Skip to main content
Sven Ljaamo, MD, Preventive Medicine, Bedford, MA

SvenKnudsenLjaamoMD

Preventive Medicine Bedford, MA

Occupational Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Public Health Epidemiologist / Occupational Medicine / Service Line Medical Director

Dr. Ljaamo is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
  • Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
  • Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Ljaamo's full profile

Already have an account?

Education & Training

  • US Army Environmental Hygiene Agency
    US Army Environmental Hygiene AgencyResidency, Occupational Medicine, 1990 - 1992
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 1990 - 1991
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public HealthMPH, Public Health, 1990 - 1991
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1987
  • US Coast Guard Academy
    US Coast Guard Academy B.S., Physical Science , High Honors, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 2006
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1993 - 2005
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
  • Medical Review Officer Certification CouncilMedical Review Officer

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Active Tuberculosis in a Deployed Field Hospital  
    Emmons EA, Ljaamo SK, Military Medicine, 4/1999
  • Disease and Nonbattle Injury among US Soldiers Deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1997: Summary Primary Care Statistics for Opération Joint Guard  
    McKee KT, Kortepeter MG, Ljaamo SK, Military Medicine, 11/1998

Abstracts/Posters

  • Morbidity Experienced by Non-Indigenous Military Personnel Assigned to Duty at Arctic Latitudes
    Sven Knudsen Ljaamo, MD, MPH, American College of Preventive Medicine “Prevention’92” Conference, Baltimore, MD, 3/23/1992

Committees

  • Bedford VH HCS COVID Vaccine Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration COVID Vaccine Coordinators 2020 - Present
  • Public Health Epidemiologist / Member, VA VISN1 (New England Health Care System) High Consequence Infection Clinical Working Group 2020 - Present
  • Public Health Epidemiologist / Member for Bedford VA HCS, VA VISN1 COVID Surveillance Clinical Working Group 2020 - Present

Research History

  • Chairman, Institutional Review BoardUpstate New York VA Health Care System, Syracuse VA Medical Center2009 - 2011
  • Research Medical OfficerUS Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA1992 - 1996

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Danish, Polish, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Russian, German