Sandro Galea
Dean of Boston University''s School of Public Health at Boston University
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Dr. Galea is a physician and an epidemiologist. He is Dean and Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Prior to his appointment at Boston University, Dr. Galea served as the Anna Cheskis Gelman and Murray Charles Gelman Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health where he launched several new educational initiatives and substantially increased its focus on six core areas: chronic, infectious, injury, lifecourse, psychiatric/neurological, and social epidemiology.
He previously held academic and leadership positions at the University of Michigan and at the New York Academy of Medicine. In his own scholarship, Dr. Galea is centrally interested in the social production of health of urban populations, with a focus on the causes of brain disorders, particularly common mood-anxiety disorders and substance abuse. He has long had a particular interest in the consequences of mass trauma and conflict worldwide, including as a result of the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, and the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This work has been principally funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and several foundations.
He has published over 500 scientific journal articles, 50 chapters and commentaries, and 9 books and his research has been featured extensively in current periodicals and newspapers. His latest book, co-authored with Dr. Katherine Keyes, is an epidemiology textbook, Epidemiology Matters: a new introduction to methodological foundations.
Dr. Galea has a medical degree from the University of Toronto, and graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University. He was named one of TIME magazine’s epidemiology innovators in 2006. He is past-president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and an elected member of the American Epidemiological Society and of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. Dr. Galea serves frequently on advisory groups to national and international organizations. He has formerly served as chair of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Community Services Board and as member of its Health Board.
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What Gun Violence Researchers Would Study If Congress Would Fund Their Efforts
March 27, 2018
Huffington Post Sandro Galea In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and continued activism related to gun control, businesses and political groups alike have turned toward active steps they can take to diminish the threat of gun violence… Expert quote: “That would give us a better scope of the burden of disease.” […]
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Why The Trump Administration Is Hazardous To Your Health
March 12, 2018
WBUR Sandro Galea In the early 1980s, the United States had a higher life expectancy than most other high-income countries… Expert quote: “The air we breathe, the water we drink, our education and, especially, our income … [determine] our ability to live a healthy life.” View full article
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On Creating a National Health Conversation
March 5, 2018
Milbank Memorial Fund Sandro Galea The production of population health is inextricably linked to the social, economic, and cultural forces that shape the world around us… Expert quote: “The mismatch between what produces health and what we focus on in our effort to generate better health is one of the core challenges we face if we […]
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Why Dozens Of Mass Shootings Didn’t Change Americans’ Minds On Guns
February 27, 2018
Five Thirty Eight Sandro Galea The mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, isn’t fading quietly from the headlines like so many acts of gun violence before it… Expert quote: “Hearing directly from people who have experienced the trauma is understandably very powerful.” View full article
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Examining How Constant Exposure To Mass Tragedy Effects People
February 19, 2018
NPR Sandro Galea NPR’s Rachel Martin talks Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University School of Public Health, about how people can be affected by constant exposure to mass tragedy… Expert quote: “With a particular wrinkle, the people who are most affected are people who have had previous traumatic experiences in their own lives. So […]
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Commentary: America’s Response to Gun Violence: a Cycle of Mourning and Failure
February 16, 2018
Fortune Sandro Galea On Wednesday, a gunman killed 17 people and wounded at least a dozen others at a Parkland, Florida high school… Expert quote: “As we process the aftermath of a mass shooting, we begin to see the institutional failures that made.” View full article
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Trump Is Getting a Physical. What About Your CEO?
January 12, 2018
Bloomberg Sandro Galea Warren Buffett, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon: plenty of CEOs have gone public about health problems… Expert quote: “You and I can say leaders should have the moral fiber and moral compass to step aside or be upfront when they have health issues. But to be frank, if we, the public, are holding them […]
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Drug Enforcement Administration to Cut Opioid Production by 20 Percent in 2018
December 21, 2017
The Mighty Sandro Galea The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced last month that they would be decreasing the number of opioids produced in 2018 by 20 percent… Expert quote: “One hopes that these rules simply help sharpen our focus on a real problem without creating new ones.” View full article
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Trump’s ‘Banned’ Words Like ‘Fetus’ Projected Onto His Hotel By Human Rights Activists
December 20, 2017
Newsweek Sandro Galea The Human Rights Campaign projected those words it believes the Trump administration banned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using onto Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night… Expert quote: “If you are saying you cannot use words like ‘transgender’ and ‘diversity,’ it’s a clear statement that you […]
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How censorship can harm public health
December 18, 2017
The Boston Globe Sandro Galea On Friday, a Washington Post report suggested that a directive was issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents… Expert quote: “This latest attempt by the Trump administration to erase language that can […]
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