GARY SLUTKIN, M.D.

Professor, Epidemiology and International Health,

University of Illinois (UIC) School of Public Health and

Director, The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention/CeaseFire

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

 

INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRIALS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL

 

Alexander, E.R., Harrison, H.R, McCormick, W.M Stamn, W.E Holmes, K. K. Mills, J., Schachter, J., J., and Slutkin, G.,Comparison of erythromycin and tetracyclines for the treatment of nongonoccocal urethritis in males. In Chamydial Infections, P.A. Murdh, et al (eds). Elsevier Biomedical Press, 1982.

 

Slutkin, G., Gottleb, A., and Mills, J., Cefitizoxime treatment for gonorrhoea. J.Antimicrob Chemother, 10 (sup.), 1982.

 

Mills, J., G., Klein, D and Schecter, W., Ceftizoxime compared with ceramandole for treatment of soft tissue infections. J. Antimicrob Chemother, 10 (sup), pp.273-279, 1982.

 

Schecter, W., Rintel, T,  Slutkin, G., Schecter,G ., Tuatoa,V., Tropical pyogenic myositis of the iliacus muscle in Samoa .  Am J Trop Med Hyg 32 (4), pp.809-811, 1983.  

 

Slutkin,G., Marzouk, J. B., Dall, L., and Mills  L., Comparison of cefonicid and cefazozolin for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections.  Rev Infect Dis 6, pp.853-856, 1984

 

Gove, S., and Slutkin, G.,  Infectious Diseases of  Travelers and Immigrants. In Emergency Clinics of North America 2 (3), pp. 587-622, 1984. 

 

Gove, S., and Slutkin, G., Infections Acquired in the Fields and Forests.    In Emergency Clinics of North America 2 (3), pp. 623-633, 1984.

 

Perez-Stable, E.J., and Slutkin, G., Sexually transmitted diseases in men. Men’s Reproductive Health (J. Swansen, ed.) Springer Publishing Company, pp.71-142, 1984.

 

Sullam, P. M., Slutkin, G., Gottlieb, A., Mills, J., Paromomycin therapy for endemic amoebiasis.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., and Mills, J.,  Parasitic pulmonary diseases. Chapter in the textbook of Respiratory Medicine (J Murray and J Nadel eds) , W.B. Saunders, 1987 .

 

Perez-Stable E., Slutkin, G., Sexually transmitted diseases of men. Die Sexualitat des Mannes (Swanson J. M. and Forrest K.A.,eds) Deutsher Arzte-Verlag  Koln , 1987.

 

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL

 

Slutkin,G., and Hopewell , P.C., Tuberculosis Control- A manual for physicians and health

Workers.     San Francisco Department of Health, Jan. 1982

 

Slutkin,G,. Current therapy of pulmonary  tuberculosis . In Health Problems Related to the Chinese

in America . Chinese Medical Publications, pp. 18-21, 1983

 

Gordin, F., Hadley,K and Slutkin, G.,  The high predictive value of an acid fast smear in low and high prevalence circumstances. Proc International Conf Antimicrob Agents and Chermother, (No 23), p.277,1983.

 

Slutkin, G. Perez-Stable, E.J., Arcay, A and Hopewell , P.C., Time course and boosting of tuberculin reactors in the elderly. Amer Rev Resp Dis 129 (Suppl), p.190, 1983.

 

Slutkin, G., Current Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis   West J Med 140, pp. 85-86, 1984.

 

Coleman, D. L., and Slutkin, G.,  Chemoprophylaxis against tuberculosis. West J Med 140,

pp. 106-110, 1984.

 

Gordin, F., Hopewell , P.C and Slutkin, G., Is there value to the presumptive diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis based on abnormal chest radiographs?  Amer Rev Respir Dis 129 (suppl.)

p. 190. 1984.

 

Slutkin, G., Tuberculosis in the refugee of the Hiiran region of Somalia . University of California, S.F. Institute for Health Policy Study Series No.84, Apr 1984.

 

Perez-Stable, E.J., and Slutkin, G. A demonstration of lack of variability among six tuberculin skin test readers. Am J Pub Health 75:1341—1343, 1985.

 

Addington, W.W., Albery, R.K., Bass J.B. Catlin, B.J., Loudon, R.G. Seggerson, J., and Slutkin, G., Non-drug issues related to the treatment of tuberculosis.  Chest 87: 125-127, 1985. (also reprinted in Arch Int  Med and Ped Inf  Dis).

