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David H. Hamer, MD

Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2402
dhamer@bu.edu
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Biography

Davidson Hamer, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH, FISTM is a Professor of Global Health and Medicine at the Boston University School of Public Health and Chobanian & Avesidian School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Dr. Hamer, a board-certified specialist in infectious diseases with a particular interest in tropical infectious diseases, has extensive field experience in neonatal and child survival research including studies of micronutrient interventions, maternal and neonatal health, malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases. During the last 20+ years, he has supervised and provided technical support to numerous studies in developing countries that evaluated interventions for improving neonatal survival, integrated community case management (iCCM), improving access for pregnant women to emergency obstetrical care, treatment and prevention of malaria, HIV/AIDS, micronutrient deficiencies, diarrheal disease, and pneumonia. Dr. Hamer received a MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and 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.

Dr. Hamer currently has active projects in Bangladesh, Uganda, Zambia, and the United States. Major current projects include neonatal sepsis prevention using prebiotics and probiotics in Bangladesh; an autopsy study of fungal infections in HIV-infected patients in Uganda; etiologies of sepsis in HIV-exposed and uninfected children in Zambia; and a prospective cohort study of Chagas disease among US immigrants that includes a biobank. In addition, Dr. Hamer is the Surveillance Lead for the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, a global network of 70 sites in 31 countries that conducts surveillance of emerging infectious diseases using returning travelers, immigrants, and refugees as sentinels of infection (https://geosentinel.org).

Other Positions

  • Professor, Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Faculty, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab - Boston University
  • Faculty, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research - Boston University
  • Core Co-lead for EIDs, One Health, and Climate Change, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research - Boston University
  • Faculty, African Studies Center - Boston University
  • Member, Pulmonary Center - Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students) - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD Field of Study: Medicine
  • Amherst College, BA Field of Study: Biology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPH708
  • SPHPH825

Publications

  • Published on 7/21/2026

    Kibone W, Muzoora C, Bongomin F, Namiiro AM, Ssenkungu S, Gebeh SJ, Paulo HA, Kasirye P, Hamer DH. Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among people with sickle cell disease in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2026; 13:20499361261467160. PMID: 42488322.

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  • Published on 7/15/2026

    Sabin LL, West RL, Coffin SE, Machona S, Cowden C, Mwananyanda L, Lukwesa-Musyani C, Tembo J, Bates M, Hamer DH. Costs and cost-effectiveness of an infection prevention bundle to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality in Zambia: The Sepsis Prevention in Neonates in Zambia (SPINZ) trial. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026; 6(7):e0006016. PMID: 42455853.

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  • Published on 7/6/2026

    Partap U, Costa JC, Liu E, Cliffer IR, Wang D, Wang M, Nookala SK, Subramoney V, Briggs B, Ibraheem Abioye A, Accrombessi M, Adu-Afarwuah S, Ahmed S, Akurut H, Ali H, Ali A, Alves JG, Andra T, de Araújo CAL, Argaw A, Arifeen S, Artes R, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Azizi F, Banda B, Bawah AT, Bhandari N, Bhutta ZA, Briand V, Calvo EB, Cardoso MA, de Castro MC, Cecatti JG, Chico-Barba G, Chowdhury R, Christian P, Collins S, Costello A, Dewey KG, Divala TH, Dombrowski JG, Drehmer M, Duggan CP, Dwarkanath P, Elliott AM, Enkhmaa D, Erchick D, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Fair FJ, Friis H, Fritz J, Gandevani SB, Ganmaa D, García-Guerra A, Gernand AD, Gomo E, Gondwe A, González-Ludlow I, Grais R, Guindo O, Hallamaa L, Hamer DH, Hanley-Cook G, Hien A, Huybregts L, Isanaka S, Jehan F, Kac G, Kajubi R, Kakuru A, Kasaro MP, Katz J, Khatry SK, Krebs NF, Kumar P, Kurpad AV, Lachat C, Lama TP, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Lanou H, Lartey A, Laufer MK, Loy SL, Lipoeto NI, López LB, Luzia LA, Mahmud A, Maiya GA, Maleta K, Manandhar DS, Manary MJ, Mangani C, Marinho CRF, Martínez-Rojano H, Matias SL, Matijasevich A, McClure EM, Mengue SS, Miller JD, Moore SE, Mohamad M, Jan Mohamed HJ, Mridha MK, Mugusi FM, Muhammad A, Muhihi A, Muñoz-Rocha TV, Mutale W, Neufeld LM, Nguyen PH, Nunes MAA, Ome-Kaius M, Osrin D, Patson N, Pembe AB, Perichart-Perera O, Peterson KE, Premji Z, Prentice AM, Quezada-Sánchez AD, Rahman N, Ramachandra P, Ramakrishnan U, Rizvi A, Roberfroid D, Rodrigues PL, Rogerson SJ, Rondó PH, Roth DE, Sámano R, Saville NM, Schmidt MI, Semrau KE, Shafiq Y, Shaikh S, Shrestha BP, Da Silva JR, Soltani H, Soofi S, Martorano RM, Souza RT, Stein DJ, Stringer JS, Sudfeld CR, Taneja S, Tehrani FR, Thomas T, Tielsch JM, Toe LC, Unger HW, Urassa W, Vaz JDS, Victor A, Webb EL, West KP, Widen E, Workman L, Wright RO, Wu LSF, Young SL, Zar H, Zeng L, Fawzi WW. Gestational weight gain and maternal immediate perinatal and postpartum outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analyses. BMJ Med. 2026; 5(1):e001558. PMID: 42445525.

