Holger Hansen, M.D., Dr.P.H., F.A.C.E.

Professor Emeritus

Education

1961 M.D., Freie Universitaet, Berlin, Germany
1967 M.P.H., Columbia University
1973 Dr.P.H., Epidemiology, Columbia University

Brief Chronology of Professional Career

Internships and Residencies (Surgery and Anesthesiology) in Germany (1961-63, 1964-66) and USA (1963-64)

Columbia University School of Public Health (1968-79): Assistant/Adjunct Professor of Public Health; Chairman, Doctoral Programs Committee; Acting Head, Division of Epidemiology

University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1979-): Associate Professor/Professor of Community Medicine and Health Care (tenured); Director, Graduate Program in Public Health (1979-2002); Head, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (1979-93); Interim Chair, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care (1993-97).

Visiting professor/research advisor: Belarus, Brazil, Germany, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka

Courses Taught

MPH core course in epidemiology; MPH electives in international health and in epidemiological research methods; medical/dental school courses in epidemiology.

Research Interests

Dr. Hansen's research interests include perinatal epidemiology (SIDS, birth defects) and chronic disease epidemiology (cancer, mental deficiency)

Selected Publications

Dembek Z, Iton A, Hansen H. A model curriculum for public health bioterrorism education. Public Health Reports 120(1):11-8, 2005.

Radix RL, Hansen H. School-based HIV/AIDS education in Grenada. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education for Adolescents and Children 4(2/3):161-165, 2001.

Terry P, Giovannuci E, Michaels KB, Berykvist L, Hansen H, Wolk A. Fruit, vegetables, dietary fiber, and risk of colorectal cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 93(7):525-533, 2001.

Terry P, Hu FB, Hansen H, Wolk A. Prospective study of major dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 154(12): 1143-1149, 2001.

Hansen H, Phillips D, Fleissner ML, Silverman B, Thamanna R. Rise of cardiovascular anomalies in Down syndrome? Frontiers in Fetal Health, 2(9-11):57-58, 2000.

Contact Information

Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6325
Farmington, CT 06030-6325
Phone: (860) 679-1543
Fax: (860) 679-5464
Email: hansen@uchc.edu