 

Perez-Stable, EJ., Levin, R., Pineda, A and Slutkin, G. Tuberculin skin test reactivity and conversions in U.S. and foreign born Latino children .  Ped infect Dis (4) 476-479, Sept 1985

 

Slutkin, G., Perez-Stable, E.J., Paz E.A., and Hopewell , P.C. Tuberculin reactivity in United States and foreign born Hispanics: results of a community based screening program. Amer Rev Resp Dis 131 (suppl): 225, 1985.

 

Slutkin, G., Sullam, PM., Hopewell , P.C. The benefits of evaluating close associates of child tuberculin reactors from a high prevalence group. Amer Rev Dis 131 (suppl):

226, 1985 (abstr)

 

Gordin,  F., Slutkin, G., Geraghty, M., Hawley P., Parker, R.,  Primary and acquired antituberculosis drug resistance in a predominately black veteran population.  Amer Rev Resp Dis 131 (suppl): 224,1985.

 

Slutkin, G., Perez-Stable, E.J., and Hopewell , P.C., Time course and boosting of tuberculin reactions in nursing home residents. Amer Rev Respir Dis 134: 1048-1051, 1986.

 

Perez-Stable, E.J, Slutkin, G., Paz, E.A., Hopewell , P.C. Tuberculin reactivity in United States and foreign born Latinos: results of a community based screening program. Am J Pub Health 76: 643-646, 1986.

 

Sullam, P.M., Slutkin, G.,  Hopewell , P.C. The benefits of evaluating close associates of child tuberculin reactors from a high prevalence group. Am J Pub Health 76:1109-1111, 1986.

 

Coates, S.R., Hansen, D., Schecter, G., Hopewell , P., Affronti, L., and Echenberg, D., Identification of antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in Seibert fraction by immunoblotting.  J Clin Microbiology 22: 126-130, 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., Management of Tuberculosis in urban homeless and indigent patients. Public Health Reports. 101:126-130, 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., Schecter, G., and Hopewell , P.C., The results of nine-month short course chemotherapy in San Francisco under programme conditions. Bull Int Un Tuberc 61: 92-93, 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., Schecter, G. Hopewell, P.C. Eschenberg, D. Operational evaluation of a nine month treatment regimen for tuberculosis in San Francisco under program conditions. Amer,Rev Resp Dis , 1988.

 

Perez-stable, E. J.  Hopewell , P.C. Flaherty, D., Schecter, G., Slutkin, G., Conversion and reversion of tuberculin reactions in nursing home residents   Amer Rev Resp Dis 137: 801-804, 1988.

 

Gordin F-, Perez-Stable, E.J., Flaherty, D., Joe, L., Schecter, G., Reid , M.E. , Slutkin, G., and Hopewell, P.C  Evaluation of a third sequential tuberculin test in a chronic care population. Amer Rev Resp Dis 135: 153-157,1988.

 

REFUGEE HEALTH including CHILD MORTALITY, CHOLERA, AND TB

 

Slutkin, G., Abdiraxman, A. and Savala, J. A community based survey of immunization coverage and awareness of the primary healthcare system in the Bo’o refugee camp, Somalia.  Somali Ministry of Health 1983.

 

Slutkin, G. and Savala, J., A nutrition survey in the Bo’o refugee camp, Somalia , Report to Ministry of Health of Somalia and USAID, Somalia Ministry of Health 1983.

 

Slutkin, G., Tuberculosis in the refugee camps of the Hiran region. Assignment report.

Somalia , Ministry of Health, 1983. 

 

Farah, A.H., Aaden, K.H., Bentley, C., Gove, S., A-Salaad, A., and Slutkin, G., The Cholera Epidemic in the Northwest Region of Somalia . The Official Report of the Cholera Control Committee.  Ministry of Health , Somalia , June 1985

 

Mursal, H. M. , Slutkin, G., A-Salaad, A., and Gove, S., The magnitude of the tuberculosis problem in refugees in refugees in Somalia and an analysis of camp case rates. 1982-1985.

Bull Int Un Tuberc 61: 64, 1986.

 

Slutkin G., Mursal, H.M., A-Salaad, A., Gove, S., and Bianchi, A., The results of tuberculosis treatment programs in Somali refugee camps. Bull Int Un Tuberc 61: 64, 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., Acute respiratory infections in children in Somalia : the magnitude of the problem and control and research needs .  Report to USIAD/ Mogadishu , Sept.1986.

 

Slutkin, G., Tuberculosis- The Patient and the Program.  Chapter in Healthcare of Refugees: A guide to Medical Care in Developing Nations, (R. Sandler and T. Jones, eds). Oxford University Press, 1987.

