Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH
Professor, Epidemiology
Biography
Dr. Rothman has 48 years of professional experience in Epidemiologic research. His research has included work on the epidemiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease, birth defects, environmental epidemiology, pharmaceutical products, and methodological, conceptual and ethical issues in epidemiology. Specific projects have included research on the teratogenicity of vitamin A, the health effects of cellular telephone use, and factors affecting fecundability. Dr. Rothman is the author of two widely used textbooks of epidemiologic methods, Modern Epidemiology and Epidemiology: an Introduction, and is the founding editor of Epidemiology, a leading public-health journal. He received the American Public Health Association’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for 2002, recognizing excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career. He was the recipient of the Society for Epidemiologic Research Career Accomplishment Award in 2017, and an honorary MD degree in 2017 from University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, and an honorary fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. Dr. Rothman is also a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International, where he holds the position of Vice President for Epidemiologic Research at RTI Health Solutions.
Other Positions
- Professor, Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Harvard University, DPH/DrPH
- Harvard University, DMD
- Harvard University, MPH
- Colgate University, AB
Publications
- Published on 3/4/2025
Aguado J, Gutierrez L, Forns J, Vila-Guilera J, Rothman KJ, García-Albéniz X. Effect of different durations of treatment with antihypertensive drugs with anticholinergic effects on the risk of dementia: a target trial emulation study. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):691-698. PMID: 39108175.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2025
Willis SK, Kuan KE, Hatch EE, Crowe HM, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Mumford SL, Wise LA. Self-reported diagnoses of dietary allergens and fecundability in a North American cohort. Hum Reprod. 2025 Mar 01; 40(3):553-560. PMID: 39719047.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2025
Wise LA, Wang TR, Ulrichsen SP, Krivorotko D, Mikkelsen EM, Kuriyama AS, Laursen ASD, Jørgensen MD, Eisenberg ML, Rothman KJ, Sorensen HT, Hatch EE. A prospective study of male physical activity and fecundability. Hum Reprod. 2025 Feb 01; 40(2):360-371. PMID: 39680487.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/28/2025
Wesselink AK, Johannesen BR, Wang TR, Ketzel M, Mikkelsen EM, Brandt J, Khan J, Hertel O, Laursen ASD, Willis MD, Levy JI, Rothman KJ, Sørensen HT, Wise LA, Hatch EE. Residential Exposure to PM2.5 Constituents and Fecundability in a Danish Preconception Cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Mar; 39(3):256-261. PMID: 39876487.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/21/2024
Bond JC, Heaton B, Garcia RI, Rothman KJ, Wise LA, Fox MP, Murray EJ. Specifying a target trial protocol to estimate the effect of preconception treatment of periodontitis on time-to-pregnancy: A commentary and applied example. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 53(2):125-134. PMID: 39169475.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/7/2024
Pedersen ES, Mikkelsen EM, Sørensen HT, Hatch EE, Wise LA, Rothman KJ, Stanford JB, Laursen ASD. The association between the use of fertility indicators and fecundability in a Danish preconception cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Nov; 38(8):641-650. PMID: 39109606.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2024
Kristensen ML, Waldstrøm M, Laursen ASD, Eriksen K, Ulrichsen SP, Hatch EE, Wise LA, Rothman KJ, Sørensen HT, Mikkelsen EM. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and fecundability: a prospective cohort study. Hum Reprod. 2024 Aug 01; 39(8):1835-1843. PMID: 38906838.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2024
Anthony MS, Aroda VR, Parlett LE, Djebarri L, Berreghis S, Calingaert B, Beachler DC, Crowe CL, Johannes CB, Juhaeri J, Lanes S, Pan C, Rothman KJ, Saltus CW, Walsh KE. Risk of Anaphylaxis Among New Users of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. 2024 Apr 01; 47(4):712-719. PMID: 38363873.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/27/2024
Colacci M, Raissi A, Ray P, Sholzberg M, Rothman KJ, Fralick M. Randomized controlled trials of switching to a new medication vs continuing a chronic medication may underestimate the risk of adverse events in those continuing because of asymmetric depletion of susceptibles. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024 Jun; 170:111336. PMID: 38552726.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2024
Rothman KJ. The public-health mindset : Review of "The public health approach - population thinking from the black death to COVID-19" by Alfredo Morabia, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Mar; 39(3):323-324. PMID: 38503973.
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