David Townes, MD, MPH, DTMH
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Position Title:
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Global Health
Medical School:
University of Massachusetts Medical School, 1993
Internship and Residency:
University of Illinois Program in Emergency Medicine, 1996
Fellowship:
International Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, 1998
Other Education:
MPH: Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 1998
DTM&H: Royal College of Physicians, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2007
Board Certification:
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1997
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1993
Academic Interests:
Global Health
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies, Refugee Health, Malaria
Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
Recent Publications:
Gatewood MO and Townes DA. (2011). Frostbite and localized cold injury. In Amieva-Wang NE (Ed.), A Practical Guide to Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
Gatewood MO and Townes DA. (2011). Hypothermia. In Amieva-Wang NE (Ed.), A Practical Guide to Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
Townes D, Existe A, Boncy J, Magloire R, Vely J-F, Amsalu R, De Tavernier M, Muigai J, Hoibak S, Albert M, Mcmorrow M, Slutsker L, Kachur SP, and Chang M. (2012). Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti – 2010. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86(1), 29-31.
Email Address:
townesd@uw.edu