Faculty

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

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

Dr. Dubrow’s primary interest is epidemiology and public health education. As Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, he oversees and coordinates the educational curriculum at Yale School of Public Health. He also teaches the epidemiology core course for M.P.H. students. Dr. Dubrow’s primary research interests historically have been occupational epidemiology and cancer epidemiology and prevention. He has published on colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, malignant melanoma, and osteosarcoma. In recent years he has turned his attention to HIV/AIDS, with a particular interest in the role of diagnosis of recent HIV infection in prevention. Dr. Dubrow directs the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)’s Office of International Training, which trains fellows from Russia, China, India, and Nicaragua in HIV prevention research.

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/EMD 508a Principles of Epidemiology I

Current Research Projects

Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (AIDS International Training and Research Program); Yale AIDS International Training and Research Program: Supplement for Nicaragua; Yale AIDS International Training and Research Program: Supplement for Research Training in HIV-Associated Cancer Genomics; and Understanding the Social and Psychological Context of Acute HIV Infection.

Yale Affiliations

Director, Office of International Training, CIRA

Director, Development Core, CIRA

Residency Advisory Committee, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program

Steering Committee, HAVEN Free Clinic

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

Manji A., Peña, R., and Dubrow, R. Sex, Condoms, Gender Roles, and HIV Transmission Knowledge among Adolescents in Le?n, Nicaragua: Implications for HIV Prevention. AIDS Care 19(8): 989-995, 2007.

Ntumbanzondo, M., Dubrow, R., Niccolai, L.M., Mwandagalirwa, K., and Merson, M.H. Unprotected Intercourse for Extra Money among Commercial Sex Workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. AIDS Care 18(7): 777-785, 2006.

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.