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Robert Dubrow, M.D., Ph.D.
blue arrow Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health
blue arrow Director of OIT, Office of International Training
blue arrow Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Epidemiology & Public Health
blue arrow Director, Development Core
blue arrow Member, Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core

Contact:
blue arrow robert.dubrow@yale.edu
blue arrow Ph: (203) 785-2853
 Robert Dubrow


Brief Bio:
Dr. Dubrow has a strong 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. 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 HIV-related research interests have included acute and early HIV infection, HIV-related malignancies, and HIV in Nicaragua and India. Dr. Dubrow serves as Director of the Office of International Training at CIRA, as Director of CIRA's Development Core, and as Principal Investigator of the Yale AIDS International Training and Research Program grant from the Fogarty International Center.

Areas of Expertise:
Acute HIV infection,Cancer epidemiology,Epidemiologic methods,HIV and cancer

CIRA Affiliated Projects:
Administrative Supplement to Establish an NIH/FIC Alumni Association in Russia
Funder:
Fogarty International Center/ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Status: Active
Region:

Research Training in HIV-Associated Cancer Genomics
Funder:
Fogarty International Center
Status: Active
Region:
Russia
Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal)
Funder:
Fogarty International Center
Status: Active
Region:
Russia
AIDS International Training and Research Program Supplement: SPSU PH Educational Program
Funder:
Fogarty International Center
Status: Completed
Region:
Russia
The Role of Folk Remedies including Traditional Medicine for Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Funder:
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
Status: Completed
Region:
Africa - South Africa
Understanding the Social and Psychological Context of Acute Infection: Yale-Brown Collaboration
Funder:
National Institute of Mental Health
Status: Completed
Region:
U.S. - Connecticut
Yale AITRP: Supplement for Nicaragua
Funder:
Fogarty International Center
Status: Completed
Region:
Caribbean and Latin America

Selected Publications:
2009

Steward, W.T., Remien, R.H., Higgins, J.A., Dubrow, R., Pinkerton, S.D., Sikkema, K.J., Truong, H-H.M., Johnson, M., Hirsch, J., Brooks,R.A., Morin,S.F.  (2009). 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 Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9582-6(), .

Figueroa, J.D., Terry, M.B., Gammon, M.D., Vaughan, T.L., Risch, H.A., Zhang, F., Kleiner, D.E., Bennett, W.P., Howe, C.L., Dubrow, R., Mayne, S.T., Fraumeni, J.F., Chow, W.  (2009). Cigarette smoking, body mass index, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and risk of subtypes of esophageal and gastric cancers by P53 overexpression. Cancer Causes & Control, 20(3), 361-368.

Dubrow, R., Sikkema, K.J., Mayer, K., Bruce, R.D., Julian, P., Rodriguez, I., Beckwith, C., Roome, A., Dunne, D., Boeving, A., Kidder, T.J., Jenkins, H., Dobson, M., Becker, J., Merson, M.  (2009). Diagnosis of Acute HIV Infection in Connecticut. Connecticut Medicine, 73(6), 325-331.

Remien, R.H., Higgins, J.A., Correale, J., Bauermeister, J., Dubrow, R., Bradley, M., Steward, W.T., Seal, D.W., Sikkema, K.J., Kerndt, P.R., Mayer, K.H., Truong, H.M., Casey, C.Y., Ehrhardt, A.A., Morin, S.F.  (2009). Lack of Understanding of Acute HIV Infection among Newly-Infected Persons—Implications for Prevention and Public Health: The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: II. AIDS and Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9581-7(), .

Kelly, J.A., Morin, S.F., Remien, R.H., Steward, W.T., Higgins, J.A., Seal, D.W., Dubrow, R., Atkinson, J.H., Kerndt, P.R., Pinkerton, S.D., Mayer, K., and Sikkema, K.J.  (2009). Lessons Learned about Behavioral Science and Acute/Early HIV Infection. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: V. AIDS Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9579-1(), .

Atkinson, J.H., Higgins, J.A., Vigil, O., Dubrow, R., Remien, R.H., Steward, W.T., Casey, C.Y., Sikkema, K.J., Correale, J., Ake, C., McCutchan, J.A., Kerndt, P.R., Morin, S.F., Grant, I.  (2009). Psychiatric Context of Acute/Early HIV Infection. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: IV. AIDS and Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9585-3(), .

Kerndt, P.R., Dubrow, R., Aynalem, G., Mayer, K.H., Beckwith, C., Remien, R.H., Truong, H.M., Uniyal, A., Chien, M., Brooks, R.A., Vigil, O.R., Steward, W.T., Merson, M., Rotheram-Borus, M.J. and Morin, S.F.  (2009). Strategies Used in the Detection of Acute/Early HIV Infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I. AIDS and Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10461-009-9580-8(), .

2008

Jones, B.A., Liu, W.L., Araujo, A.B., Kasl, S.V., Silvera, S.N., Soler-Vila, H., Curnen, M.G.M., Dubrow, R.  (2008). Explaining the race difference in prostate cancer stage at diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 17(10), 2825-34.

Silvera, S.A.N., Mayne, S.T., Risch, H., Gammon, M.D., Vaughan, T., Chow, W-H., Dubrow, R., Schoenberg, J., Stanford, J.L., West, A.B., Rotterdam, H., Blot, W.J., Fraumeni, J.F.,  (2008). Food Group intake and risk of subtypes of esophageal and gastric cancer. International Journal of Cancer, 123(4), 852-60.

Wallace, A.E., Anderson, G.M., Dubrow, R.  (2008). Obstetric and parental psychiatric variables as potential predictors of autism severity. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(8), 1542-54.

Zonfrillo, M.R., Seiden, J.A., House, E.M., Shapiro, E.D., Dubrow, R.  (2008). The association of overweight and ankle injuries in children. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 8(1), 66-69.

2007

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

Fitzgerald, C.G., Rozett, R., Lee, R.G., O'Connell, M., Dubrow, R.  (2007). Smoking Habits of students entering college. Respiratory Care Education Annual, 16(), 13-19.

2006

Mayne, S.T., Risch, H.A., Dubrow, R., Chow, W.H., Gammon, M.D., Vaughan, T.L., and Fraumeni, J.F., Jr.  (2006). RESPONSE: Re: Carbonated Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 98(9), 646-647.

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

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