Patricia L. Hibberd, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor, Global Health
Biography
Dr. Patricia Hibberd, MD, PhD is the Chair of Global Health in the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Hibberd is also a professor of Global Health for the BUSPH and professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases for the BUSM. Prior to her positions at Boston University, Dr. Hibberd was professor of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and served as director of the Division of Global Health in the Department of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received a BSc (honors) from King’s College, London, and a PhD degree in information science/epidemiology from Leicester University in 1978. She came to the US in 1980 as an epidemiologist researcher and obtained an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1986. Dr. Hibberd trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has had leadership roles in infectious diseases, epidemiology, clinical research, and global health at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine. She was also a General Clinical Research Center program director while she was at Tufts.
Dr. Hibberd is a practicing infectious disease consultant who also leads a clinical and translational research program focusing on the prevention and treatment of childhood pneumonia, neonatal sepsis, and diarrhea—the leading killers of children under age 5 worldwide. She has worked in India for 20 years, and her research in India has been funded by NIH/NICHD’s Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research since 2008. She is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Malawi and by Saving Lives at Birth in Pakistan for the development of novel point of care diagnostics for pneumonia in young children. One of her passions is mentorship and fostering the development of the next generation of global health leaders—these include undergraduate, public health, and medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty. Dr. Hibberd is also a Paul G. Rogers Society Ambassador for Global Health Research and is currently chair of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board for the CDC’s STRIVE Trial, testing one of the vaccines (rVSV-ZEBOV) to prevent Ebola in Sierra Leone. She has published more than 300 articles, chapters, and books and serves on advisory boards to many US and international organizations.
Other Positions
- Professor, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Professor, General Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Harvard Medical School, MD
- University of Leicester, PhD
- King's College London, BSc
Publications
- Published on 11/11/2024
Dhurde VS, Patel AB, Locks LM, Hibberd PL. Anaemia prevalence, its determinants and profile of micronutrient status among rural school adolescent girls aged 14-19 years: a cross-sectional study in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Nov 11; 27(1):e248. PMID: 39526451.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/27/2024
Yasmin H, Tanveer S, Sunder Tikmani S, Moore JL, Shakeel I, Rahim A, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Goudar SS, Kavi A, Derman RJ, Krebs NF, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Nyongesa P, Bucher S, Esamai F, Patel A, Waikar M, Shivkumar P, Hibberd PL, Petri WA, Billah SM, Haque R, Carlo WA, Tita A, Koso-Thomas M, Hemingway-Foday J, Saleem S, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL. Antibiotic use in infants in the 6 weeks after delivery in seven low- and middle-income countries: findings from the A-PLUS trial. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024; 44(3-4):111-121. PMID: 39462249.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/15/2024
Lauer JM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Shah M, Hibberd PL, Patel A, Locks LM. Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy and Infant Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Nov; 8(11):104476. PMID: 39559722.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/12/2024
Austad KE, Rao SR, Hibberd PL, Patel AB. Trends and determinants of the use of episiotomy in a prospective population-based registry from central India. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Sep 12; 24(1):598. PMID: 39267006.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/3/2024
Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Fox MP, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Raal F, Hibberd P, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Bor J, Crowther NJ. Assessing compliance with national guidelines in diabetes care: A study leveraging data from south Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(9):e0003014. PMID: 39226276.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/14/2024
Saleem S, Yasmin H, Moore JL, Rahim A, Shakeel I, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Goudar SS, Kavi A, Derman RJ, Krebs NF, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Nyongesa P, Bucher S, Esamai F, Patel A, Waikar M, Shivkumar P, Hibberd PL, Petri WA, Billah SM, Haque R, Carlo WA, Tita A, Koso-Thomas M, Hemingway-Foday J, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL. Intrapartum and postpartum antibiotic use in seven low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the A-PLUS trial. BJOG. 2025 Jan; 132(1):72-80. PMID: 39140197.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/30/2024
Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Khoza S, Crowther NJ, Bor J, Fox MP, Rosen S, Hibberd P, Raal F, Chetty K, Mlisana K, George JA. Prevalence and progression of chronic kidney disease among adults undergoing creatinine testing in South African public healthcare facilities: a study leveraging data from South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). BMJ Public Health. 2024 Jul; 2(1). PMID: 39698394.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/28/2024
Locks LM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Lauer J, Shah M, Goghari A, Hibberd PL, Patel A. The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its correlates vary by trimester and hemoglobin assessment method in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Oct; 20(4):e13684. PMID: 38943254.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/2/2024
Messersmith L, Kolhe C, Ladha A, Das P, Rao SR, Mohammady M, Conant E, Bose R, Ramanathan N, Patel A, Hibberd PL. Providing optimal care in the neonatal care units in India: How Covid-19 exacerbated existing barriers. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(5):e0000393. PMID: 38696540.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/23/2024
Nuss EE, Hoffman MK, Goudar SS, Kavi A, Metgud M, Somannavar M, Okitawutshu J, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Tembo AM, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Figueroa L, Krebs NF, Jessani S, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Kurhe K, Das P, Hibberd PL, Achieng E, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Liechty EA, Bucher S, Goco N, Hemingway-Foday J, Moore J, McClure EM, Silver RM, Derman RJ, Patel A. Corrigendum to The impact of risk factors on aspirin's efficacy for the prevention of preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2023, 101095. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 Apr; 6(4):101309. PMID: 38395633.
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