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  • Published on 6/30/2026

    Hamer DH, Loreau JM, Huits R, Díaz-Menéndez M, Grobusch MP, Barkati S, Yansouni CP, Gobbi F, Bottieau E, Chen LH, Duvignaud A, Malvy D, Castelli F, Odolini S, De Pijper CA, Asgeirsson H, Moro L, Yamamoto K, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Zeana C, Kelly P, Piyaphanee W, Bourque DL, McCarthy A, Simon F, Gautret P, Mardon JB, Texier G, Javelle E. Frequency and persistence of post-acute symptoms after chikungunya, dengue, Zika and malaria in travellers: a prospective multi-centre study. J Travel Med. 2026 Jun 30; 33(5). PMID: 42149962.

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  • Published on 6/30/2026

    de la Calle-Prieto F, Tozan Y, Headley TY, Ciruelo DP, Lloveras SC, Echazarreta SE, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Gobbi FG, Hamer DH, Emetulu H, Díaz-Menéndez M, Huits R. Beyond a mild viral illness: long-term consequences in travellers with chikungunya from Paraguay. J Travel Med. 2026 Jun 30; 33(5). PMID: 42231566.

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  • Published on 6/25/2026

    Mazimpaka C, Hamer DH, Ruberanziza E, Lane KJ, Nshimiyimana L, Mbonigaba JB, Mbituyumuremyi A, Thea DM, Wirtz VJ. Assessing the sustainability of Rwanda's mass drug administration program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: A mixed-methods application of the program sustainability assessment tool. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Jun; 20(6):e0014455. PMID: 42348604.

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  • Published on 6/25/2026

    Fung A, Sappani M, Heasley C, Chen CY, Morris SK, Gill PJ, Bassani DG, Hamer DH, Shah PS, Gaffar SMA, Yeasmin S, Sarker SA, Sultana S, Beyene J, Roth DE. Development of a prediction model for infant hospitalisation and death using clinical features assessed by community health workers during routine postnatal home visits in Dhaka, Bangladesh. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2026 Jun 25; 10(1). PMID: 42349922.

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  • Published on 6/16/2026

    Crespillo-Andújar C, Smith TC, Pérez-Molina JA, Díaz-Menéndez M, Bosch-Nicolau P, Arsuaga M, Trigo E, Hochberg NS, Monge-Maillo B, Bottieau E, Chamorro-Tojeiro S, Connor BA, Rodari P, Molina I, Hamer DH. Chronic Chagas Disease: A Descriptive Analysis from the GeoSentinel Network, 2014-2023. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 Aug 05; 115(2):322-328. PMID: 42302768.

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  • Published on 6/11/2026

    Norman FF, Brett-Major D, Sepulcri C, Bottieau E, Sepulveda T, Toscanini F, Nicolini LA, Waggoner JJ, Alcedo S, Hamer DH, Huits R, Libman M, O'Laughlin K. Outbreak preparedness and response in a globalized world: are we ready? Travel Med Infect Dis. 2026; 72:103002. PMID: 42276312.

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  • Published on 5/28/2026

    Tozan Y, Headley TY, de la Calle-Prieto F, Ciruelo DP, Lloveras S, Echazarreta SE, Camprubí-Ferrer D, Gobbi FG, Hamer DH, Emetulu H, Díaz-Menéndez M, Huits R. Out-of-pocket costs of chikungunya in travellers: the 2022-23 Paraguay outbreak†. J Travel Med. 2026 May 28; 33(4). PMID: 41841783.

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