David Dowdy
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EducationBS, 1999, Duke University
ScM, PhD, 2008, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MD, 2008, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
ScM, PhD, 2008, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MD, 2008, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
ThesisImpact and cost-effectiveness of improved diagnostics for tuberculosis in high-burden countries (2008)
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Main intereststuberculosis
David Dowdy | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | BS, 1999, Duke University ScM, PhD, 2008, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health MD, 2008, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Thesis | Impact and cost-effectiveness of improved diagnostics for tuberculosis in high-burden countries (2008) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Main interests | tuberculosis |
David Wesley Dowdy is an American infectious disease epidemiologist. He is the B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dowdy earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University in 1999 before enrolling at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for his Master's degree, PhD, and Medical degree.[1] He completed his PhD under the guidance of Richard Chaisson, a tuberculosis and HIV expert, who encouraged him to study epidemiological modeling of tuberculosis.[2]
