David A. Savitz is a professor of Community Health in the Epidemiology Section of the Program in Public Health, Vice President for Research, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Associate Director for Perinatal Research in The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital, both in Providence, Rhode Island.Research Profile at Brown University Savitz is the author of Interpreting epidemiologic evidence: strategies for study design and analysis () and more than 275 peer-reviewed articles. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2007.
Biography Savitz graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. degree in psychology in 1975. He completed his M.S. degree in preventive medicine at Ohio State University in 1978, and earned his Ph.D. degree in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in 1982.Curriculum Vitae David A. Savitz, Ph.D. - website of the Carolina Population Center
Until 1985, Savitz was Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He then moved to the University of North Carolina; he was appointed Professor and Chair of the University's Department of Epidemiology in 1996, a position he held until 2005.
In January 2006, he joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Professor of Preventive Medicine and Director of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute.
Savitz is a former editor at the American Journal of Epidemiology and a member of the Epidemiology and Disease Control - 1 Study Section of the National Institutes of Health.C8 Science Panel – Members He is a former president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research and the North American Regional Councilor for the International Epidemiological Association. He is currently an editor at the journal Epidemiology.
Interests include a range of epidemiological, pre- and postnatal and cancer issues, including the connection between miscarriage and C8/C8S, links between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, the effect of drinking water DBPs on fetal survival,North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine links between caffeine and miscarriage and exposure to chemicals and the risk of breast cancer.
In September 2010, Savitz joined Brown University's Alpert Medical School as Professor of Community Health (Epidemiology Section) and Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, he joined The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as associate director of the Division of Research.
Active grants Savitz's research interests include a range of topics in perinatal and pediatric health, cancer, and the environment. These include environmental influences on miscarriage, caffeine and pregnancy outcome, and environmental influences on cancer in children and adults. He has completed 47 grants and is principal investigator or investigator on the following active grants: Source TitleGarden City Group, Inc.Analyses of C8 Health Project Data on Reproductive OutcomesGarden City Group, Inc.C8 Exposure and birth Outcomes based on Vital Records NIH R21HD0588111 The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression NIH 1R01HD058008 Prenatal Smoking, Maternal & Fetal Genetic Variation & Risk of PreeclampsiaU01-DE017018Risk Factors for Onset and Persistence of TMDHHSN26720070047CNational Children's Study Vanguard CentersGarden City Group, Inc.C8 Exposure and Neurobehavioral Development Study1R01HL086507Cardiovascular Health of Seniors and the Built Environment
Books Bertollini R, Lebowitz MD, Saracci R, Savitz DA (editors). Environmental epidemiology. Exposure and disease. Proceedings of an international workshop on priorities in environmental epidemiology. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 1995. Steenland K, Savitz DA (editors). Topics in environmental epidemiology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. Savitz DA. Interpreting epidemiologic evidence: strategies for study design and analysis. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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External links The Mount Sinai Hospital homepage The Mount Sinai School of Medicine homepage Disease Prevention and Public Health Institute at The Mount Sinai Medical Center