Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, Dr.Ph, “What we need to talk about when we talk about health”

All faculty, students, staff and members of the public are welcome to attend Dr. Galea’s keynote talk. This talk is jointly supported by the McMaster Institute for Health Equity, the Master of Public Health graduate program, the Department of Health Evidence and Impact, and the Department of Health, Aging, and Society, and celebrates the launch of the new McMaster Institute for Health Equity.

The talk will take place from 3:30 p.m – 4:30 p.m. A reception will follow in the Waller Lobby, on the 1st floor of the L.R. Wilson Building.

Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He has published more than 800 scientific journal articles, 50 chapters, and 18 books. He has been invited to present his work in more than 30 countries and 30 US states. Galea holds a medical degree from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. Galea was named one of Time magazine’s epidemiology innovators and has been listed as one of the “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.” He is chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards. He is a regular contributor to, and his work is regularly featured in, a range of public media.