 

Slutkin, G., Gove, S., A-Salaad, A., Mursal , HM., Tuberculosis control using standard therapy and the “primary healthcare” approach: in Somali refugee camps.  An operational evaluation.  Proceedings of the Third African Regional Conference of the International Epidemiological Association. 1986.

 

Slutkin, G., The Somali national primary health care programme: spending , staffing construction, communication, and cooperation. Report to the Somali Ministry of Health on 12 Somali Regions, 1987.

 

Slutkin, G., PHC development toward disease control ends:  Health information, vaccine maintenance, diarrhea, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, other important diseases and CHW and TBA training programs. Report to the Somali Ministry of Health on 12 regions, 1987.

 

THE AIDS EPIDEMIC

 

Slutkin, G., Gove, S., Rauch, K., Anderson , R., Silverman, M., and Echenberg, D. Controlling the spread of AIDS in heterosexuals in San Francisco .  First International Conference on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 1985.

 

Slutkin, G., Leowski, J., Mann, J. The effects of the AIDS epidemic on the tuberculosis problem and tuberculosis programmes (pdf). in The Global Impact of AIDS, pp 21-25, Alad Liss, Inc, 1988.

 

Slutkin, G., Leowski, J., Mann, J. Tuberculosis and AIDS.  The effects of AIDS epidemic on the tuberculosis problem and tuberculosis programmes. Bull Int Union Tuberc Lung Dis  1988, 63: 21-24, 1988.

 

Slutkin, G., Chin, KJ., Tarantola, D., Mann , J., Sentinel surveillance for HIV infection: a method to monitor HIV infection trends in population groups. WHO/ GPA/ DIR.88.8/Geneva: World Health Organization. 

 

Slutkin, G., Chin, J., Tarantola, D. Mann, J., Use of HIV surveillance data in national AIDS programmes.  WHI/GPA/SFI/90.1/Geneva: World Health Organization

 

Slutkin, G., Chin., J., Surveillance for HIV, AIDS and STDs Chapter 4 in World Health Organization.

FHI AIDS in Africa handbook, 1990

 

Roseberry, W, and Slutkin, G.  AIDS and STD Programmes at National Level: Actions Needed for Global Collaboration. Background Paper Number 1 for Global Consensus Meeting on AIDS and STDs, 1990.

 

Anon. Results of the Main Findings of the First 14 National AIDS Programme Reviews; Report to the World Health Assembly, World Health Organization / GMC/90, 1990.

 

Ferenic, N Alexander, P., Lampty, P., Slutkin, G., Review of the effectiveness and coverage of current sex work interventions in developing countries (presented at VIth Global Conference on AIDS, Florence, Italy, July 1991.

 

Carael, M., Carballo, M., Mehryar, A Slutkin, G.; Prevalence of High Risk Sexual Behaviors in Some African Countries; Evidence from Recent Surveys. Global Conference on AIDS, July 1991.

 

Gaillies, P., Parker, R., Sittitrai, W., Suwannananond, U., Neequaye, A., Carael, M., Slutkin,

G., Action Research to Facilitate Intervention for Prostitutes in Developing Countries: First Results (internal WHO Document), 1991.

 

Mertens, T., Carael, M., Gallwey, J., Slutkin, G. A method for selecting and evaluating interventions to improve information, education, condom availability,  and access and use of STD services for prostitutes and clients (internal WHO document), 1991.

 

Slutkin, G. The Evaluation of Prevention Efforts in national AIDS programmes: A Global Overview (pdf): Chapter I in “Assessing AIDS Prevention”, European Community Working Party on AIDS, World Health Organization, Birkhauser Verlag; Elevesier Press 1992.

 

Slutkin G, Can AIDS prevention move to sufficient scale?,  Network, May, 1993. 

 

Risking everything? Risk behavior, behavior change and AIDS, Aggleton, P, O’Reilly, Slutkin G, et al, Science, 265: 341-5, 1994. 

 

Grunseit, A, Kippax S, Aggleton P, Baldo M, Slutkin G, Sexuality education and young people’s sexual behavior: a review of studies. J Adol Res, Oct 12 (4):421-53, 1997.

 

Slutkin G, Global AIDS 1981-1999: the response. International Journal of  Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 4, S24-33.

 

Slutkin G, Okware S, Naamara W, et al, How Uganda Reversed Its HIV Epidemic, in AIDS  and Behavior, Jul 21, 2006.

 

Approx 20 anonymous World Health Organization documents, 1987-1994  

 

VIOLENCE  REDUCTION  METHODS

(includes presented abstracts in preparation for publication)

 

Bell CC, Mock L, Slutkin G, The prevalence of victimization and perceptions of job neighborhood safety in a social service agency and the need for screening, J Natl Med Assoc 94(7):602-8, 1994.

