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About Dr. Davidson Hamer
Davidson Hamer, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH, FISTM is a Professor of Global Health and Medicine at Boston University School of Public Health and Chobanian & Avesidian School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Dr. Hamer, a board-certified infectious disease specialist with a focus on tropical infectious diseases, has extensive field experience in neonatal and child survival research, including micronutrient interventions, maternal and neonatal health, malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases. Over 20+ years, he has supervised and supported 50+ studies in developing countries evaluating interventions to improve neonatal survival, increase pregnant women's access to emergency obstetrical care, and treat and prevent malaria, HIV/AIDS, micronutrient deficiencies, diarrheal disease, and pneumonia.
Dr. Hamer earned his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Tufts Medical Center. He holds a BA in biology and French from Amherst College. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the International Society of Travel Medicine.
His current projects span Bangladesh, Zambia, and the US, including neonatal sepsis prevention using prebiotics and probiotics in Bangladesh; adolescent nutritional status in Zambia; and a scaled evaluation of community-based mothers' groups for early child development in rural Zambia. Dr. Hamer is also Surveillance Lead for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, a global network of 70 sites in 31 countries conducting surveillance of emerging infectious diseases using returning travelers, immigrants, and refugees as sentinels.
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Board certifications
- Infectious Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Education and training
- Medical School - University of Vermont, Doctor of Medicine
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Residency in Internal Medicine
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Internship in Internal Medicine
- Tufts Medical Center, Fellowship in Infectious Disease
- Amherst College (Bachelor's)
Professional memberships
- American College of Physicians
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- International Society of Travel Medicine
Awards and publications
- Posen HJ, Wong W, Farrar DS, Campigotto A, Chan T, Barker KR, Hagmann SHF, Ryan ET, LaRocque RC, Earl AM, Worby CJ, Castelli F, Fumadó VP, Britton PN, Libman M, Hamer DH, Morris SK. Travel-associated extensively drug-resistant typhoid fever: a case series to inform management in non-endemic regions. J Travel Med. 2023 Feb 18; 30(1). PMID: 35904457.
- Petros BA, Turcinovic J, Welch NL, White LF, Kolaczyk ED, Bauer MR, Cleary M, Dobbins ST, Doucette-Stamm L, Gore M, Nair P, Nguyen TG, Rose S, Taylor BP, Tsang D, Wendlandt E, Hope M, Platt JT, Jacobson KR, Bouton T, Yune S, Auclair JR, Landaverde L, Klapperich CM, Hamer DH, Hanage WP, MacInnis BL, Sabeti PC, Connor JH, Springer M. Early Introduction and Rise of the Omicron Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variant in Highly Vaccinated University Populations. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 08; 76(3):e400-e408. PMID: 35616119.
- Bouton TC, Atarere J, Turcinovic J, Seitz S, Sher-Jan C, Gilbert M, White L, Zhou Z, Hossain MM, Overbeck V, Doucette-Stamm L, Platt J, Landsberg HE, Hamer DH, Klapperich C, Jacobson KR, Connor JH. Viral Dynamics of Omicron and Delta Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants With Implications for Timing of Release from Isolation: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 08; 76(3):e227-e233. PMID: 35737948.
- Singh MP, Rajvanshi H, Bharti PK, Jayswar H, Singh S, Mehra RK, Pandey M, Sahu RS, Patel B, Bhalavi R, Nisar S, Kaur H, Das A, Hamer DH, Lal AA. Evaluation of the model malaria elimination strategy in Mandla district along with its neighbouring districts: a time series analysis from 2008 to 2020. Malar J. 2023 Feb 06; 22(1):45. PMID: 36747302.
- Falgas-Bague I, Thembo T, Kaiser JL, Hamer DH, Scott NA, Ngoma T, Paul R, Juntunen A, Rockers PC, Fink G. Trends in maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic-evidence from Zambia. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0281091. PMID: 36735688.
Languages spoken
- English
Provider's gender
Male
NPI number
1790741841
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Dr. Davidson Hamer's office is located at 725 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118.
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Dr. Davidson Hamer is certified by Infectious Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine).
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