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Robert Dubrow, Ph.D., M.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
Associate Professor,
Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Phone: (203) 785-2853
Fax: (203) 785-6980
robert.dubrow@yale.edu
Assistant: Martha Oppel
Phone: (203) 785-2886
martha.oppel@yale.edu

Dr. Dubrow has a strong interest in epidemiology and public health education. As Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, he oversees and coordinates the educational curriculum at Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Dubrow’s research interests include HIV prevention and cancer epidemiology, the latter being his primary research interest. He has published on colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, malignant melanoma, osteosarcoma, and brain cancer. His current research focuses on brain cancer, HIV-related malignancies, and dual protection against HIV/STI and unwanted pregnancy in India.   
Curriculum Vitae

Education
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1974
M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1974

Awards and Honors
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)/Pfizer Public Health Academy of Distinguished Teachers, 2007

Yale School of Public Health Distinguished Teacher Award, 2007

Yale School of Public Health Distinguished Teacher Award, 2002

Courses Taught
CDE 617b, Developing a Research Protocol

Current Research Projects
Framework Program in Global Health at Yale; Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (AIDS International Training and Research Program); Veterans Aging Cohort Study: HIV-related malignancies; Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Dual Protection Among PLHIV in India; Descriptive Epidemiology of Brain Cancer; Patterns of Care and Outcomes for Malignant Glioma

Yale Affiliations
Director, Office of International Training, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Director, Development Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Head, Cancer Work Group, Veterans Aging Cohort Study

In the News
Dubrow Appointed as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Dubrow Selected as 2007 Teacher of the Year

AIDS Science Day Draws a Crowd for Review of Current HIV/AIDS Research

Selected Publications

Moore SC, Rajaraman P, Dubrow R, Darefsky AS, Koebnick C, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin, Leitzmann MF. Height, body mass index, and physical activity in relation to glioma risk. Cancer Res, in press.

Darefsky AS, Dubrow R. International variation in the incidence of adult primary malignant neoplasms of the brain and central nervous system. Cancer Causes Control, published online 7/25/09. DOI 10.1007/s10552-009-9404-1

Kerndt PR, Dubrow R, Aynalem G, Mayer KH, Beckwith C, Remien RH, Truong H-H M,  Uniyal A, Chien M, Brooks RA, Vigil OR, Steward WT, Merson M, Rotheram-Borus MJ,  Morin SF. Strategies used in the detection of acute/early HIV Infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I. AIDS Behav, published online 6/3/09. DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9580-8

Steward WT, Remien RH, Higgins JA, Dubrow R, Pinkerton SD, Sikkema KJ, Truong H-H M,  Johnson MO, Hirsch J, Brooks RA, Morin SF. Behavior change following diagnosis with acute/early HIV infection – a move to serosorting with other HIV-infected individuals. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: III. AIDS Behav, published online 6/6/09. DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9582-6

Mayne, S.T., Risch, H.A., Dubrow, R., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Vaughan, T.L., Borchardt, L., Schoenberg, J.B., Stanford, J.L., West, A.B., Rotterdam, H., Blot, W.J., Fraumeni, J.F. Jr. Carbonated Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98: 72-75, 2006.

Mayne, S.T., Risch, H.A., Dubrow, R., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Vaughan, T.L., Farrow, D.C., Schoenberg, J.B., Stanford, J.L., Ahsan, H., West, A.B., Rotterdam, H., Blot, W.J., and Fraumeni, J.F., Jr. Nutrient Intake and Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 10: 1055-1062, 2001.

Zheng, T., Holford, T.R., Mayne, S.T., Ward, B., Carter, D., Owens, P.H., Dubrow, R., Zahm, S.H., Boyle, P., Archibeque-Engle, S., and Tessari, J. DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer. American Journal of Epidemiology 150: 453-458, 1999.

Chow, W.H., Blot, W.J., Vaughan, T.L., Risch, H.A., Gammon, M.D., Stanford, J.L., Dubrow, R., Schoenberg, J.B., Mayne, S.T., Farrow, D.C., Ahsan, H., West, A.B., Rotterdam, H., Niwa, S., and Fraumeni, J.F., Jr. Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 90: 150-155, 1998.

Chen, Y.T., Dubrow, R., Holford, T.R., Zheng, T., Barnhill, R.L., and Berwick, M. Malignant Melanoma Risk Factors by Anatomic Site: A Case-Control Study and Polychotomous Logistic Regression Analysis. International Journal of Cancer 67: 636-643, 1996.

Lopez-Carrillo, L., Hernandez Avila, M., and Dubrow, R. A Case-control Study of Chili Pepper Consumption and Gastric Cancer in Mexico. American Journal of Epidemiology 139: 263-271, 1994.

For a further list of Dr. Dubrow’s publications, please see PubMed.

 

 

Robert Dubrow, Ph.D., M.D.

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