Davidson H. Hamer, MD

Professor, Global Health

Davidson Hamer
617.358.2402
801 Massachusetts Ave Crosstown Center

Biography

Davidson Hamer, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH, FISTM is a Professor of Global Health and Medicine at the Boston University School of Public Health and Chobanian & Avesidian School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Dr. Hamer, a board-certified specialist in infectious diseases with a particular interest in tropical infectious diseases, has extensive field experience in neonatal and child survival research including studies of micronutrient interventions, maternal and neonatal health, malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases. During the last 20+ years, he has supervised and provided technical support to more than 50 studies in developing countries that evaluated interventions for improving neonatal survival, improving access for pregnant women to emergency obstetrical care, treatment and prevention of malaria, HIV/AIDS, micronutrient deficiencies, diarrheal disease, and pneumonia. Dr. Hamer received a MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and a BA in biology and French from Amherst College. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the International Society of Travel Medicine.

Dr. Hamer currently has active projects in Bangladesh, Zambia, and the United States. Major current projects include neonatal sepsis prevention using prebiotics and probiotics in Bangladesh; nutritional status of adolescents in Zambia; and a prospective cohort study that includes a biobank of US immigrants with Chagas disease. In addition, Dr. Hamer is the Surveillance Lead for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, a global network of 70 sites in 31 countries that conducts surveillance of emerging infectious diseases using returning travelers, immigrants, and refugees as sentinels of infection (https://geosentinel.org).

Other Positions

  • Professor, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Faculty, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
  • Faculty, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research, Boston University
  • Core Co-lead for EIDs, One Health, and Climate Change, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research, Boston University
  • Faculty, African Studies Center, Boston University
  • Member, Pulmonary Center, Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD
  • Amherst College, BA

Publications

  • Published on 3/1/2024

    Bierbrier R, Javelle E, Norman FF, Chen LH, Bottieau E, Schwartz E, Leder K, Angelo KM, Stoney RJ, Libman M, Hamer DH, Huits R, Connor BA, Simon F, Barkati S. Chikungunya infection in returned travellers: results from the geosentinel network, 2005-2020. J Travel Med. 2024 Mar 01; 31(2). PMID: 38195993.

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  • Published on 2/28/2024

    Berry J, Berry S, Chizema E, Fundafunda B, Hamer DH, Tembo S, Ramchandani R. Institutionalizing Innovation: From Pilot to Scale for Co-Packaged Oral Rehydration Salts and Zinc-A Case Study in Zambia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Feb 28; 12(1). PMID: 38242636.

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  • Published on 2/15/2024

    Sridhar S, Kang J, Makasa J, Bell-Cross S, Madzorera I, Zulu E, Hamer DH. Impact of COVID-19 on food security and diet quality in Chilanga District, Zambia. J Health Popul Nutr. 2024 Feb 15; 43(1):27. PMID: 38360811.

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  • Published on 2/14/2024

    Turcinovic J, Kuhfeldt K, Sullivan M, Landaverde L, Platt JT, Alekseyev YO, Doucette-Stamm L, Hamer DH, Klapperich C, Landsberg HE, Connor JH. Transmission Dynamics and Rare Clustered Transmission Within an Urban University Population Before Widespread Vaccination. J Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 14; 229(2):485-492. PMID: 37856283.

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  • Published on 1/19/2024

    Reifler KA, Wheelock A, Hall SM, Salazar A, Hassan S, Bostrom JA, Barnett ED, Carrion M, Hochberg NS, Hamer DH, Gopal DM, Bourque D. Chagas cardiomyopathy in Boston, Massachusetts: Identifying disease and improving management after community and hospital-based screening. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Jan; 18(1):e0011913. PMID: 38241361.

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  • Published on 1/17/2024

    Heidema S, Stoepker IV, Flaherty G, Angelo KM, Post RAJ, Miller C, Libman M, Hamer DH, van den Heuvel ER, Huits R. From GeoSentinel data to epidemiological insights: a multidisciplinary effort towards artificial intelligence-supported detection of infectious disease outbreaks. J Travel Med. 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38236181.

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  • Published on 1/16/2024

    Hazel EA, Erchick DJ, Katz J, Lee ACC, Diaz M, Wu LSF, West KP, Shamim AA, Christian P, Ali H, Baqui AH, Saha SK, Ahmed S, Roy AD, Silveira MF, Buffarini R, Shapiro R, Zash R, Kolsteren P, Lachat C, Huybregts L, Roberfroid D, Zhu Z, Zeng L, Gebreyesus SH, Tesfamariam K, Adu-Afarwuah S, Dewey KG, Gyaase S, Poku-Asante K, Boamah Kaali E, Jack D, Ravilla T, Tielsch J, Taneja S, Chowdhury R, Ashorn P, Maleta K, Ashorn U, Mangani C, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Ramokolo V, Zembe-Mkabile W, Fawzi WW, Wang D, Schmiegelow C, Minja D, Msemo OA, Lusingu JPA, Smith ER, Masanja H, Mongkolchati A, Keentupthai P, Kakuru A, Kajubi R, Semrau K, Hamer DH, Manasyan A, Pry JM, Chasekwa B, Humphrey J, Black RE. Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns by fine stratum of gestational age and birthweight for 230?679 live births in nine low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2017. BJOG. 2024 Jan 16. PMID: 38228570.

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  • Published on 12/23/2023

    Bongomin F, Kibone W, Atulinda L, Morgan B, Ocansey B, Storer ISR, van Rhijn N, Muzoora C, Denning DW, Hamer DH. Frequency of fungal pathogens in autopsy studies of people who died with HIV in Africa: a scoping review. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Dec 23. PMID: 38145865.

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  • Published on 12/19/2023

    Bongomin F, Morgan B, Ekeng BE, Mushi MF, Kibone W, Olum R, Meya DB, Hamer DH, Denning DW. Isolated renal and urinary tract aspergillosis: a systematic review. Ther Adv Urol. 2023; 15:17562872231218621. PMID: 38130371.

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  • Published on 11/18/2023

    Tozan Y, Headley TY, Javelle E, Gautret P, Grobusch M, de Pijper C, Asgeirsson H, Chen LH, Bourque DL, Menéndez MD, Moro L, Gobbi F, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Connor BA, Matteelli A, Crosato V, Huits R, Libman M, Hamer DH. Impact, healthcare utilization and costs of travel-associated mosquito-borne diseases in international travellers: a prospective study. J Travel Med. 2023 Nov 18; 30(7). PMID: 37129519.

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