UAB AIDS International Training And Research ProgramFogarty International Center2005–2008
  • Estimation Models For HIV/AIDS In ChinaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2006
  • Cervical Cancer Screening In Hiv-Infected Women In IndiaNational Cancer Institute2005–2006
  • Cervical Cancer Screening In Hiv-Infected Women In IndiaNational Cancer Institute2005
  • UAB AIDS International Training And Research ProgramFogarty International Center2004
  • Uab-Aku: Intl Maternal &Child Health Research/TrainingFogarty International Center2001–2004
  • Agents Of International Health &Bioterrorism ConcernNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003
  • Anthelmintic Therapy To Slow HIV ProgressionFogarty International Center2002–2003
  • Uab-Ndri-Substance Abuse Icohrta In UkraineFogarty International Center2001–2003
  • Uab-Zambia-Haiti HIV Prevention Trials UnitNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2000–2003
  • UAB AIDS/HIV International Training &Research ProgramFogarty International Center1998–2003
  • Environmental And Molecular Epidemiology Of P CariniiNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1998–2001
  • UAB Aitrp--Reproductive Health Training In ChinaFogarty International Center2000
  • UAB Aitrp--Perinatal HIV Transmission Training In ZambiaFogarty International Center2000
  • AAB Aitrp--Adolescent Risk Reduction Training In IndiaFogarty International Center2000
  • Data Center For The Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1995–1997