CV – Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS 1 November 4, 2009 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: ALFRED SOMMER, MD, MHS CITIZENSHIP: American BORN: October 2, 1942, New York, New York MARRIED: Jill Sommer CHILDREN: Charles Andrew Sommer Marni Jane Sommer PRESENT Dean Emeritus Professor, Epidemiology and International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E6527 Baltimore, MD 21205 Telephone: 410-502-4167 Facsimile: 410-502-4169
[email protected] Professor, Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine PAST Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1990-2005 EDUCATION: MHS, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 1973 MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967 BS, Summa Cum Laude, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1963 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: Resident and Fellow in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1973-76 Fellow in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene & Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 1972-73 Medical Intern and Resident, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967-69 CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1977 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1968 CV – Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS 2 HONORS: National Academy of Sciences, elected 2001 Institute of Medicine, elected 1992 Gonin Medal, International Council of Ophthalmology (and the Swiss Ophthalmological Association), 2006 Pollin Prize in Pediatric Research (Columbia University), 2004 Lucien Howe Medal, American Ophthalmological Society, 2003 Warren Alpert Research Prize (Harvard Medical School), 2003 International Duke Elder Gold Medal, International Council of Ophthalmology, 1998 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, 1997 Helmut Horten Medical Research Award, Helmut Horten Stiftung, Switzerland, 1997 Prince Mahidol Award for International Contributions to Medicine and Public Health, Thailand, 1997 Charles A.