 

Stephanie Shapiro, Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., The Role of Public Education in Violence Prevention, American Society of Criminology, 2003.

 

Cody Stephens, Norman Livingston Kerr, Gary Slutkin M.D., Increasing the Role of Faith Leaders in Violence Prevention, American Society of Criminology, 2003.

 

Elena Quintana, Ph.D., Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., CeaseFire Outreach Workers Bridge the Gap Between High-Risk Youth and Services Agencies, American Society of Criminology, 2003.

 

Elena Quintana Ph.D., Cody Stephens, Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., Voices of Youth: Implications for Violence Prevention in Chicago, American Public Health Association, 2004 

 

Tio Hardiman , Elena Quintana Ph.D., Norman Kerr, Cody Stephens, Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., CeaseFire: Reducing Neighborhood Shootings Via a Public Health Approach, American Public Health Association, 2004

 

Charlie Ransford, Rachel Johnston, Elena Quintana Ph.D., Gary Slutkin M.D., Violence Prevention: The Confluence of Critical Events Lowering Chicago's Homicide Rate in 2004, American Public Health Association, 2005.

 

Tio Hardiman , Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., Anthony Smith, Brent Decker, Gary Slutkin M.D., Characteristics of Outreach to the Highest Risk: Violence Prevention in Chicago, American Public Health Association, 2005

 

Elena Quintana Ph.D., Tio Hardiman , Candice Kane Ph.D., Gary Slutkin M.D., Violence Intervention: The Role of Outreach Workers with Felony Convictions in Reaching the Highest Risk, American Public Health Association, 2005.

 

Xavier Williams, Elena Quintana Ph.D., Candice Kane Ph.D., Gary Slutkin M.D., Street Outreach Professionalization, American Public Health Association, 2006

 

Kristen Donaldson, Elena Quintana Ph.D., Gary Slutkin M.D., CeaseFire Chicago Outreach Workers and an Urban Medical Center Partnering to Prevent Lethal Violence, American Public Health Association, 2006

 

Tio Hardiman , Tim Metzger, Gary Slutkin M.D., Role of Two Categories of Outreach Workers in High-risk Conflict Mediation to Stop Neighborhood Shootings and Killings, American Public Health Association, 2006

 

Norman Kerr, Charlie Ransford , Tim Metzger, Tio Hardiman , Gary Slutkin M.D., CeaseFire Chicago: Five Years of Reducing Shootings and Killings via a Public Health Approach, American Public Health Association, 2006

 

Crystal Geris, Tim Metzger, Elena Quintana Ph.D., Gary Slutkin M.D., A Longitudinal Analysis of Highest Risk Youth to Prevent Involvement in Violence, American Society of Criminology, 2008.

 

Elena Quintana Ph.D., Tim Metzger, Jalon Arthur , Tio Hardiman , Gary Slutkin M.D., Considerations in Employing Ex- Offenders, American Society of Criminology, 2008.

 

David Henry Ph.D., Elena Quintana Ph.D., Tim Metzger, Using Critical Incidence Technique (CIT) to Identify Critical Requirements of Conflict Mediations, American Society of Criminology, 2008.

 

Crystal Geris, Tim Metzger, Elena Quintana PhD, Gary Slutkin M.D., Analyzing CeaseFire Youth Outreach Clients, American Public Health Association, 2008

 

Elena Quintana Ph.D., Tim Metzger, Jalon Arthur , Tio Hardiman , Gary Slutkin M.D., Considerations in Employing Ex- Offenders, American Public Health Association, 2008

 

Sheila Regan, Elena Quintana Ph.D., Kristina Thorsten, Gary Slutkin M.D., A Critical Review of Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs, American Public Health Association, 2008.

 

Ransford, Charles, Candice Kane , Tim Metzger , Elena Quintana and Gary Slutkin. “An Examination of the Role of CeaseFire, the Chicago Police, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and Displacement in the Reduction in Homicide in Chicago in 2004” In Youth Gangs and Community Intervention: Research, Practice, and Evidence. R. Chaskin (Ed.). New York : Columbia University Press, 2009.

 

Slutkin, Gary, Charles L Ransford, Tio Hardiman , Candice Kane, Norman Kerr, Tim Metzger, Frank Perez, & Elena Quintana. “An Evaluation of the Effects of the CeaseFire Intervention on the Level of Shootings in Chicago Communities.” Submitted for publication, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2009.

 

Dr. Slutkin's CV