Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor
Biography
Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. In 2015, he became the youngest public health dean in the country, assuming leadership of Boston University School of Public Health.
One of the most widely-cited scholars in the social sciences, Galea has published more than 950 scientific journal articles, 70 chapters, and 19 books. He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature about the social causes of health, mental health, and trauma. He has documented the consequences of mass trauma and conflict worldwide, including as a result of the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, and the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His research has been principally funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and philanthropic foundations.
He is past chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. He formerly served as chair of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Community Services Board and as member of its Health Board. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards for his research, including the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association and the Robert S. Laufer, PhD, Memorial Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He is a regular contributor to media, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, TEDMED, and The New York Times.
Galea was born in Malta and emigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 14. After receiving his medical degree, Galea worked in Somalia with Doctors Without Borders before attending graduate school in the United States.
Galea holds a medical degree from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. Prior to his appointment at Boston University, Galea served as the Gelman Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at the University of Michigan and at the New York Academy of Medicine.
Other Positions
- Professor, Family Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- University of Toronto, MD
- Columbia University School of Public Health, DPH/DrPH
- Harvard University, MPH
Publications
- Published on 4/7/2023
Galea S, Abdalla SM. The Case for Optimism in Health and Health Care. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Apr 07; 4(4):e231159. PMID: 37022708.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/3/2023
Wang J, Ursano RJ, Dinh H, Thomas JL, Cohen GH, Sampson LA, Galea S, Fullerton CS. Understanding a Time of High Risk for Suicide: Adversities Associated with Separation from Military Service among National Guard and Reserve Service Members. Psychiatry. 2023; 86(2):124-136. PMID: 37010387.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2023
Kadakia KT, Galea S. Urbanization and the Future of Population Health. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr; 101(S1):153-175. PMID: 37096620.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2023
Cohen AB, Galea S, Lantz PM. Population Health Over the Next Decade: Major Challenges and Policy Prospects. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr; 101(S1):9-19. PMID: 37096614.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/30/2023
Cherry KE, Miller LR, Bordes PJ, Calamia MR, Elliott EM, Sampson L, Galea S. Longitudinal assessment of mental health after a flood: roles of social support, hope, recovery stressors, and prior lifetime trauma. Aging Ment Health. 2023 Mar 30; 1-11. PMID: 36995263.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/23/2023
Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, McCambridge J, Lee K, Jones A, Gilmore AB, Galea S, de Lacy-Vawdon C, de Carvalho CMP, Baum F, Moodie R. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations. Lancet. 2023 Apr 08; 401(10383):1214-1228. PMID: 36966783.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/23/2023
Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, McCambridge J, Lee K, Jones A, Gilmore AB, Galea S, de Lacy-Vawdon C, de Carvalho CMP, Baum F, Moodie R. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations. Lancet. 2023 Apr 08; 401(10383):1214-1228. PMID: 36966783.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/21/2023
Maani N, Abdalla SM, Ettman CK, Parsey L, Rhule E, Allotey P, Galea S. Global Health Equity Requires Global Equity. Health Equity. 2023; 7(1):192-196. PMID: 36960163.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/21/2023
Maani N, Abdalla SM, Ettman CK, Parsey L, Rhule E, Allotey P, Galea S. Global Health Equity Requires Global Equity. Health Equity. 2023; 7(1):192-196. PMID: 36960163.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/18/2023
Bhatt KJ, Schulder T, Rudenstine S, McNeal K, Ettman CK, Galea S. Understanding the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals With Chronic Illness. Psychol Rep. 2023 Mar 18; 332941231164338. PMID: 36932930.
Read at: PubMed
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