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. 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 Feb 10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36774978
     
  2. Willis SK, Wise LA, Laursen ASD, Wesselink AK, Mikkelsen EM, Tucker KL, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE. Glycemic Load, Dietary Fiber, Added Sugar, and Spontaneous Abortion in Two Preconception Cohorts. J Nutr. 2023 Jan 14; 152(12):2818-2826.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36057842; PMCID: PMC9839996; DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxac202;
     
  3. Skajaa N, Adelborg K, Horváth-Puhó E, Rothman KJ, Henderson VW, Thygesen LC, Sørensen HT. Labour market participation and retirement after stroke in Denmark: registry based cohort study. BMJ. 2023 Jan 03; 380:e072308.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36596583; PMCID: PMC9809469; DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072308;
     
  4. Virkus RA, Mikkelsen AP, Lidegaard Ø, Torp-Pedersen C, Bergholt T, Rothman KJ, Løkkegaard E. Does fetal sex influence the risk of venous thrombosis in pregnancy? A cohort study. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Mar; 21(3):599-605. PMID: 36696192
     
  5. Crowe HM, Wesselink AK, Wise LA, Jick SS, Rothman KJ, Mikkelsen EM, Sørensen HT, Hatch EE. Pre-pregnancy migraine diagnosis, medication use, and spontaneous abortion: a prospective cohort study. J Headache Pain. 2022 Dec 20; 23(1):162.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36539705; PMCID: PMC9764528; DOI: 10.1186/s10194-022-01533-6;
     
  6. Anthony MS, Zhou X, Schoendorf J, Reed SD, Getahun D, Armstrong MA, Gatz J, Peipert JF, Raine-Bennett T, Fassett MJ, Saltus CW, Ritchey ME, Ichikawa L, Shi JM, Alabaster A, Wahdan Y, Wang J, Xie F, Merchant M, Hunter S, Chiu VY, Postlethwaite D, Rothman KJ, Im TM, Chillemi G, Takhar HS, Asiimwe A, Pisa F. Demographic, Reproductive, and Medical Risk Factors for Intrauterine Device Expulsion. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Dec 01; 140(6):1017-1030. PMID: 36357958; PMCID: PMC9665953; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005000;
     
  7. Bond JC, Abrams J, Wesselink AK, White KO, Rothman KJ, Wise LA. Predictors of Non-Response to a Sexual Health Survey in a North American Preconception Cohort Study. J Sex Med. 2022 Nov 01; 19(11):1707-1715.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36928573
     
  8. Lund KH, Laursen ASD, Grønborg TK, Toft G, Jacobsen BH, Wang TR, Wesselink AK, Hatch EE, Sommer GJ, Eisenberg ML, Rothman KJ, Sørensen HT, Wise LA, Mikkelsen EM. Perceived stress and semen quality. Andrology. 2023 Jan; 11(1):45-53.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36151857; DOI: 10.1111/andr.13301;
     
  9. Beier L, Lu S, França LR, Marler S, Lip GYH, Huisman MV, Teutsch C, Halperin JL, Zint K, Diener HC, Baker L, Ma CS, Paquette M, Bartels DB, Dubner SJ, Lyrer P, Senges J, Rothman KJ. Evolution of antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation: The prospective global GLORIA-AF registry program. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0274237. PMID: 36201473; PMCID: PMC9536607; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274237;
     
  10. Willis SK, Hatch EE, Laursen ASD, Wesselink AK, Mikkelsen EM, Tucker KL, Rothman KJ, Mumford SL, Wise LA. Dietary patterns and fecundability in 2 prospective preconception cohorts. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct 03; 116(5):1441-51.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36192441; PMCID: PMC9630871; DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac213;
     
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Bar chart showing 494 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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