Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH
Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

DPH/DrPH, Harvard University
MPH, Harvard University
AB, Colgate University
DMD, Harvard University



Dr. Rothman has 48 years of professional experience in Epidemiologic research. His research has included work on the epidemiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease, birth defects, environmental epidemiology, pharmaceutical products, and methodological, conceptual and ethical issues in epidemiology. Specific projects have included research on the teratogenicity of vitamin A, the health effects of cellular telephone use, and factors affecting fecundability. Dr. Rothman is the author of two widely used textbooks of epidemiologic methods, Modern Epidemiology and Epidemiology: an Introduction, and is the founding editor of Epidemiology, a leading public-health journal. He received the American Public Health Association’s Abraham Lilienfeld Award for 2002, recognizing excellence in the teaching of epidemiology during the course of a career. He was the recipient of the Society for Epidemiologic Research Career Accomplishment Award in 2017, and an honorary MD degree in 2017 from University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, and an honorary fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. Dr. Rothman is also a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International, where he holds the position of Vice President for Epidemiologic Research at RTI Health Solutions.

Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

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  1. Bond JC, Wise LA, Fox MP, Garcia RI, Murray EJ, White KO, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Heaton B. Preconception Periodontitis and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion in a Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 01; 192(9):1509-1521.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37339008; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad142;
     
  2. Wesselink AK, Lovett SM, Weinberg J, Geller RJ, Wang TR, Regan AK, Willis MD, Perkins RB, Yland JJ, Koenig MR, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Wise LA. COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual cycle characteristics: A prospective cohort study. Vaccine. 2023 Jun 29; 41(29):4327-4334.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37301706; PMCID: PMC10239900; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.012;
     
  3. Jørgensen MD, Mikkelsen EM, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Wise LA, Sørensen HT, Laursen ASD. Socioeconomic status and fecundability in a Danish preconception cohort. Hum Reprod. 2023 Jun 01; 38(6):1183-1193.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37094974; PMCID: PMC10233268; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dead077;
     
  4. Joseph MD, Hatch EE, Koenig MR, Eisenberg ML, Wang TR, Sommer GJ, Stuver SO, Rothman KJ, Wise LA. A North American study of anthropometric factors and semen quality. Fertil Steril. 2023 Sep; 120(3 Pt 2):586-596.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37164117
     
  5. Mikkelsen EM, Ulrichsen SP, Johannesen BR, Dam Laursen AS, Wise LA, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Wesselink AK, Crowe H, Sørensen HT. Preconception use of antibiotics and fecundability: a Danish prospective cohort study. Fertil Steril. 2023 Sep; 120(3 Pt 2):650-659.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37116639
     
  6. Levintow SN, Nielson CM, Hernandez RK, Breskin A, Pritchard D, Lash TL, Rothman KJ, Gilbertson D, Muntner P, Critchlow C, Brookhart MA, Bradbury BD. Pragmatic considerations for negative control outcome studies to guide non-randomized comparative analyses: A narrative review. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 Jun; 32(6):599-606. PMID: 36965103
     
  7. Balboni E, Filippini T, Rothman KJ, Costanzini S, Bellino S, Pezzotti P, Brusaferro S, Ferrari F, Orsini N, Teggi S, Vinceti M. The influence of meteorological factors on COVID-19 spread in Italy during the first and second wave. Environ Res. 2023 Jul 01; 228:115796.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37019296; PMCID: PMC10069087; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115796;
     
  8. Levintow SN, Nielson CM, Hernandez RK, Breskin A, Pritchard D, Lash TL, Rothman KJ, Gilbertson D, Muntner P, Critchlow C, Brookhart MA, Bradbury BD. Pragmatic considerations for negative control outcome studies to guide non-randomized comparative analyses: A narrative review. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2023 Mar 25. PMID: 36965103
     
  9. Bogler O, Raissi A, Colacci M, Beaman A, Biering-Sørensen T, Cressman A, Detsky A, Gosset A, Lassen MH, Kandel C, Khaykin Y, Barbosa D, Lapointe-Shaw L, MacFadden DR, Pearson A, Perkins BA, Rothman KJ, Skaarup KG, Weagle R, Yarnell C, Sholzberg M, Hodzic-Santor B, Lovblom E, Zipursky J, Quinn KL, Fralick M. Association Between Diabetes and Mortality Among Adult Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Cohort Study of Hospitalized Adults in Ontario, Canada, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Jun; 47(4):352-358. PMID: 37074240; PMCID: PMC9946865; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.02.005;
     
  10. Wise LA, Wang TR, Stanford JB, Wesselink AK, Ncube CN, Rothman KJ, Murray EJ. A randomized trial of web-based fertility-tracking software and fecundability. Fertil Steril. 2023 Jun; 119(6):1045-1056.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36774978; PMCID: PMC10225320; DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.02.005;
     
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Bar chart showing 502 publications over 44 distinct years, with a maximum of 32 publications in 2020

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2017 Univ of Aarhus: Society for Epidemiologic Research Career Accomplishment Award
2014 American College of Epidemiology: Abraham Lilienfeld Award for Excellence in Epidemiology
2008 RTI International: Distinguished Fellow
2005 International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology: Fellowship
2000 American Public Health Association: Lilienfeld Teaching Award
1997 American Medical Writers Association: Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication
1997 American College of Epidemiology: Honorary Fellowship
1996 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Teaching Award
1990-1992 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Teaching Award
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