Davidson H. Hamer, MD

Professor, Global Health

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 numerous studies in developing countries that evaluated interventions for improving neonatal survival, integrated community case management (iCCM), 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, Uganda, Zambia, and the United States. Major current projects include neonatal sepsis prevention using prebiotics and probiotics in Bangladesh; an autopsy study of fungal infections in HIV-infected patients in Uganda; etiologies of sepsis in HIV-exposed and uninfected children in Zambia; and a prospective cohort study of Chagas disease among US immigrants that includes a biobank. 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

Websites

Education

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

Publications

Published on 2/24/2025
Pell LG, Qamar H, Bassani DG, Heasley C, Funk C, Chen C-Y, Shawon J, O'Callaghan KM, Pullenayegum E, Hamer DH, Haque R, Kabir M, Ahmed T, O'Kelly C, Hossain MI, Khan AZ, Loutet MG, Islam MS, Morris SK, Shah PS, Sherman PM, Sultana S, Mahmud AA, Saha SK, Sarker SA, Roth DE. Neonatal administration of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 202195 with or without fructooligosaccharide in Bangladesh: a placebo-controlled randomized trial. mSphere. 2025 Feb 24; e0103224. PMID: 39992135.
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Published on 2/4/2025
Kaiser JL, Fiorillo RM, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt KJ, Munro-Kramer ML, Hamer DH, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Lori JR, Ahmed Mdluli E, Rockers PC, Biemba G, Scott NA. Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Feb 04; 6(1):18. PMID: 39905510.
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Published on 12/26/2024
Cho L, Dasiewicz ASB, Watson KM, Qamar H, Bassani DG, Zlotkin S, Mohsin M, Keya FK, Shah PS, Hamer DH, Mahmud AA, Roth DE. Head Circumference Versus Length and Weight Deficits up to 2 Years of Age in Bangladesh. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Dec 26; e13793. PMID: 39723553.
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Published on 12/24/2024
Mohammadi A, Hamer DH, Pishagar E, Bergquist R. Spatial modelling to identify high-risk zones for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in hyperendemic urban environments: A case study of Mashhad, Iran. Health Place. 2025 Jan; 91:103394. PMID: 39721431.
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Published on 12/18/2024
Kaplan WA, Hamer DH, Shioda K. The potential impact of climate change on medication access and quality deserves far more attention. One Health. 2025 Jun; 20:100957. PMID: 39807422.
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Published on 12/17/2024
Reifler K, Campbell JI, Barnett ED, Bourque DL, Hamer DH, Samra H, Camelo I. Diagnosing Chagas in Pregnancy and Childhood: What's Old and New. Clin Lab Med. 2025 Mar; 45(1):73-86. PMID: 39892939.
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Published on 11/19/2024
O'Laughlin K, Huits R, Libman M, Kozarsky P, Hamer DH. Oropouche Virus: A Rising Threat in the Western Hemisphere. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 178(1):116-118. PMID: 39556840.
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Published on 11/12/2024
Lee Him R, Rehman S, Sihota D, Yasin R, Azhar M, Masroor T, Naseem HA, Masood L, Hanif S, Harrison L, Vaivada T, Sankar MJ, Dramowski A, Coffin SE, Hamer DH, Bhutta ZA. Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Infections in Facility and Community Settings of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Descriptive Review. Neonatology. 2025; 122(Suppl 1):173-208. PMID: 39532080.
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Published on 11/1/2024
Das S, Neupane R, Beard J, Solomon H, Das M, Errickson N, Simon JL, Nisar YB, MacLeod WB, Hamer DH. Aetiology of diarrhoea in children aged zero to nine years in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. J Glob Health. 2024 Nov 01; 14:04168. PMID: 39485019.
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Published on 10/19/2024
Duvignaud A, Stoney RJ, Angelo KM, Chen LH, Cattaneo P, Motta L, Gobbi FG, Bottieau E, Bourque DL, Popescu CP, Glans H, Asgeirsson H, Oliveira-Souto I, Vaughan SD, Amatya B, Norman FF, Waggoner J, Díaz-Menéndez M, Beadsworth M, Odolini S, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Epelboin L, Connor BA, Eperon G, Schwartz E, Libman M, Malvy D, Hamer DH, Huits R. Epidemiology of travel-associated dengue from 2007 to 2022: A GeoSentinel analysis. J Travel Med. 2024 Oct 19; 31(7). PMID: 38951998.
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