Chancellor, Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
Newark, United States
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH is Chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at Rutgers University. He has spearheaded the creation of an interprofessional faculty practice group; established a formal partnership with RWJBarnabas Health to create New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system; and led a major recruitment drive to bring the nation’s most talented biomedical researchers and clinicians to Rutgers. Prior to joining Rutgers, Dr. Strom was the Executive Vice Dean for Institutional Affairs, Founding Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to writing more than 670 papers and 16 books, he has been principal investigator for more than 275 grants, including over $115 million in direct costs alone.
Dr. Strom earned a B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, an M.D. degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a M.P.H. Degree in Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Strom’s major research interest is in the field of pharmacoepidemiology, the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of drug use and effects. He is recognized as a founder of this field and for his pioneering work in using large databases for research. Dr. Strom has been invited to give more than 450 talks outside his local area, including presentations as the keynote speaker for numerous international meetings. He has been a consultant to NIH, FDA, CDC, USP, AAMC, JCAHO, foreign governments, most major pharmaceutical manufacturers, and many law firms.
Dr. Strom holds elected membership in many honorific societies, including the American Association of Physicians.
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