Kenneth Rothman (epidemiologist)

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Kenneth J. Rothman (born November 2, 1945) [1] is an American epidemiologist. He is a professor of epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health, as well as a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International, where he is Vice President for Epidemiologic Research at RTI Health Solutions.

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Education

Rothman earned his Dr.P.H. and his M.P.H. degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and his D.M.D. degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. [2]

Work

Rothman is known for his work on, and teaching about, epidemiologic research methodology, [2] as well as multiple specific epidemiologic subjects, including the teratogenic effects of vitamin A, [3] the health effects of mobile phone use, and possible environmental causes of cancer. He is also the author of two widely used epidemiology textbooks. [4] In 1990, he wrote a controversial article arguing that it might not be worth epidemiologists' time for them to investigate most cancer clusters. [5]

Honors, awards and positions

Rothman received the American Public Health Association’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for 2002, recognizing excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career. He is also a Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, the past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, and an honorary fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. [2] In 2002 the journal Epidemiology renamed its annual prize the "Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize". [6]

Editorial activities

In 1990, Rothman founded the journal Epidemiology , and subsequently served as its founding editor until 2001. [2] [7]

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