GARY SLUTKIN, M.D.
Professor, Epidemiology and
International Health,
Director, The
Expertise: Reducing urban violence through proven behavior
change and outreach technologies; coordination of technical assistance efforts;
adaptation of WHO international methods to problems of scale; international
health; epidemic control, violence reduction.
CAREER SUMMARY
Physician trained in internal medicine (
Director of
tuberculosis control for San Francisco, helped reverse epidemic with highest
rate of TB in U.S. at time; co-directed cholera control efforts in Somalia;
recruited by World Health Organization (WHO) in 1987 to direct support of
Uganda’s AIDS program which resulted in reversal of the epidemic in Uganda – only
country to have had a successful reversal for over 10 years. Created and led
the WHO’s Intervention Development Unit which guided over 120 countries in
epidemiologic and program methods.
Retuned to
U.S. in 1995, developed CeaseFire a new and scientifically grounded strategy for
rapidly reducing violent behavior based on behavior change and health/epidemic
control methods; recently proven scientifically
effective and evidence based by an independent U.S. Department of Justice study
using four different statistical methods and implemented by four different Universities.
CeaseFire method is now in much demand, and beginning to being implemented in
several
COUNTRIES WORKED IN
Africa:
Middle
East –
Latin
America and Caribbean:
Pacific:
CURRENT POSITION
Founder and Director, Center for Reducing
Violence /CeaseFire, 1995 – present
Developed new
and recently proven intervention (CeaseFire) for reducing urban violence using
behavior change and epidemic reversal methods. Intervention replicated 16
times, and now evidence-based practice. “CeaseFire” uses several new categories
to interrupt conflicts and maintain highest risk under care, and mobilizes
whole community to change norms. Averages 45% drops in shootings and killings.
Professor, Epidemiology, International Health,
Senior Advisor,
The CeaseFire method received the highest award of the U.S
Department of Justice, First Place Volvo National Award for Safety, highlighted
in the Sunday New York Times Magazine, US News and World Report, Lehrer News
Hour, Anderson Cooper 360, and countless other publications and media.
PRIOR POSITONS
·
Worked with Dr. Phil Lee (HHS) and
intercabinet interagency effort to design national multiple city effort
to reduce violence with combined
health and criminal justice approaches. Established foundation for
·
World Health Organization (WHO) – Africa,
Chief, Intervention Development and Support, WHO, 1990-94
Founded and directed 40 person WHO technical
unit which reviewed over 20 international
Behavior change efforts; designed behavior
change and epidemic control interventions, and supported
countries in implementation through
technical assistance, training and guiding materials.
·
World Health Organization – E. and
Assistant Director, Country Programs, and Medical Epidemiologist, Global
Program on AIDS,WHO
Supported
Uganda AIDS program (first country in
Start-up and
support to all 13 countries in epicenter of African AIDS epidemic; guiding in
series of technical and managerial steps toward epidemic reversal. Developed
the method for monitoring trends and responses to HIV/AIDS now used worldwide.
Co-organized
technical assistance and training effort to start AIDS programs in 120
countries using 1,500 consultant missions worldwide over 3 years Effort included
guiding program strategy, management, monitoring, impact, and donor support.
Coordinated
global strategy development on joint AIDS and tuberculosis actions, involving WHO,
UNICEF, UNDP, IUATLD, etc.
Represented
World Health Organization at dozens of global (e.g. World Council of Ministers
of Health, UNICEF, ASEAN Countries, World Bank, IMF, EU, etc) as well as
national political, advocacy, strategy and donor meetings to raise profile of
effort or direct strategy according to WHO and country priorities.
·
Somalia, E. Africa 1985-87 (followed several 1983-85 consulting trips)
Advisor to the Director, National Primary Health Care Program (PHC),
Organized technical assistance and training
effort to tuberculosis epidemic in one million refugees in 40
camps, involving thousands of health
workers.
Co-directed detection, prevention,
and treatment response to widespread cholera epidemic in
multiple sites throughout northern
half of
Advisor and counterpart to Director
Primary Health Care, expanded basic health services from 4 to 14
(out of total 18) regions. (AMREF/Flying Doctors,
Ministry of Health Refugee Health Unit and USAID)
·
University of
Medical Director, Tuberculosis
Control,
Responsible for reducing the amount
of tuberculosis in
and multi-drug resistant epidemic
prevented. Pioneered outreach for case finding and for maintaining
most infectious persons on
therapy. Along with one other
“directly observed” approach,
subsequently adapted most cities. SF program is now a national
and international training center for
this approach and new scientific developments.
Assoc. Professor, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, International
Health, UCSF, SFGH, 1981-85
Physician attending to patients on
medical wards and infectious disease service; training medical
residents, Interns, and medical
students.
Chief Resident, SFGH and Infectious
Disease Fellow, UCSF Department of Epidemiology and International Health, 1979-81
Concurrently
served as SFGH Chief Resident in Medicine and infectious disease fellow,
following introductory year in
EDUCATION
BS,
MD,
Board Certified, Internal Medicine,
Intern, Resident, Chief Resident
Board Certified, Infectious Diseases,
Epidemiology and Health Research Methods, UCSF/UC
