Davidson H. Hamer, MD

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

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).

Publications

  • Published 7/15/2026

    Sabin LL, West RL, Coffin SE, Machona S, Cowden C, Mwananyanda L, Lukwesa-Musyani C, Tembo J, Bates M, Hamer DH. Costs and cost-effectiveness of an infection prevention bundle to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality in Zambia: The Sepsis Prevention in Neonates in Zambia (SPINZ) trial. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026; 6(7):e0006016. PMID: 42455853.

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  • Published 6/30/2026

    Hamer DH, Loreau JM, Huits R, Díaz-Menéndez M, Grobusch MP, Barkati S, Yansouni CP, Gobbi F, Bottieau E, Chen LH, Duvignaud A, Malvy D, Castelli F, Odolini S, De Pijper CA, Asgeirsson H, Moro L, Yamamoto K, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Zeana C, Kelly P, Piyaphanee W, Bourque DL, McCarthy A, Simon F, Gautret P, Mardon JB, Texier G, Javelle E. Frequency and persistence of post-acute symptoms after chikungunya, dengue, Zika and malaria in travellers: a prospective multi-centre study. J Travel Med. 2026 Jun 30; 33(5). PMID: 42149962.

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  • Published 6/30/2026

    de la Calle-Prieto F, Tozan Y, Headley TY, Ciruelo DP, Lloveras SC, Echazarreta SE, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Gobbi FG, Hamer DH, Emetulu H, Díaz-Menéndez M, Huits R. Beyond a mild viral illness: long-term consequences in travellers with chikungunya from Paraguay. J Travel Med. 2026 Jun 30; 33(5). PMID: 42231566.

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  • Published 6/16/2026

    Crespillo-Andújar C, Smith TC, Pérez-Molina JA, Díaz-Menéndez M, Bosch-Nicolau P, Arsuaga M, Trigo E, Hochberg NS, Monge-Maillo B, Bottieau E, Chamorro-Tojeiro S, Connor BA, Rodari P, Molina I, Hamer DH. Chronic Chagas Disease: A Descriptive Analysis from the GeoSentinel Network, 2014-2023. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 Jun 16. PMID: 42302768.

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  • Published 6/11/2026

    Norman FF, Brett-Major D, Sepulcri C, Bottieau E, Sepulveda T, Toscanini F, Nicolini LA, Waggoner JJ, Alcedo S, Hamer DH, Huits R, Libman M, O'Laughlin K. Outbreak preparedness and response in a globalized world: are we ready? Travel Med Infect Dis. 2026; 72:103002. PMID: 42276312.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, 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 Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

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

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